I’m fortunate enough to be involved in the industry so many of these are known to me, however when my friend asked what RAM was I had an ‘aha’ moment and thought why not spread the word and share what I know. Below are a few TLA’s (three letter acronyms) explained, we have tired to [...]

As a small to medium sized business, your technology budget is precious. You can’t afford to squander money on solutions that don’t deliver real business benefit – and in the middle of protracted downturn, you’re probably more careful than ever about how you spend your money.
Yet there is a wealth of solutions that could enhance [...]

Acer South Africa has announced the local availability of the Aspire Timeline X range of notebooks, the next generation of its Aspire Timeline notebook series.
The new Aspire Timeline X notebooks build on the characteristics that made the Timeline 2009 range so popular: extreme battery life; thin yet robust form factors; and excellent performance. Selected configurations [...]

South African companies that are committed to broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) need to step up their efforts around skills development and employment equity.
That’s the word from Michael Jacobus, chief executive officer at AL Indigo.
He says that most ICT companies have focused on the low hanging fruit of BBBEE in the form of corporate social [...]

Further making good on its commitment to catering for underserviced areas of the South African technology reseller space, Channelware has announced the opening of a new branch office in East London to service the needs of local resellers in the Eastern Cape area.
Located at 70 Stewart Drive in Bayville, the new branch opened its doors [...]

Ingram Micro South Africa was voted 2010 Africa Distributor of the Year at the recent EMEA Channel Academy event in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The awards, held in conjunction with the second annual DISTREE XXL channel event that brings together more than 1,000 vendor and channel executives from throughout the European, Middle East and Africa region, recognises [...]

‘Know your Game’ seminar arms property professionals with insights and ideas that will increase sales
The South African Property Transfer Guide (SAPTG) in association with industry partners is currently hosting a free nationwide training seminar for property professionals entitled ‘Know your Game’. Designed to offer industry-specific information that can be used to strengthen the real estate [...]

MB Technologies has agreed to acquire the full ownership of Ingram Micro South Africa. The transaction is subject to South African Competitions Board approval, after which it will become effective. An application to the Competitions Board is in the process of being filed.
“MB Technologies has taken this decision given the strategic importance of the components [...]

Printacom, sole South African brand representative for OKI Printing Solutions in South Africa has announced that due to the rapid growth it has achieved in the past two years, it has had to embark on a substantial overhaul of the warranty and call management  systems underpinning its warranty, service and support competencies.
The overhaul, which will [...]

At the beginning of November 2009 Gavin Moffat presented at a conference entitled Streaming Media for Organisations. The crux of the presentation was around the fact that the use of video is growing apace and makes up a large chunk of current bandwidth usage but as a communication medium it is still in its infancy [...]

With the economic climate forcing organisations to seek out ever more effective ways of reducing their operational expenditure, virtualisation is a more pertinent topic than ever before.

Tarsus Technologies is pleased to announce the local availability of the new Samsung R580 notebook, an entry-level media-centric notebook that is sure to impress with comfortable performance and features.
In terms of looks, this is the first notebook that’s stunning both outside and in.
The unit’s Crystal Wave design features a polished finish chassis with unique colour [...]