by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2017 | Product Showcase
Alcatel has launched its PLUS 10 2-in-1 device, running on the latest Windows 10 operating system. With its compatible 4G/Wi-Fi-connected keyboard, PLUS 10 offers a complete mobile desktop experience. It can be used in laptop mode to type documents or create...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Features
Pinnacle is among South Africa’s leading ICT distribution companies. Built on a foundation of entrepreneurial spirit, the distributor offers its partners a broad range of world-class technology products, seamlessly delivered across an expansive footprint. Pinnacle’s...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Features
SAP has actively seeking new resellers to help it reach the burgeoning SME (small and medium enterprise) sector, typically with cloud-based offerings. Rich Philips, head of partner management for SAP EMEA, says the pervasiveness of cloud and mobility means that...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Features
Change, they say, is the only constant – and this is certainly true for the ICT reseller channel in South Africa. It’s been almost a perfect storm of change for resellers, with new technologies and market consolidation both taking a toll on local players. But the...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Features
The idea of smart cities is top of the agenda for most countries: technology has the potential to make cities operate smarter, more efficiently and – most importantly of all – more safely. This is why the trend to smart cities is starting with the implementation of...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Trends and Analysis
IT organisations today are participating in the building of a new digital platform with intelligence at the centre – and it enables businesses, can collapse industries and can fundamentally change society itself. By Kathy Gibson This is the word from Peter...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Trends and Analysis
Disruption is not confined to end user companies: IT resellers also have to transform their businesses in light of digital transformation. By Kathy Gibson “Our customers are going through a major disruption, and partners need to be able to supply the solutions to help...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | news
The new Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa, 2015 report, from Statistics South Africa, shows that between 2009 and 2015 employment increased from 14,2-million to 15,7-million. This rise, however, did not keep pace with the increase in the working age population...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | Trends and Analysis
Small businesses are often the first ones to be hardest hit during difficult times. However, there are ways business owners can take control – starting with building a strong credit reputation, explains Keith Wardell, head of commercial strategy at Experian South...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 30, 2017 | news
Worldwide PC shipments totalled nearly 68-million units in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), a year-on-year decline of 3,9%, according to the IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Shipment volume continued to decline, but the results were about 3,2% ahead of...
