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Trend Micro appoints channel specialist

Jun 10, 2020

Trend Micro has announced the appointment of Conner Smith as its new head of partnerships and alliances for the sub-Saharan Africa region. Smith joins the team effective 1 June 2020, and will be responsible for leading the company’s channel sales and alliance...

Xilica appoints TOA Electronics as a distributor

Jun 10, 2020

Xilica, a supplier of digital signal processing technology for AV and installed sound, has appointed TOA Electronics Southern Africa, a subsidiary of TOA Group, as its distribution partner for Xilica DSP products in South Africa and select markets in sub-Saharan...

Cut costs and securely manage remote working

Jun 5, 2020

Learn how to substantially cut IT costs while enabling a remote workplace. SUSE and SAB & T TEC will host a webinar on 10 June spelling out how SUSE Manager could save organisations a massive part of their end user license costs while improving their management...

Nutanix helps ‘industrialise’ work from home initiatives

Jun 5, 2020

Nutanix’s desktop as a service (DaaS) offering, now available in South Africa, will help companies to formalise the rollout of work-from-home (WFH) initiatives. Xi Frame lets CIOs deliver virtual apps and desktops to clients no matter where they are, provisioned via...

Expats face Covid-19 visa restrictions

Jun 5, 2020

A survey by Xpatweb shows that 44% of employers are faced with work visas for their expatriate workers that are about to expire or will expire during the Covid-19 lockdown. By Marisa Jacobs, director and head of immigration and mobility at Xpatweb The survey gives a...

Stormagic acquires KeyNexus

Jun 5, 2020

Drive Control Corporation (DCC), exclusive StorMagic distributor for the SA and SADC region, has announced StorMagic’s acquisition of KeyNexus, a designer of encryption key management solutions. StorMagic now extends its portfolio to the channel, meeting...

Braintree wins LS Retail Awards

Jun 5, 2020

Braintree, the consulting and integration division of Vox, has been named as LS Retail Diamond and LS One Gold Partner for 2020. LS Retail provides all-in-one business management software solutions for retail and hospitality companies across the globe. The LS Retail...

Obituary: Helen Baartman

Jun 3, 2020

Helen Baartman, chief financial officer of TVR Computers and a veteran of IT distribution, has died. She was born on 3 December 1953 and died on 25 May 2020. Founded 27 years ago, TVR is a broad-based distributor of IT products and components, representing brands such...

Tarsus restructures amidst Covid-19

May 29, 2020

No-one is under any illusions that the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent global lockdowns will change the face of business as we know it – and the local distribution channel is no exception. One of the country’s leading distributors, Tarsus Technology Group, has...

Consumer spending ticks up during level 4 lockdown

May 29, 2020

There has been a slight boost in card spend since the start of level 4 lockdown, according to insights from FNB. However, despite the increase in consumer spending, activity is still averaging significantly lower compared to pre-lockdown levels. FNB insights also show...

Covid-19 and its economic impact on Africa

May 29, 2020

Kathy Gibson reports – The Covid-29 pandemic is having a massive effect on the Africa economy. Isaah Mhlanga, chief economist at Alexander Forbes, points out that the virus has exceeded 124 000 cases across the continent, with the highest level of cases in the bigger...

Commvault bolsters support for female talent in IT sector

May 29, 2020

Lebogang Motsamai, associate systems engineer at Data Sciences, has become the first female in the country to achieve full Commvault Certified Professional and Commvault Certified Services Associate certifications. Gerhard Fourie, district channel manager at Commvault...

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