Nayagar takes the reins at Lexmark

Nathan Nayagar has been appointed GM for Lexmark South Africa, taking over from veteran Mark Hiller. Nayagar joined Lexmark in June 2013 as channel sales director, moving to the position of sales director: enterprise and public sector in April this year. Prior to...

Red October spyware could be back

It looks like the Red October cyber-espionage malware is back. Two years ago, Kaspersky Lab published research into Red October, a complex cyber-espionage operation targeting diplomatic embassies worldwide, in January 2013. The Red October operation was promptly shut...

Blue Label connects rural community

Blue Label Telecoms subsidiary South African Distribution has installed satellite dishes for two disadvantaged farming communities in the Northern Cape, so that families living in these remote areas can purchase prepaid electricity without having to travel long...

Orange retail store opens for business

Following the success of its Orange Online Store, introduced to South Africa earlier this year, telecommunications services provider Orange will launch the first Orange-branded retail store in South Africa, situated in Claremont, Cape Town. The store is expected to...

Technology drives banking innovation

South African banks are quickly adopting innovation to drive value and customer retention. Historically, banks have led in implementing technology-enabled solutions, as seen with the rise in ATMs, call centres and mobile banking, but they have been slow to adopt next...

Loadshedding boosts Notebook Co’s business

During the last seven days, sales at The Notebook Company have dramatically increased as end-users replace PCs with laptops. Clients are also ordering large UPS units. says Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company: “Companies and end users are shifting to...