Jun 3, 2021
To stay competitive in this new business and economic environment requires new strategies and practices. Technology is being recognised for its strategic importance as a critical component of the business, not just a source of cost efficiencies.
“It’s against this backdrop that Microsoft’s Surface PC has come of age, which is great news for the channel,” says Gary Pickford, chief commercial officer, Tarsus Distribution. “The value proposition of it being the most productive PC and 2-in1 or tablet is resonating. This is especially important in the post-Covid world where people continue to work remotely.”
The Surface range meets many of the requirements that IT departments are facing in the new world of work and offers enhanced return on investment (ROI) on a number of levels.
May 6, 2021
By Mark Davison – The final hurdle facing one of the most significant moves yet in the South African distribution channel – the acquisition of Tarsus Technologies by the Alviva group – has been crossed with the news that the Namibian Competition Commission has approved the deal.
The Namibian commission was one of four regional competition authorities that had to give their approval. The Competition Commissions of South Africa, Botswana and COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) submitted their approvals earlier last month.
Approval from the South African Competition Commission, however, was conditional. “The Commission found that the proposed transaction is unlikely to lead to a substantial prevention or lessening of competition in any relevant markets,” it says in an official statement. “The Commission has recommended that the merger is approved subject to conditions to address employment. The merger does not raise any other public interest