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How tax breaks have created jobs

Feb 3, 2020

Tax incentives have helped to stimulate and grow the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector of the South African economy. This is the word from Dino Zuccollo, chairman of the 12J Association of South Africa and principal at Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management,...

Ginni Rometty steps down as IBM CEO

Feb 3, 2020

Ginni Rometty is stepping down as CEO of IBM, with Arvind Krishna yesterday named to assume the role from 6 April. Rometty, who has worked for IBM for 40 years, will continue as executive chairman of the company and will serve until her retirement at the end of the...

Global technology industry deals total $38.82bn in December

Feb 3, 2020

Total technology industry deals for December 2019 worth $38,82-billion were announced globally, according to GlobalData’s deals database. The value marked a decrease of 27,9% over the previous month and a drop of 17,3% when compared with the last 12-month average of...

Knife Capital extends fund for SA opportunities

Feb 3, 2020

Having deployed most of its R180-million Section 12J Venture Capital Fund, KNF Ventures, Knife Capital has announced that it is extending the fund for new investors to participate and build on the success and momentum created. One of the main challenges to the growth...

ITBusiness secures Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status

Feb 3, 2020

Data solutions expert ITBusiness has achieved Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status across both Data Analytics and Data Platform competencies, making it one of just a handful of local solutions providers with end-to-end Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status in the...

Vox, Ellies sign partnership agreement

Feb 3, 2020

Vox has entered into a business partner agreement with Ellies Holdings, as part of a commitment by both companies to actively work together in expanding their respective product and solutions portfolios. Ellies is a South African brand established in 1979 and...

Lenovo debuts new laptop category

Jan 24, 2020

Lenovo has unveiled its ThinkBook, opening a new category of mobile computing that offers users enterprise-level performance with the look and feel of a consumer device. The new ThinkBooks target the SME market, an important sector in South Africa. The Small...

Xerox keeps up the pressure in HP Inc hostile takeover bid

Jan 24, 2020

Xerox has fired another salvo in its hostile takeover bid for HP Inc, nominating 11 new directors to the Xerox board. In November Xerox launched the hostile takeover bid after a mutual due diligence process to negotiate an acquisition was declined. This bid was...

Redvine Networks, Paratus SA partner on SD-WAN

Jan 24, 2020

Redvine Networks and Paratus SA have a longstanding partnership they believe is shaping how customers can benefit from an optimal network and connectivity experience. Leveraging the capabilities of 128T SDN, the two organisations have focused their efforts on...

iOCO achieves AWS End User Computing Competency

Jan 24, 2020

iOCO has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) End User Computing (EUC) Competency status – one of the first AWS Partner Network (APN) Partners in sub-Saharan Africa to do so. This designation recognises that iOCO provides deep expertise in supporting customers that need...

Kaspersky unveils new License Management Portal

Jan 24, 2020

Kaspersky License Management Portal (LMP) is a new self-service portal for managed service providers (MSPs) and resellers to help them streamline Kaspersky license ordering, management and reporting. The portal also enables a new pay-as-you-go billing plan for monthly...

Microsoft plans to eliminate its carbon footprint

Jan 17, 2020

Microsoft has announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon footprint. By 2030 Microsoft will be carbon negative, and by 2050 will remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted either directly or by...

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