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Nutanix Appoints New VP of Systems Engineering
Nutanix has announced the appointment of Rob Tribe as Vice President of Systems Engineering, for the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. In his new position, he will play a strategic role in supporting Nutanix’s expansion in EMEA, whilst assuming overall responsibility for the company’s growing team of systems engineers in the region. Within this remit, Tribe will oversee the teams that provide pre-sales consulting, technical guidance, and assistance to customers and channel partners. “Throughout my years at Nutanix, I have seen the company evolve at breakneck speed, delivering the constant innovation required to delight our customers and partners. Thanks to our commitment to delivering both innovation and simplicity, the opportunity ahead of us is still immense and I am honour...
F5 to Acquire Edge-as-a-Service Platform, Volterra
Image sourced from Internewscast F5 Networks has announced it will acquire all issued and outstanding shares of privately held Volterra for approximately $440 million in cash and approximately $60 million in deferred consideration. With the addition of Volterra’s technology platform, F5 is creating an edge platform built for enterprises and service providers that will be security-first and app-driven with unlimited scale. In connection with the transaction, F5 raised its Horizon 2 (fiscal years 2021 and 2022) and long-term revenue outlook, and reiterated its Horizon 2 operating targets, including its commitment to achieving double-digit non-GAAP earnings per share growth. The company also reiterated its commitment to return $1 billion of capital over the next two years, including the initi...
SEACOM Appoints New Group Chief Digital Officer
SEACOM has announced that its current Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Claes Segelberg, has resigned. Segelberg has been with the ICT company almost since its inception in 2009. Segelberg and his passionate team are credited with building up the organisation from a small new private linear east coast cable system into the leading data transmission backbone of Africa. Segelberg explained why now is the right time for him to hand over his CTO responsibilities. “SEACOM is heading into a new future of investment and growth, focusing on the rapidly expanding corporate segments in our key markets. This requires fresh ideas and new skills that will take SEACOM from its current strengths into its future expansion and development.” Prenesh Padayachee, former CTO at Internet Solution...
LG Joins Forces with Google to Support Stadia on Smart TVs
LG and Google have partnered to bring Stadia to the latest webOS smart TVs in 2021. After Stadia comes to Google TV, LG will be the first TV manufacturer to natively support Stadia gameplay via webOS. Stadia on LG TVs will allow customers to instantly play hit Stadia games such as Cyberpunk 2077, NBA 2K21, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and Watch Dogs: Legion with just a Stadia controller and no additional hardware or game downloads required. LG plans to have the new service launched within the second half of 2021 on LG Smart TVs as a downloadable app from the LG Content Store in countries where Stadia is available. Stadia already offers more than 130 games with more being added regularly. Games can be purchased individually or gamers can claim a regular cadence of games to be played for free ...
TT100 Awards Interview: PRD Logical Solutions
In 2011, Portia Mavhungu, Managing Director at PRD Logical Solutions, broke her pelvis, leaving her wheelchair-bound for seven months. For the first time, she really understood the difficulties that disabled people face every day. This realisation inspired her to pioneer programmes and solutions that would assist those facing the same challenges that she did. n 2015, Mavhungu received funding from the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), which allowed her to further develop a newly-formed company, PRD Logical Solutions. Mavhungu explains that her company plays an integral part in everyday lives – by finding challenges and solving issues with innovative ideas that are affordable and available to every economic class and allowing everyone an equal a chance to face simple daily challenges with...
Imint Partners with TECNO to Improve Smartphone Video Performance
Imint and TECNO have joined forces to explore the future of smartphone video performance and to advance the next generation of smartphones with video stabilization technology. The first result of the companies’ collaboration is already on display with TECNO Camon 16 series smartphone, enabled by Imint’s Vidhance Video Stabilization solution. “Creating content on smartphone cameras is no longer just about still photography. Video performance is just as important,” says Andreas Lifvendahl, CEO of Imint. “TECNO understands this, which is why we’re teaming up not only to enable today’s smartphone with Imint technology, but also to together explore the future of smartphone video performance.” /* custom css */ .tdi_3_a77.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_a77.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 aut...
Cellulant CEO to Resign
Co-founder of Cellulant, Ken Njoroge has revealed that he is stepping down from his role as CEO in 2021. In an official blog post, he says “after 18 years of running Cellulant, I have decided that 2021 will be my last year as CEO. Such transitions are not easy in any way and require a great deal of growth, thought and patience”. Njoroge goes on to say that he will transition from his role as the CEO by the end of June, and spend the rest of the year supporting all the teams and the new leader in the transition. “As a founder, I am still passionate about our vision and will continue to work tirelessly to be a strong advocate for our customers and our talented management team.” The Kenyan-based payments company was first established in 2003. “When we began Cellulant, it was not the Lion...
TT100 Awards Interview: Mochocho IT Consulting
Mochocho IT Consulting (Mochocho ITC) was established in 2010 as a 100% black, youth-owned and managed. Its mission is to take technology to rural areas in South Africa and serve our clients by providing the highest quality information technology services that address their business issues. What is the core focus of your business?The company’s primary function is to address the growing need for ICT services among the small businesses, cooperate with clients, schools, municipalities and other government departments. What have been the company’s biggest highlights for 2020?Being nominated for the TT100 Director General’s overall excellence and winning the Management of people’s award on the small business category. Could you tell us about your future plans and upcoming programs?Our plan...
Siemon Appoints New President and CEO
Siemon has appointed Henry Siemon as the company’s new President and CEO, effective January 2021. Carl Siemon, who has served as President and CEO since 1982, will continue to serve on the board of directors and will work with Henry and the leadership team as a strategic advisor. Since joining Siemon in 2017, Henry has served as global director of supply chain focused on initiatives to improve the company’s operational capabilities across the 150 countries Siemon serves today. He earned his Bachelor’s degree with a focus on Economics from the University of Richmond and later earned his MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to joining Siemon, Henry worked for Apple Inc. where he joined the global supply chain strategy team before leading reseller operations teams for various produc...
Infinidat Appoints New CEO and CFO
Infinidat has announced the appointment of Phil Bullinger as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. He will be joining the Infinidat executive team following a 30-year career in enterprise storage, most recently as the Senior VP and GM of the Data Center Business Unit for Western Digital. Bullinger is expected to lead Infinidat through the next phase of its growth, building on the strength of the company’s highly regarded solutions and customer relationships and expanding go-to-market capabilities and scale. “Phil is a proven leader with over three decades of experience building and operating world-class organizations in the data storage industry,” says Scott Gilbertson, member of the Infinidat Board of Directors. “Enterprises are facing growing pressure to source faster, larger, more ...
TT100 Awards Interview: Spark ATM Systems
Established in 2005, Spark ATM Systems is an independent ATM deployer in South Africa, with over 4 000 ATM installations countrywide. From its head office in Cape Town, the company’s dedicated team co-ordinates its expanding ATM network, including sales, installation, maintenance, monitoring and reporting activities. What is the core focus of your business? Spark ATM is an Independent ATM deployer with over 4500 ATM locations across the country. We are proud to be called the partner of choice for many of SA’s banks to fulfil their cash distribution needs across the country. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_ff8.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_ff8.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } What have been the company’s biggest highlights in the last year? The way our 170 strong team responded whe...
Imint Joins Forces with TECNO on CAMON 16 Series Smartphones
Imint has partnered with TECNO to equip the CAMON 16 series smartphones with its Vidhance Video Stabilization solution. The inclusion of Vidhance in CAMON 16 series smartphones is expected to provide customers with a calibre of video quality often only associated with expensive professional equipment. The implementation of Imint’s technology within TECNO’s smartphones also marks the first collaboration between the two brands. “Video quality and capability has become an increasingly important factor for consumers when making smartphone purchasing decisions. In today’s world, consumers realize that content creation can be so much more than just still photography and basic video,” says Andreas Lifvendahl, CEO of Imint. “To meet the market demand, leading smartphone manufacturers like TECNO ar...
