News - 2008

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PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR

December 2008

There is little doubt that 2009 is going to be one of the toughest ever faced by the IT industry - and the channel, in particular.

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Namibian office sets the ball rolling for Comztek’s conquest of Africa

12 November 2008

Established in 2004, Comztek Namibia was the first of Comztek’s regional offices in West, East and Central Africa, also known as Comztek WECA.

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Comztek increases growth funding to R120m

November 2008

In contrast to many developments in the current volatile global market, local technology distributor Comztek's securitisation agreement has been renewed for another three years.

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Comztek wins regional Microsoft distribution rights

November 2008

Comztek has been recognised for its excellence in delivering software solutions into Africa and been awarded the Microsoft distribution rights for finished goods in Southern African countries Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia and Zambia.

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Comztek awarded Microsoft distribution rights in southern Africa

November 2008

Technology distributor Comztek has been awarded the Microsoft distribution rights for finished goods in southern African countries Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia and Zambia.

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COMZTEK GETS IOMEGA ACCOUNT

October 2008

ICT distributor had added Iomega to its dynamic consumer electronics product line.

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CHERISHING THE IT CHALLENGE

October 2008

Candice Gouws, internal sales and call centre manager at Comztek, is aware that to be successful in the cut-throat solutions selling game, one has to always stay a step ahead of the competition.

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FROM NATURE CONSERVATION TO IT

October 2008

It is not common for someone to trade their love for nature conservation for the over-evolving and fast-paced IT industry. But for Corletter Wessels, retail branch manager at local distributor Comztek, IT proved more appealing than preserving nature so in 1991 with no formal knowledge of was IT was, she kick-started her career in the sector.

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ON THE SPOT IAM

October 2008

In this month's on the spot feature, we asked whether identity and access management (IAM) is dead in the water or taking off?

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COMZTEK AWARDED MICROSOFT DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

October 2008

Technology distributor Comztek has been awarded the Microsoft distribution rights for finished goods in southern African countries Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia and Zambia.

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COMZTEK AWARDED SA MICROSOFT DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS

October 2008

Technology distributor Comztek has been awarded the Microsoft distribution rights for finished goods in Southern African countries Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia and Zambia.

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COMZTEK WINS REGIONAL MICROSOFT DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS

October 2008

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COMZTEK INCREASES GROWTH FUNDING TO R120M

October 2008

In contrast to many developments in the current volatile global market, local technology distributor Comztek's securitisation agreement has been renewed for another three years.

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MASTERING STORAGE COMPLEXITY

October 2008

Sir Winston Churchill once described Russia as a "riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma."

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TAKING OFF

October 2008

Storage solutions are growing to meet ever-increasing needs.

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AFRICA FROM THE COMZTEK POINT OF VIEW

September 2008

Comztek's African operations, which started out as small satellite offices, are starting to make a meaningful contribution to the group's operations.

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CERTIFICATION THE WAY TO GO

September 2008

Interview with Uwe Brandkamp, business unit director for The Networks Business Unit.

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CONSOLIDATION IS COMING

September 2008

Interview with David Caygill, business unit director for Software Infrastructure and Security and Storage.

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FOCUS ON SKILLS, DEVELOPMENT

September 2008

Interview with Ian Duvenage, regional director in the Cape.

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MARKETING UNDERPINS COMZTEK'S SALES EFFORTS

September 2008

Different companies tend to take different approaches to marketing, with hugely different outcomes dependent upon how seriously they take this very important but often-overlooked function.

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SCALE AND FOCUS ARE KEY

September 2008

Interview with Heinz Stephan, business unit director: Consumer Electronics.

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SELF-SUFFICIENT IN KZN

September 2008

Interview with Chris Davies, regional director: KwaZulu-Natal.

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COMZTEK REWARDS RESELLERS FOR MICROSOFT LICENSING PURCHASES

September 2008

[ Johannesburg, 17 September 2008 ] - IT distributor Comztek has expanded its partner rewards programme with the introduction of PlusPoints for Microsoft Licensing purchases.

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COMZTEK REWARDS RESELLERS

September 2008

Information technology distributor Comztek has expanded its partner rewards programme
with the introduction of PlusPoints for Microsoft Licensing purchases.

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AGASA BATTLEFIELD 2142 LEAGUE

August 2008

The EA, AGASA Battlefield 2142 league came to a dramatic end on Tuesday, 21 November 2006....

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COMZTEK ADDS IOMEGA

June 2008

Comztek is growing its Consumer Electronics Business Unit with the addition of Iomega to its consumer electronic product line.....

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DESKTOP PCS STILL ESSENTIAL

June 2008

The South African desktop market can expect to see modest growth in 2008, as notebook sales continue to eat into the traditional desktop market....

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NO WIRES NECESSARY

June 2008

There has been and will be for a while a lot of demand for voice over wireless LANs because of the performance that is available form this technology now.....

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PROTECTION AGAINST POWER OUTAGES

June 2008

As companies become accustomed to power protection as a necessity, many are also worried that implementing a solution may be too complicated and costly.....

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SA'S NEWEST VENTURE CAPITAL FUND

June 2008

There's a new venture capital fund in town. Hasso Platter ventures africa plans to give innovators in South Africa a leg up into the global technology arena.....

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SAVED WITH A CLICK

June 2008

MICROSOFT'S Mobile memory mouse 8000 is a handy all-in-one wireless mouse with 1Gb flash memory an a magnetic connection for.....

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SWITCHES, ROUTERS AND MAYBE HUBS

June 2008

At the end of the day, the network as a whole has become such an integral part of the IT infrastructure that it will remain, for a long time, one of the major money earners for resellers globally.....

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THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA IN MOBILITY

June 2008

Mobility has come of age. We all thought that the introduction of the notebook would make us more mobile, yet many of us still spend most of our time working on our notebook at our desks.....

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ADDRESSING THE STORAGE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SMB

June 2008

All businesses, whether large or small, have the same basic storage requirements - a resolution for the ever-increasing amount of data and the management of data across multiple servers or computers.....

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COMZTEK IS ADOBE DISTRIBUTION PARTNER OF THE YEAR

June 2008

Comztek has been recognised for its excellence in delivering software solutions with the
Adobe Distribution Partner of the Year Award - the first distributor in the MEA region to win
the award....

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COMZTEK SCOOPS ADOBE DISTRIBUTION PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARD

June 2008

Information technology distributor Comztek has been recognised for its excellence in delivering software solutions with the Adobe Distribution Partner of the Year Award. Comztek is the first distributor to be recognised by Adobe in the MEA region....

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OPTIMISING NETWORK PERFORMANCE THROUGH APPLICATION MANAGEMENT

June 2008

Aspects such as the convergence of voice, video and data, an upsurge in application size, Web-based user interfaces and increasing traffic from current recreational trends - such as MP3 downloads, instant messaging and interactive gaming - have amplified the strain on the network....

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AXIS STRENGTHENS TEAM WITH TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS

May 2008

Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, has appointed Howard Valentine and Sasha Davidson to further bolster its growing staff complement....

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GREY MARKETING, WHAT CAN YOU DO

May 2008

Grey marketing can be broadly define as the trade of new products outside official distribution channels and generally this activity is not illegal.....

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TOP 21 2008 INFLUENTIAL CHANNEL EXECUTIVES

May 2008

Anton Herbst, MD at local consumables specialist distributor, Advanced Channel Technologies (A.C.T) has scooped the most influential Channel Executives Award for 2008.

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NEW DAY, NEW SECURITY NEEDS

May 2008

Although virtualisation is now officially mainstream, industry pundits are cautioning against a rush to...

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ON THE SPOT STORAGE

May 2008

The storage conundrum continues - too much data and too little space, or not?

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CHANNEL HOUSES COMZTEK ANNOUNCES ONE STOP NORTON ENQUIRY LINE

May 2008

Comztek has announced the launch of a one stop sales support line for all Norton enquiries. By dialing 0861 NORTON (667866), the company says that resellers can get assistance for all their product or sales related enquiries.

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COMZTEK OFFERS POWER SAVING, SPACE-SAVING PRIMERGY SERVER FROM FUJITSU SIEMENS COMPUTERS

May 2008

Acknowledged by its customers and the industry as South Africa's leading IT systems and communications partner, Comztek is committed to delivering bottom-line benefits to its clients.

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ADDRESSING THE STORAGE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SMB

May 2008

All businesses, whether large or small, have the same basic storage requirements – a resolution for the ever increasing amount of data and the management of data across multiple servers or computers.

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