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Westcon Group celebrates sales kick off
In June, local value-added distributor, the Westcon Group celebrated its annual sales kick off at the Theatre on The Track in Kyalami, Johannesburg, South Africa. The theme for the event was The Wizard of Oz, and the team used the concept of the Yellow Brick Road as...
Research firms rank Ricoh tops for MPS
Quocirca has named Ricoh the leader of managed print services (MPS) for the third consecutive year. Ricoh saw double-digit business growth in 2013 by helping businesses improve their performance by digitising information, streamlining workflows and more quickly...
NFS Technology to focus on West Africa
NFS Technology, the specialist software company that supplies software for the hospitality industry, including for the conference and video conferencing markets, has announced it is to launch an aggressive campaign in West Africa, following the landing of its first...
A-tek Distribution launches in South Africa
Based in the heart of Cape Town’s City Centre, A-tek Distribution assists consumers, resellers and vendors in meeting the growing demand for quality products within the tech sector. Focusing on retail, channel and online sales, A-tek is able to offer a range of...
Hoosen outlines Microsoft vision
Zoaib Hoosen has been named the new managing director of Microsoft SA.
Dragonfly used to sabotage utilities
Energy companies, including those involved in electricity and oil production, are the targets of a new cyber-espionage and sabotage campaign called Dragonfly.
5% of revenues lost to fraud
The typical organisation loses 5% of revenues each year to fraud, and if applied to the 2013 estimated Global World Product, translates to a potential projected global loss of nearly $3,7-trillion, according to the 2014 Global Fraud Study. Fraud is everywhere, has no...
Retailers need to create ‘best experience’
Satisfying customers today transcends time or place, and growth is dependent on continually creating “best experiences”.
GSMA partners on m-health in SSA
The GSMA’s Mobile for Development m-health programme has launched a new cross-ecosystem partnership designed to provide a range of m-health services to women and children, with a particular focus on nutrition, across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Initial launch partners...
Student2Business interns graduate
One year after announcing its partnership with the South African government’s Jobs Fund, Microsoft South Africa and partners such as the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), the MICT SETA and business training partner Nethope have introduced the first group of...
Bettering the bell curve with engagement
The work place and the paradigm of work have changed over the last few decades. Besides the faster pace and new technology, there is a growing consciousness among employers that the previously accepted business model for employee satisfaction, and even customer...
UCS Solutions achieves new certifications
UCS Solutions has become the first South African company to be awarded ISO20000 certification for IT service management, and the first African company (and fourth globally) to gain ISO22301, the new international standard for business continuity management. Making it...
Westcon appoints marketing director
The Westcon Group has made a key appointment to its South African business with the announcement that Michelle Chettoa has been promoted to the role of marketing director for its local operations. A specialised distributor of technology and communications solutions...
Westcon Group celebrates sales kick off
In June, local value-added distributor, the Westcon Group celebrated its annual sales kick off at the Theatre on The Track in Kyalami, Johannesburg, South Africa. The theme for the event was The Wizard of Oz, and the team used the concept of the Yellow Brick Road as...
Research firms rank Ricoh tops for MPS
Quocirca has named Ricoh the leader of managed print services (MPS) for the third consecutive year. Ricoh saw double-digit business growth in 2013 by helping businesses improve their performance by digitising information, streamlining workflows and more quickly...
NFS Technology to focus on West Africa
NFS Technology, the specialist software company that supplies software for the hospitality industry, including for the conference and video conferencing markets, has announced it is to launch an aggressive campaign in West Africa, following the landing of its first...
A-tek Distribution launches in South Africa
Based in the heart of Cape Town’s City Centre, A-tek Distribution assists consumers, resellers and vendors in meeting the growing demand for quality products within the tech sector. Focusing on retail, channel and online sales, A-tek is able to offer a range of...
Hoosen outlines Microsoft vision
Zoaib Hoosen has been named the new managing director of Microsoft SA.
Dragonfly used to sabotage utilities
Energy companies, including those involved in electricity and oil production, are the targets of a new cyber-espionage and sabotage campaign called Dragonfly.
5% of revenues lost to fraud
The typical organisation loses 5% of revenues each year to fraud, and if applied to the 2013 estimated Global World Product, translates to a potential projected global loss of nearly $3,7-trillion, according to the 2014 Global Fraud Study. Fraud is everywhere, has no...