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Mustek recently signed the distribution agreement with Lenovo to distribute Think range being aimed at SMEs and the Idea range at retail outlets in South Africa to spearhead Lenovo’s expansion within the small and medium-sized business (SME) sector. “Although we’re already growing faster than the market, both in South Africa and globally, we have no intention of taking our foot off the accelerator,” says Henry Ferreira, country manager, Lenovo South Africa. “We’re targeting expansion in specific sectors, of which SMB is one of the most significant. Mustek has a decades-long track record of serving that market and provides us, in a single partnership, with a breadth and depth of reach that would otherwise take us much longer to achieve. Read More…

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ContinuitySA, largest business continuity solutions provider Africa, announced the appointment of Michael Davies to the new position of managing director. In this new role, Davies will assume full operational and financial responsibility for ContinuitySA. The current CEO, Allen Smith, will remain on in his current position, but will focus on overall group strategy and acquisitions. “Allen has been the driving force behind ContinuitySA’s growth into Africa’s market leader,” says Davies. “This move is part of a carefully constructed succession plan that will give the company the continued benefit of Allen’s wisdom and experience, while ensuring the smoothest possible transition to a new generation of leadership. Personally, I am delighted that I will benefit from Allen’s mentorship in my new role.”Read More…

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Canon Middle East, announced that it is assuming responsibility over operations in East African markets as part of a strategy to enhance the delivery of support services to channel partners in the region. To mark its new alliance with Canon partners from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia, Eritrea, Rwanda and Burundi, a kick-off meeting was organised at The Palace hotel, Dubai where the company also discussed its strategy and highlighted the exciting opportunities in markets across East Africa.Read More…

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Tablet wave continues to charm its way into many hearts and inspiring a new breed of enterprises. One such example is VMK, an Congo based tech company now has ‘Designed and Engineered In Congo’ at their own R&D centre a sleek looking 7-inch flat panel tablet which would be powered by Android OS, that would come with 1.2GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB memory and Wi-Fi. The new android powered tablet from VMK stable, which will be the first android tablet from the african continent is expected to hit the stands in September 2011.Read More…

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Bytes Document Solutions, authorised Xerox distributor to 27 sub-Saharan countries, has met monumental success in sales of the ColorQube 9200 ever since it launched year back. It has been able to sell over 140 of the solid ink colour printing devices in Africa. Nedbank, Trudon, Pfizer, among others have been the adopter of ColorQube 9200 in the continent. This has been a highly successful first year for us. The tiered billing model of the device was a real market challenger.Read More…

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Art of Colors (AOC), a global provider of monitors has expanded its footprint on the African continent with the appointment of Arabian Computer Centre (ACC) as its authorised distributor for Sudan. The move is part of its growth strategy in Africa and comes after AOC successfully launched the brand in Egypt and South Africa. Omer Abulgassim, managing director at ACC, says AOC is one of the top monitor brands in the world which not only offers a wide range but also provides the value for money LCD/LED monitors.
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Motorola Solutions plans to expand its presence in Africa as the demand for for mission-critical communications, two-way radios and next-generation wireless networks increases in the continent. Earlier this year, Motorola split into two units: Motorola Mobility which houses the firm’s mobile and home units; and Motorola Solutions which addresses products targeted at the enterprise and government to Motorola Solutions. Africa, especially Nigeria is seeing an increase in the use of the latest digital two-way radio technology that provides entities – particularly the army and police, construction companies, manufacturing firms and oil and gas companies with clearer, more reliable communication and the necessary tools to improve functionality in the workplace.Read More…

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The Sage Group, a global business management software provider recently held a global online conference under the theme “Modernising ERP – A Vision for Growth,” to reinforce its strategy for Sage ERP X3, its business application suite for the midmarket. Guy Berruyer, CEO, Sage outlined his strategic plan for Sage’s growth in the upper midmarket, and reaffirmed Sage’s commitment to Sage ERP X3 as its flagship global ERP solution. New customers, partners and an enhanced solution have helped Sage ERP X3 achieve double digit revenue growth.Read More…

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Sage VIP Payroll has forged further alliance agreements with Omni-Africa, Acctech Zimbabwe and Quantum-Winpay, increasing VIP’s footprint in Africa, and specifically Zimbabwe, even further. The first VIP Premier Payroll system went live in February 2011 by means of a landmark alliance agreement with Omni Africa in Harare. Recognised as a leader in the payroll and HR management industry in Africa, VIP offers an innovative software solution that is customised to be country specific, taking into account the legislation and required statutory reports that are needed to run payroll and HR management software with confidence.
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As part of the IBM’s geographic expansion plans targeting key growth markets in Africa, IBM announced the opening of its office in Dakar, Senegal. The Dakar office is part of IBM’s West Africa operations and will allow the company to increase its level of service, and deliver more complex and high-value solutions such as cloud computing and business analytics. IBM will also be to deliver high-value solutions and services to meet the growing needs of clients in Senegal and West Africa, where the company is working closely with a number of business partners.
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South Africa based leading IT distributor, LOOPHOLD Security Distribution launched SonicWALL’s WAN Acceleration Appliance (WXA) Series, an extension of the current SonicWALL next-generation firewall (NGFW) suite. The SonicWALL WXA Series consists of the WXA 5000 virtual appliance, the WXA 2000 and WXA 4000 hardware appliances and the WXA 500 Live CD. WXA series allow businesses to select the right deployment solution for their network. It also significantly improves WAN performance between regional and branch offices, and reduces traffic by up to 95% besides providing faster access to mission-critical applications, resulting in increased employee productivity.

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Africa e-Waste has developed a process that addresses these issues. More importantly for Van Wyk, however, is the role Africa e-Waste is playing in the preservation of South Africa’s environment. Consumer awareness and education is a large part of Africa e-Waste’s strategy. Despite the media attention e-waste has received, consumers don’t understand the far-reaching impact of irresponsible disposal.

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