Western European LFP market contracts

The Western European large-format printer (LFP) market has declined in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), with shipments falling by 14,6% year-on-year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). With the exception of a few Scandinavian markets, Western...

Document scanner market grows in 2Q13

The Western European document scanner market has shown growth in the second quarter of 2013, increasing by 29,9% year-on-year to approximately 89 000 units. This is according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Western European Quarterly Document Scanner...

Advanced Technologies gets down to business

AxizWorkgroup’s new Advanced Technologies division, being headed up by former Westcon SA CEO Jacques Malherbe, officially announced its presence in the market late last week with the launch of its security practice – the first of four pillars the business will be...

Tarsus, Platinum Micro to merge

Two of South Africa’s largest distributors, Tarsus Technologies and Platinum Micro, are to merge. The two companies, both members of the MB Technologies group, will merge from 1 October 2013. The merger takes place ahead of the planned move to MB Technologies’ new 30...

SA corporates lag in big data analytics

Large South African corporates are lagging far behind when it comes to the utilisation of big data analytics. This is due to a lack of understanding at an executive level of the competitive advantage big data analytics brings in enabling companies to respond to data...

Info workers want tablet keyboards

New research from Forrester reveals that 62% of information workers who use or would like to use a tablet would prefer to use it with a keyboard. Despite this, the bulk of tablets used by information workers in the US and Europe offer distinctly touch-first...