Microsoft SA has released the names of the winners at the recent Microsoft African Partner Summit 2002 that took place last month at Sun City.
IBM has appointed Datacentrix as a reseller for the IBM xSeries 440 servers.
Rectron has secured the local distribution rights for the Pinnacle Systems range of consumer video-editing solutions.
Microsoft SA has introduced a channel initiative whereby its partners will receive a rebate on the services they provide customers who purchase Microsoft Small Business Server 2000.
Kingston Technology has licensed patents from Sun Microsystems for memory designs used in the Ultra Sparc III and IV platforms, says local Kingston distributor Axiz.
The Raidtec SNAZ-E6 file server for simultaneous support of Windows and Unix/Linux client computers on a network is available from local Raidtec distributor Square One Solutions.
Sun Microsystems has named cdpAfrica as a channel development partner for sub-Saharan Africa.
The Ulead Photo Explorer 2.0 for Mac media management tool is available in a downloadable retail version from local distributor Square One Solutions.
Grotek Communications has been appointed as a Plantronics value-added reseller (VAR) specialising in Plantronics call centre and office headset solutions.
KeyTools has appointed Hyphen Solutions as its partner for activity within the SAP and ACCPAC user environments.
Sun Microsystems has appointed NCR Ghana as its channel reseller partner for Ghana.
Axiz says the Windows XP Professional End-User Licence Agreement provides users with downgrade rights that permit them to continue to use other versions of the Windows operating system.
Symetrix IT has been recognised as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Support Services.