EMC doubles channel partner revenue

EMC Southern Africa is positioning itself as a vendor of choice for the channel through an aggressive business partner programme that drives most of its sales through a network of resellers, systems integrators and consulting partners. Over the past seven years, EMC...

Citrix invests R25m in the channel

Citrix has announced a R25-million investment initiative to train key channel partners and systems integrators in South Africa. There are already over 100 sales professionals and systems engineers undergoing training with more expected to begin training in the next...

Channel key for Oracle in Africa

Mark Davison at Oracle OpenWorld, San Francisco – With triple digit growth over the last year on the continent, Africa is proving to be one of Oracle’s more attractive international markets – and it is one that the company intends nurturing in the years to come. David...

Channel central to Acer’s expansion plans

Kathy Gibson reporting from Amsterdam – Acer has made a commitment – coupled with major investments – to the commercial market, aiming to become a serious contender in the B2B environment. As a historically channel-centric company, it has developed a partner...

Vendor loyalty is key to channel success

For most vendors, developing an effective partner channel is a critical success factor says Tony Abrahall, GM of First Distribution. “As a distributor representing the premium global IT vendors, our role is to help them build their businesses through effective channel...