Telkom announces new CIO

Telkom has announced the appointment of seasoned IT veteran LenDe Villiers as chief information officer (CIO) effective as of 1 November 2013. Group CEO, Sipho Maseko, welcomed the appointment in recognition of the company’s determined efforts to build a team that...

Internet Solutions turns 20

Internet Solutions – South Africa’s first corporate Internet service provider (ISP) – turned 20 on 18 October, and predicts exponential growth for the Internet in South Africa and Africa. “Looking back at the fact that we made it possible for South African...

SMEs can play a role in BBBEE success

Small and medium enterprises can now easily manage their broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) compliance requirements with the launch of LevelONE, a specialist BBBEE software management tool.  Bruce Rowe, head of Mpowered Business Solutions, the developers...

EOH acquires 100% of Sybrin

EOH announced the acquisition of 100% of Sybrin for an undisclosed sum. Sybrin is a specialised developer of software for the Financial Services and other industry sectors. Some of Sybrin’s products include workflow software, payment, imaging and document management...

Due diligence, research key for importing

East Asia has surpassed Europe as South Africa’s major trading partner in volume, yet both destinations still hold important trade ties with the country. With cultural, political, economic and regulatory differences between the two regions, it has become increasingly...

Symantec appoints Nutt to partner management

Mark Nutt has been appointed by Symantec as VP, EMEA Partner Management, and is charged with developing and executing Symantec’s new EMEA channel strategy. In his new role, Nutt will be responsible for leading a team that ensures Symantec’s partner programmes and...