RS Components, Red Pitaya sign deal

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents, the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has signed an exclusive agreement with Red Pitaya, an important new contender in the test and measurement arena, to...

Telkom, BCX transaction on hold

The proposed acquisition of Business Connexion (BCX) by Telkom has been put on hold following the death of BCX CEO Benjamin Mophatlane. The two companies have issued the following joint statement: “The BCX announcement released this morning on the Stock Exchange News...

BT in $37m IT deal with De Beers

BT has won a six-year, $37-million (about R390-million) contract with the De Beers Group of Companies which will see it orchestrate a wide range of IT services across 70 De Beers Group sites, including exploration and mining locations across the globe. Established in...

Discover Digital gears up for Internet TV

South African digital entertainment company Discover Digital has concluded its first sports content deal in anticipation of the launch of Internet television in South Africa later this year. The company has acquired the streaming, download and electronic sell through...

Revised Nokia acquisition finalised soon

Microsoft expects to complete its acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services business this week. Brad Smith, general counsel and executive vice-president: Legal & Corporate Affairs at Microsoft, writes on the official company blog that the transaction should be...