by Kathy Gibson | Feb 15, 2018 | Events/Report-backs
What can the ICT industry expect to see in 2018, and how can players prepare for it? Kathy Gibson attended IDC Directions to find out more. Africa is a unique and very different market to do business in, but there are as many challenges as opportunities. “We live in a...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 15, 2018 | Product Showcase
A new Netgear ‘smart’, feature-rich baby monitoring system has been released by Duxbury Networking. Dubbed the Arlo Baby Smart HD Monitoring Camera, the device goes far beyond traditional baby monitors to significantly improve the monitoring experience while providing...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 13, 2018 | news
Decision Inc was awarded Qlik Partner of the Year 2017 for the second year in a row at the prestigious Qlik Partner Awards event. The award highlights the company’s impressive capabilities on the Qlik platform, providing clients with dynamic and relevant solutions to...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 8, 2018 | news
SUSE, has named Aptronics as its first Solution Partner in South Africa for the solution areas of SUSE Enterprise Linux and Storage. Solution Partner is the highest tier in the SUSE Partner Program and is awarded to partners that demonstrate an acute understanding of...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 8, 2018 | news
Wintec Solutions has been appointed as Spot distributor for sub-Saharan Africa. Established in 2008,Wintec has a portfolio of high involvement, technical brands, with a focus on the outdoor industry. Spot is a line of tracking products that allow users to track...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 8, 2018 | news
Acer Africa has introduced Synergy, a bespoke rewards based program which will assist its partners to reach its internal and sales goals. The objective of Synergy is to motivate resellers to reach certain targets every quarter and offering tools like incentives and...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 8, 2018 | news
RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents, has announced a distribution agreement with IDEC EMEA, a leading manufacturer of innovative industrial automation and control products. The deal between the two companies builds upon the longstanding and...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
Dell has announced what it believes to be an industry-first pilot to use recycled gold from used electronics in new computer motherboards, which will ship in the Latitude 5285 2-in-1s. The pilot follows a successful feasibility study on server motherboards. The...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
The South African ICT channel faces yet another difficult year in 2018, with distributors, resellers and vendors all likely to find their revenues and margins coming under further pressure as end-customers cut back on their discretionary technology budgets. That’s...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Trends and Analysis
The arrival of hyperscale cloud data centres in South Africa, the commercial maturing of new interactions such as augmented reality, and the rise of the intelligent edge paint a promising picture for 2018. But these are not just local events – globally the next...
