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Mayflex to distribute USystems

Converged IP solutions distributor Mayflex, has agreed to a partnership with USystems to become its exclusive distributor in the UK from September 1st 2021, for the vendor’s full range of data centre cooling, micro and modular data centre solutions. USystems is working towards more efficient and sustainable data centres, by providing leading and innovative technologies […]


Africa’s smartphone market posts strong recovery in Q1 2021

Research firm IDC has released new data from its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker which shows that Africa’s overall mobile phone market enjoyed year-on-year (YoY) growth of 14.0% in Q1 2021 to total 53.3 million units. According to the IDC, the region’s smartphone market grew 16.8% over the same period to 23.4 million units, while […]


Mitsumi appoints new president to run its distribution business

Mitsumi Distribution, an IT distributor, has announced the appointment of Mathew Thomas as President, to help accelerate the company’s next stage of growth. In his new role, Thomas will be responsible for driving continued growth across the Middle East and Africa – including overseeing operations, managing existing partnerships and development of new revenue opportunities. In […]


AOC appoints Ibda Al Mohammadiya as new distributor in KSA

Display solutions specialist AOC, has announced its new distributor in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ibda Al Mohammadiya, which has had presence in the region for more than eight years, currently has a rich portfolio of brands under its umbrella, to which AOC is now proud to be part of. Ibda Al Mohammadiya has also […]


Kodak Alaris achieves EPEAT Gold ecolabel for energy efficient scanners

As part of its on-going commitment to be environmentally responsible, Kodak Alaris has added 12 document scanners to the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT), the definitive global registry for greener electronics. EPEAT has verified that the KodakS2085f Scanner and Kodak S3000, S2000 and E1000 Series Scanners meet ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency and […]


What lies ahead for the future of print?

Contrary to popular belief that the printing industry is dying, Greg Griffith, Hardware Product Manager, Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa, outlines why demand for printing is in fact so much greater than most people realise and that it is not disappearing despite the print industry having experience a decline over the last two decades. What […]


How channel partners can ensure their vendor relationships thrive during challenging times

Being part of an agile, adaptable and collaborative ecosystem is more critical than ever. Bill Cate, Vice President, Regional Marketing and Channel Strategy, Zebra Technologies, on how channel partners can maintain healthy vendor alliances in tough times. No event in recent history can match the disruptive scale of the COVID-19 pandemic. Around the world, organisations […]


Lenovo ISG signs BlueTech as distributor for North, West and Central Africa

BlueTech Holding Ltd, part of Midis Group, has expanded its relationship with Lenovo and signed as a distributor for the vendor’s Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) for 21 countries in North, West and Central Africa. In terms of the agreement, BlueTech will develop and enable a partner ecosystem for Lenovo that can design, promote and deploy […]


Zebra Technologies unveils new Alliance Track for partners

Zebra Technologies Corporation, has announced a new PartnerConnect Alliance Track recognising expertise and influence while enabling greater collaboration with complementary, non-reselling partners. Zebra’s Alliance Track, which runs alongside the independent software vendor (ISV) track within the complementary partners category, is a strategic component of the vendor’s PartnerConnect programme. The new Alliance Track acknowledges the global […]


Schneider Electric launches new programme for IT solution providers

Schneider Electric, a global provider of Digital Transformation energy, management and automation solutions, has announced the launch of its Edge Software and Digital Services Programme – a complete suite of benefits, support tools and certifications that enables IT solution providers to create a managed power services (MPS) practice. Formulated in response to the significant growth […]


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