WAPA announces new leadership
The Wireless Access Providers’ Association (WAPA) held its AGM on Thursday, 18 September 2014,...
SilverBridge posts positive results
SilverBridge, a provider of software solutions to the financial services industry, has posted...
TLcom posts profits in Africa
Venture capital firm TLcom Capital (TLcom) has announced the sale of virtual identity solutions...
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Genesys to acquire SoundBite
Genesys, a leading provider of customer engagement and contact centre solutions, has announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire SoundBite Communications for a price of $5.00 per share. SoundBite delivers cloud-based proactive collections, payments, and...
BDS appoints new GM for services
Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), Africa’s leading document management technology and solutions company and the largest Xerox distributor in the world, has appointed Anton van den Berg to the position of general manager: services. Van den Berg has significant management...
Logikal enhances Indian office
Booming business in India and across Africa has resulted in an upgrade in Logikal Consulting’s offices on the subcontinent. The company recently upgraded and expanded its offices in Chennai in order to house more staff as well as to bring a fresher, more contemporary...
LAW Holdings acquires shares in AIS
LAW Holdings recently confirmed its purchase of a controlling stake in Assimilated Information Systems (AIS). As such, the LAW Group of companies, which combined provide secure Web-based workflow solutions to a wide-range of industries, now incorporates AIS following...
Phoenix experiences growth in all markets
In a diverse, fast-growing region that remains difficult for many companies to get into, Phoenix Distribution has established a strong presence. Across the African continent, the number of partners and resellers served by the company continues to grow at an...
SPi, ASP announce merger
Search Partners International (SPi) and Adcorp Search Partners (ASP) have announced the merger of these two stalwarts of the executive search industry. In their original versions, SPi was the first executive search company to be established in Johannesburg in the...
Powertech acquires Quadpro
Power Technologies (Powertech), a wholly owned subsidiary of the JSE-listed Altron group, has acquired a majority shareholding in QuadPro, a business established to focus on offering turnkey substation solutions into the South African and African market. This is a...
Metrofile expands Western Cape footprint
Metrofile Records Management - a group company of JSE-listed Metrofile Holdings - has increased its footprint in the Western Cape through the expansion of its Cape Town warehouse facility that will enable it to cater for its rapidly growing client base. The expansion...
Conduct appoints new COO
Following its recent appointment of industry veteran Richard Came, Conduct Telecommunications has again made a key appointment. Dimitri Moussa has joined Conduct as chief operating officer (COO) with immediate effect. He will take the company through its next phase of...
Liquid Telecom boosts NW entrepreneurs
According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), a project that studies entrepreneurship activity around the globe, South Africa’s entrepreneurial activity still lags behind other emerging markets. Compared to BRICS countries, South Africa's Total...