Convergence Partners take stake in ESET

Convergence Partners and 4Di Group have announced a recently concluded acquisition of a significant minority stake in ESET Southern Africa, the local distributor and brand operator for leading global Internet and endpoint security software vendor ESET. “In the...

Putting IoT and AI to work …

Kathy Gibson at Fujitsu Forum, Munich — Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) have moved past the hype stage and into the real world, where they are being used to literally save lives. Fujitsu has implemented a couple of healthcare projects...

Liquid Telecom boosts network with Huawei

Liquid Telecom has partnered with Huawei to deliver 100G upgrades to its network in South Africa. The upgrade to 100G wavelengths will take advantage of the latest DWDM technology from Huawei, enabling Liquid Telecom to offer additional capacity, faster speeds and...

Transactional values decline once again

Economic transactional activity in South Africa declined for the second consecutive month in October and this is likely to continue with weakening levels of confidence in the economy growing. According to BankservAfrica’s October Economic Transaction Index...

Ericsson, MTN to rollout 5G

Ericsson and MTN have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the rollout of 5G technologies in South Africa. The first 5G trial will start in the first quarter of 2018. Ericsson provides end-to-end 5G capabilities in support of MTN South Africa’s...
Innovation kudos for SA partner

Innovation kudos for SA partner

Kathy Gibson at Fujitsu Forum, Munich – Randburg-based Linx/AS has been named as one of the top three most innovative channel partners at Fujitsu’s annual Select Partner Awards. The company made it to the finals of the Innovation Awards for a system based on...