Author: Manda Banda

Many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been hard hit by the lockdown imposed by the government over the past three months. The recent emergency budget speech by South Africa’s finance minister, Tito Mboweni, further highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. So how do SMEs survive – and even grow – in an environment that cannot predict when the pandemic will loosen its grip and an economy that is expected to contract by 7.2% this year? Bridget du Toit, head, Sales and Services at EasyBiz Technologies explores some strategies SMEs could consider when negotiating the current circumstances and preparing…

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NIT, an Ingram Micro company and regional value-added distributor (VAD) of IP surveillance and physical security solutions in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region, has signed a distribution agreement with Barox Kommunikation GmbH, one of the market-leading manufacturers of network switches specifically designed for the needs of the video surveillance market. Under the accord, Barox’s full range of switches for video, media converters and IP extenders will now be available through NIT across META. According to NIT, Barox products have been developed for video transmission and have proven to be reliable for many years in the most demanding…

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