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May 11
The latest issue of Channelwise is out - and we are celebrating our 30th birthday! We also look at how #Africa is harnessing opportunities on its own shores.
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Climb Channel Solutions has expanded into South Africa, under the leadership of Andrew Potgieter. It has simultaneously signed a distribution partnership with Sophos.
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How companies attain competitive advantage is swinging away from breakthrough technologies to the ability to combine and scale multiple technologies across entire operating systems, according to a new World Economic Forum report.
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If your AI output isn’t hitting the spot, could be you are doing it wrong. Prompt engineering has its place, but the more fluid concept of manifesto engineering is producing results that are blowing IT-Online columnist Barry Buck’s mind.
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Apr 29
You couldn’t make up all the mixed-up stuff happening in the #AI world this week. IT-Online columnist Barry Buck just shakes his head.
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Apr 28
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Mar 31
Tomorrow, 1 April 2026, the Artemis II mission to the #Moon is set to launch. This is the first step in the ambition to send crews on to #Mars. You can watch the launch live on NASA .
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Mar 31
The Middle East war is going to have massive impacts that go well beyond the #energy price, affecting everything from supply chains to the cost of capital. KPMG's Global Economic and Geopolitical Outlook unpacks the implications.
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Mar 18
It’s official: AI is now creating better cyberattacks than traditional malware actors. In fact, cybercriminals are being lot more effect with AI than most mainstream organisations. IT-Online columnist Barry Buck delves into the murky details.
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Mar 18
The #Maharishi NextUp Institute of Technology (#MNIT), which opened today in the #Johannesburg inner city, aims to become a centre of technology education and excellence, developing unemployed young people into high-value contributors.
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Mar 11
Acer is marking a significant milestone in 2026: it is celebrating 50 years since Stan Shih launched the company in Taiwan. The company is also looking forward to a new era of AI and immersive products together with its channel partners.
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Mar 11
As it turns 50 years old, Acer has reiterated its commitment to a totally channel-centric go-to-market strategy. Today it has launched a new channel partner portal to make it easier for resellers to work with Acer.
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The ##Sophos X-Ops Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has issued a cyber advisory warning of increased cybersecurity risks as the #USIranWar continues and escalates.
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Anthropic has managed to snatch a reputational victory from the jaws of defeat over the recent tussle with the Pentagon. IT-Online columnist Barry Buck attributes it to the “secret sauce” the company brings to its endeavours.
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Feb 26
Massive investments in #AI platforms – themselves set for 70% growth - will see global #ICT spending reach a remarkable $4-trillion in 2026, on track to surpass $6-trillion by 2029, according to #IDC.
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Feb 24
The 2030 Reading Panel’s 2026 report reveals a crisis in that just 30% of learners in Grades 1-3 can read at grade level and 25% of Grade 3 learners cannot read at all. However, there is hope that interventions can turn the situation around.
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Feb 20
Cloud maturity across #africa has accelerated dramatically, but maturity brings new challenges. Geopolitical tensions and regulatory changes are prompting organisations to rethink core #cloudcomputing decisions. it-online.co.za/2026/02/20/a…
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Feb 17
Big changes to the world order are driving global uncertainty – and South Africa must decide now how to position itself in this changing environment. This is the word from Lullu Krugel, chief economist and sustainability leader at PwC.
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Feb 13
As #ValentinesDay approaches, a new Ipsos Love Life Satisfaction study reveals that South Africans continue to thrive in matters of the heart. The exception is Gen Z, which is the most unhappy.
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