Obituary: Kelvin Reynolds
Respected IT channel executive and motorsport enthusiast Kelvin Reynolds has passed away. Kelvin was best known in the IT industry for his leadership roles at Zytron, M&PD, Siltek Distribution Dynamics (SDD), Oracle and Epson. He began his IT career in 1980 as a...
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Step away from the ordinary and dive into the thrilling world of satellite data processing and Earth observation technologies!Work full time on site in the Pretoria's far east and become part of a team that build cutting edge software products used by international...
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Step away from the ordinary and dive into the thrilling world of satellite data processing and Earth observation technologies!Work full time on site in the Pretoria's far east and become part of a team that build cutting edge software products used by international...
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