Use your vote to improve the channel

ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2014 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for SME and Consumer resellers in the 2014 Channelwise Awards is now...

Staying in touch with overseas workers

E-mail is still the primary method used by businesses to maintain engagement with their employees posted around the world on assignment. The recent Global Mobility Survey, commissioned by the Santa Fe Group, identified that 82.7% of businesses rely heavily on e-mail...

Sahara to distribute Fondi products

Fondiversal Technology, the Taiwan-based consumer electronics conglomerate, will make its Fondi-branded consumer IT and electronics available through Sahara Computers in Southern Africa. Fondi Tablets are already available at more than 2 000 retail outlets throughout...

Rectron scores 3D printer coup

Rectron has become the first mainstream IT distributor in South Africa to add 3D printers to its product line-up. The company announced last night that 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot is expanding its footprint in Africa with the addition of Rectron as its...

It’s official: tablets are here to stay

South African IT decision-makers agree with their global counterparts that tablets are becoming an integral part of their IT offering, with 90% or more of the workforce now using tablets. In fact, according to Dell International Tablet Survey 2014, 90% of IT...

Spammers add Ebola twist to ‘Nigerian letters’

In September spammers produced topical new versions of the old “Nigerian letter” scam, this time based on the Ebola virus. According to Kaspersky Lab experts, several mass mailings exploited this theme. A large part of the major theme mailings promoted products and...