DiData extends cloud services

Dimension Data has achieved Cisco Cloud Provider Certification with a Cisco Powered Cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) designation.  The Cisco Cloud Provider Certification recognises Dimension Data’s investment in operating its data centres to offer cloud IaaS...

New sub-Saharan head for Ericsson

Fredrik Jejdling has been appointed head of the sub-Saharan Africa region at Ericsson. He is currently head of region: India. Jejdling succeeds Lars Lindén who has been part of successfully extending Ericsson’s footprint in the sub-Saharan region. “Under Fredrik’s...

Powertech COO resigns

Altron has advised shareholders that, after several years of service to the Altron group, Powertech chief operating officer (COO) Leon Viljoen has resigned from the company to take up the position as cluster manager, southern Africa and country manager, South Africa...

Wearable tech set to take off

There will be a total of almost 70-million smart wearable devices sold in 2017, including smart glasses, health and fitness devices along with enterprise wearables, compared to almost 15-million in 2013. This is according to new report from Juniper Research, which...

Lexmark acquires Acuo Technologies

Lexmark International has announced the acquisition of Acuo Technologies, a recognised leader in high performance software and services for clinical content management, data migration and vendor neutral archives (VNA), for a cash purchase price of approximately...

Global investment pays off for SA firms

 South African companies operating in international markets are reporting better results – revenue trends, or profit trends or both – than those concentrating on their domestic market. This is according to evidence from the Regus Global Survey, which...