New ESM GM for Networks Unlimited
Risna Steenkamp has been appointed as the GM: ESM division at Networks Unlimited Africa. Steenkamp was promoted after just six months from her position as the company's Western Cape regional channel manager, an appointment which she took up in July last year. This...
BlackFog makes Hot Vendors list
BlackFog, a provider of data privacy and data security solutions, has been included in the list of "Hot Vendors" in the "Hot Vendors in Security and Privacy, 2020" report by Aragon Research. BlackFog's data privacy and data security platform provides enterprises with...
Salesforce sub-Saharan Africa Partner Awards announced
Salesforce has announced its annual sub-Saharan African Partner Award winners, recognising excellence among Salesforce's partner ecosystem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for financial year 2020 (to end January 2020). Awards are judged based on the revenue contribution of...
Tech Wise Solutions grows operations
As part of its strategy to expand its operations in Africa, Tech Wise Solutions has appointed Eugene Verster and Nicole Willis to enhance its sales force. Garry Kondakov, director for African business at Tech Wise Solutions, says: "Tech Wise has undergone a growth...
VMware adds Cloud Native Master Services Competency
Vmware has added a new VMware Cloud Native Master Services Competency (MSC), the first competency related to the VMware Tanzu portfolio. The new Cloud Native MSC will provide a foundational step to enable current and future partners to architect a Kubernetes-based...
Tarsus On Demand achieves VMware Cloud Verified Status
Tarsus On Demand has achieved VMware Cloud Verified status. The Cloud Verified badge signals to customers that Tarsus On Demand offers a service running on top of the complete VMware Cloud infrastructure. The company has a history with VMware that spans eight years...
Fujitsu rolls out partner-centric training, simplified certification
Fujitsu has announces a further simplification of its Select channel partner accreditation process, combined with an increasingly partner-centric focus on training. The updated program removes Expert Status expiry dates and puts a greater focus on the individual needs...
Datacentrix bolsters security portfolio with Tenable
Datacentrix has joined the Tenable Assure Partner Program, adding cyber exposure solutions from Tenable to its security portfolio. "Datacentrix is pleased to announce that it has reached Gold status level with Tenable," says Wayne Olsen, security business unit manager...
Comstor adds Secure SD-WAN Plus from Cisco Meraki
Comstor Southern Africa has announced the local availability of Secure SD-WAN Plus from Cisco Meraki. The solution enables customers to more successfully add multifunctional security features, quality of service, and multi-cloud protection to their SD-WAN deployments....
Westcon-Comstor launches virtual digital industry event
Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has announced Imagine Africa, a virtual summit for technology-focused end-users, IT resellers and integrators taking place on 6 August. Expected to be the largest distributor-led event of its kind in Africa, attendees can enjoy...
Comstor focuses on SMEs, security
Cisco distributor Comstor has adapted several Cisco campaigns for the channel, as well as launching a new initiative of its own to help resellers address small businesses and security. All three initiatives have an objective of supporting partners with increasing...
Rectron signs up H3C distribution in SA
Rectron has become the South African distributor for H3C, which provides a portfolio of digital infrastructure products and solutions for digital transformation. Rectron will give the IT channel access to H3C's digital infrastructure products and solutions, and the...