Uganda resellers hard-hit by 18% VAT
2015-02-03
Resellers in Uganda are facing a hard knock on their profits and operations as an 18% VAT introduced this financial year on all IT products takes its toll.Read More…
Syntech now “exclusive distributor” for SPEEDLINK in South Africa
2015-02-03
Syntech, a leading IT distributor has now become an exclusive distributor for SPEEDLINK products in South Africa.Read More…
Motorola to relaunch in South Africa
2015-02-02
Lenovo is preparing to relaunch Motorola smartphones in South Africa this year (2015), says Mohammed Kharroubi, Lenovo MEA Communications Chief.Read More…
Tactile Technologies looking for partners in West, Central and East Africa
2015-02-01
Tactile Technologies of South Africa is looking to get partners in West-, Central- and East Africa, to distribute its growing touch-screen business applications.Read More…
Before you move your business to the cloud
2015-02-01
The South African digital economy is booming – with rapidly decreasing prices of connectivity, coupled with more and more cheap and cheerful entrants into the smartphone game, the average South African is now more exposed to cloud computing than ever before. We are using cloud services, such as Facebook, iCloudRead More…
TP-LINK to increase Middle East head count
2015-02-01
TP-LINK Technologies Co Ltd, a manufacturer of SOHO and SMB networking products and solutions, has announced it is moving its regional headquarters to a bigger office, as part of the company’s expansion plans for 2015. The move to bigger office premises comes as the company has been expanding its regionalRead More…
Alcatel-Lucent to build converged network for Vodacom
2015-01-27
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Vodacom, South Africa’s largest mobile service provider, to build a gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) solution to expand Vodacom’s customer base enterprise and residential markets. The new converged network enables Vodacom to provide customers with ultra-broadband needed to access bandwidth-hungry services and applications such as online gaming and streaming video. According to Vodacom, it will deploy Alcatel-Lucent’s comprehensiveRead More…
Gemalto deploys EMV cards in South Africa
2015-01-27
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has announced the deployment of prepaid EMV banking cards to complement Vodacom’s m-pesa mobile wallet service in South Africa.Read More…
Samsung Unveils 360-Degree ‘Ring Radiator’ Speakers Ahead of CES 2015
2015-01-27
Samsung Electronics South Africa launched a range of new audio products at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show, including the WAM7500/6500 and an expanded line-up of Curved Soundbars.Read More…
MEA smartphone market booms
2015-01-26
Research house IDC has revealed that GCC shipments of 4G LTE handsets have increased more than four times over the last year. Referencing its Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker report, IDC said smartphones now make up 75% of the phones shipped in the GCC, with buyers increasingly moving toward 4G handsetsRead More…
Gemalto expands its reach in Africa
2015-01-25
Gemalto expanded its reach in Africa with the opening of its office in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to better service its customers across West Africa.Read More…
Master Power scoops Technology leadership award in South Africa
2015-01-22
Master Power Technologies has scooped the 2014 South African Frost and Sullivan Award for Technology Leadership. The award is based on a recent analysis of the data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) market.Read More…
