Coping with credit
—3 MAY 2010
Challenging economic circumstances, particularly on the African continent, have called for a change in the way hardware distributors do business. Tarsus Technologies sales manager for Africa, Jaco Roux, looks at the impact of the world economic slowdown on the continent.

Tarsus bundles VMware ESXi with HP G6 servers
—26 MARCH 2010
Tarsus Technologies has announced a new initiative aimed at its enterprise resellers, which sees it bundling VMware ESXi version 4 with all HP G6 series three servers leaving its doors.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P takes on high-definition entertainment
—16 MARCH 2010
Tarsus Technologies has announced the local availability of Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y500P, an entertainment-centric notebook whose exceptional performance features and attractive price tag the company believes will appeal to multimedia enthusiasts. The Y550P is differentiated from competitive products

HP ProCurve 2520 range brings widened feature base to small corporates
—10 MARCH 2010
Tarsus Technologies has announced the local availability of HP’s ProCurve 2520 range of layer two switches, capable of laying the perfect infrastructure foundation for small corporates that want to upgrade their networks to accommodate voice, video and wireless data traffic.

Tarsus offers business customers a choice between Windows XP and Windows 7 on Acer hardware
—25 FEBRUARY 2010
While Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system has been met with far more enthusiasm and respect than its predecessor, the damage the company did with the release of Windows Vista in 2006 is taking some time to repair.

New Samsung LFD monitors from Tarsus
—17 FEBRUARY 2010
Tarsus Technologies has announced the local availability of Samsung’s new range of LFD (large format display) monitors, which are set to meet the needs of businesses and the hospitality sector as the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2010 draws closer.

HP ProCurve 1810G Gigabit Ethernet switches made for SMBs
—11 FEBRUARY 2010
Tarsus Technologies has announced the local availability of the HP ProCurve 1810G series of switches, designed to increased productivity and flexibility for growing SMEs and small corporates alike.

Dell UPS and PDU range designed for convenience
—9 FEBRUARY 2010
Complementing its recent acquisition of the Dell brand of server, storage, desktop PC and notebook hardware, Tarsus Technologies has announced the local availability of Dell’s range of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and power distribution units.

Where others see a technological wasteland, Tarsus Technologies uncovers substantial potential in Zimbabwean market
—28 JANUARY 2010
Some would say the technology landscape of Zimbabwe is dire. Or that it should be. Despite the challenging financial and political environment that affects every sector, the Tarsus Africa team is seeing growth and believes there is still a wealth of opportunity to be had in this country.

HP ProCurve 2520 range brings widened feature base to small corporates
—22 JANUARY 2010
Tarsus Technologies has announced the local availability of HP’s ProCurve 2520 range of layer two switches, capable of laying the perfect infrastructure foundation for small corporates that want to upgrade their networks to accommodate voice, video and wireless data traffic.

Tarsus’ new Dell product line-up set to wow resellers
—20 JANUARY 2010
Tarsus Technologies has announced the arrival of its first stock consignment from Dell and by all accounts, the products included in the line-up are set to stun.

New Samsung CLP-770ND from Tarsus set to be ultimate in snappy office assistants
—5 JANUARY 2010
Tarsus Technologies has announced the local availability of Samsung's CLP-770 colour laser printer, designed to deliver economical high performance colour printing and maximum user productivity for SMEs and corporate workgroups.

Tarsus partners with Riverbed to distribute WAN Optimisation Solutions in South Africa
—14 DECEMBER 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced the signature of a new distribution agreement with Riverbed Technology, the global market-leader of wide area network (WAN) optimisation solutions.

Tarsus targets government with Samsung X notebooks
—10 DECEMBER 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced a renewed thrust into the government sector with Samsung’s X360 and X460 notebook range, since it believes that these units’ high technical specifications, lightweight designs and superior build quality are just what public sector departments require.

Cooling, power and network infrastructure solutions from APC by Schneider
—4 DECEMBER 2009
Insufficient cooling, unreliable power and the high-density of server and storage equipment inherent in today’s datacentres are fast becoming the three most common causes of IT equipment failure.

New Samsung projector from Tarsus proves dynamite comes in small packages
—30 NOVEMBER 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced the local availability of the Samsung P410M - an extremely compact, lightweight and bright portable projector that is perfectly suited to both the boardroom and the home environment.

Intel’s Core i5 processor addresses the sweet spot says Tarsus PM
—30 NOVEMBER 2009
While the market is extremely excited about Intel’s new range of Core i7 Nehalem processors which were recently released, Shane Krog, Acer product manager at Tarsus says the excitement in the market should rather be centred on Intel’s Core i5 processors, since these offer far better value for money.

Acer Timeline to make its mark on the business sector says Tarsus PM
—20 NOVEMBER 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced the arrival of the Acer TravelMate 8471 and 8571 range of notebooks, bringing thin/light form factors and eight hours of battery life to business executives who spend the majority of their time jetting from one meeting to another.

The standards process is broken
—19 NOVEMBER 2009
The networking and communications industry last month breathed a sigh of relief when the IEEE finally ratified and brought into existence the long-overdue 802.11n wireless networking standard

Why go Windows 7?
—19 NOVEMBER 2009
Tarsus' Acer PM takes a closer look at what the channel and its customers should know
The shipping date for Windows 7 is upon us and there's still a ton of confusion in the technology channel as to what customers should know and what the primary reasons to upgrade are.

LCD and LED - what's the difference?
—18 NOVEMBER 2009
With CRT technology officially checking itself out of the display market during the course of the last 12 months, a new battle has begun between the LCD and LED camps, driving further competition and price competitiveness into the market.

Tarsus releases new Cisco phones; enables uptake of SIP for small businesses
—11 NOVEMBER 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced the arrival of a new Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) aware phone from Cisco that allows small- and medium-sized businesses to begin benefiting from the cost-savings and reduced complexity of VoIP and converged communications infrastructure.

Moving with the times to offer long-term efficiency gains is what today’s enterprise IT customers crave
—9 OCTOBER 2009
With the dramatic cuts to IT spend that the market has seen over the past six-to-twelve months, the pressure is firmly on enterprise technology vendors to drive performance levels even higher, while bringing the cost of those additional capabilities down by a similar margin.

Seacom’s arrival to result in networking boom
—6 OCTOBER 2009
With the completion of the Seacom undersea cable and the accompanying increase in bandwidth available to the South African market, the local networking, communications and collaboration space is poised to boom.

Tarsus appoints Traci Maynard as Dell head
—24 AUGUST 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced that Traci Maynard has been appointed as the general manager of its Dell business unit.

Tarsus seals distribution deal with Dell
—17 AUGUST 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced that it has secured the rights to distribute Dell's complete portfolio of desktop, notebook, server and storage solutions in South Africa.

New Lenovo G series offers advanced functionality for price-conscious buyers
—11 AUGUST 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced the availability of the Lenovo G series of notebook PCs, aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, as well as corporations that are looking for an aggressively-priced, reliable and performance-centric computing solution.

Windows 7 potential lies far beyond stability, updated code
—7 AUGUST 2009
With the much-vaunted successor to Windows Vista, namely Windows 7, due for release in the coming months, feelings in the technology industry seem mixed.

Cisco's Small Business SPA9000 provides enterprise level VOIP telephony for SMEs
—6 AUGUST 2009
VOIP-enabled communications systems have traditionally been the mainstay of large enterprises with huge budgets that are capable of weathering not only the cost of installing new hardware, but also the set-up of an often complex new IT voice environment.

Tarsus announces arrival of eMachine EL1700
—5 AUGUST 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced the arrival of Acer's eMachine EL1700 range of desktop PCs, aimed specifically at the price-conscious SME and consumer sectors.

New HP ProLiant G6 range delivers unprecedented price/performance, cost-savings, says Tarsus PM
—31 JULY 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced the local arrival of the G6 range of HP ProLiant servers, bringing new levels of price/performance, flexible virtualisation practices and superior power-efficiency into the departmental, small business and large enterprise data centre environments.

Hardware has overtaken software, says Tarsus PM
—30 JULY 2009
With the arrival of new hardware platforms such as Intel's Core i7 and AMD's Phenom II, the computing power provided by modern hardware has overtaken the average level of resource that software vendors need at their disposal in order to provide their end-user customers with a comfortable experience.

New HP dx7500 range caters for wide range of business-user requirements, says Tarsus
—29 JULY 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced the local availability of the HP dx7500 range of corporate desktops, designed specifically to enhance productivity without compromising efficiency.

New Cisco PoE and wireless cameras
—25 JUNE 2009
With crime progressively taking its toll on the South African SMB sector, business owners are starting to consider more sophisticated and intelligent ways of safeguarding their assets and stock items.

Tarsus announces server OS savings for IBM buyers
—15 JUNE 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced the availability of Microsoft's Reseller Option Kits (ROK) with the entire IBM range of servers distributed by the company.

Nehalem comes to IBM server range
—10 JUNE 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced that customers investing in new IBM X3550M2 or X3650M2 servers over the coming months can expect a substantial increase in the performance level and power-efficiency that these mission-critical servers were previously able to offer.

Feelings mixed on Windows 7
—5 JUNE 2009
Microsoft's much-vaunted Windows 7 may hit the shelves on 22 October, but there are mixed feelings about the new operating system within the IT industry.

HP One Series servers destined for greatness in local channel
—9 MARCH 2009
In an effort to curb IT expenditure while remaining competitive with their peers from a technology standpoint, companies of all sizes have begun re-examining their buying criteria to eliminate the proverbial fat.

64-bit computing is upon us - resellers must help customers make the move
—24 FEBRUARY 2009
With demands on the processing power, memory and overall performance of today's servers showing no evidence of letting up, the move towards 64-bit computing is in full swing.

E-learning champions skills development in tough economic times
—17 FEBRUARY 2009
The tightening economic climate in South Africa has placed resellers in a somewhat confusing situation - while on one hand it's important for them to keep their revenue healthy, on the other hand they realise that a focus on cutting costs wherever possible is just as important.

Tarsus to distribute Brocade HBAs
—9 FEBRUARY 2009
Tarsus Technologies has announced the widening of its enterprise solutions focus with the news that it has secured the rights to distribute Brocade switches and host bus adapters (HBAs) in South Africa.

Using existing infrastructure to improve on ROI
—3 FEBRUARY 2009
With financial instability in the market proving to be challenging for companies of all sizes, business leaders are looking at ways to cut costs while at the same time keep their productivity and revenue high.

E-machines are perfect for the entry-level retail sector, says Tarsus
—21 JANUARY 2009
Following on from its acquisition of Gateway in the second half of last year, Acer South Africa has announced the imminent arrival of the new breed of entry-level and cost-effective notebooks in South Africa, affectionately known as its e-Machine range.

Deciphering the high-definition TV alphabet soup
—2 DECEMBER 2008
With Multichoice making a great deal of noise about its recent launch of an HDTV channel and rumours abounding that by 2010 the country's national broadcaster will be capable of providing its viewers with HDTV coverage of the soccer world cup, more consumers are considering the purchase of a television that's capable of making use of the new, higher quality entertainment standard.

Cisco launches 'green' accessory kit
—14 OCTOBER 2008
It's not uncommon for hardware vendors to tout reduced power consumption and lead-free manufacturing as two of the benefits associated with using their products; or similarly, for software vendors to promote their products' support of virtualisation and clustering as a mechanism to reduce power consumption.

Tarsus bolsters HP pre-sales resource
—30 SEPTEMBER 2008
Says it "places technical expertise at resellers' disposal" In line with its move to provide its resellers partners with the tools and resources required to drive the HP enterprise brand, Tarsus Technologies has increased its focus on its pre-sales competency within the HP server and storage range.

Tarsus strengthens netbook play with distribution right for Acer Aspire One
—10 SEPTEMBER 2008
The hottest new buzzword in the IT market today is netbook, a term that describes a new breed of super-thin, super-light, and super-affordable mobile computers that are rapidly making their way into the lives of both business executives and consumers.

Cisco UC 500 "perfect" for SMBs, claims Tarsus PM
—25 AUGUST 2008
With high level benefits such as cost savings, increased ease of use and flexible communications management on offer from today's more advanced Voice over IP and converged communications solutions, most SMBs with aging infrastructures are strongly considering the consolidation of their voice and data networks into a single more capable environment.

WLANs aid industry
—1 AUGUST 2008
Cisco technical specialist Marius Vermeulen of Tarsus Technologies says that the general perception in the broader IT market today is that the need for wireless LAN coverage in particular areas or scenarios is driven by nothing more than pure convenience.

The power crisis remains, says expert
—1 AUGUST 2008
While Eskom has announced a dramatic halt to its much-hated load shedding programme, organisations shouldn't put their plans for making backup and alternate power arrangements on hold entirely.

Tarsus puts blades in customers' hands
—15 JULY 2008
Mobile demo centre for resellers is so successful that Tarsus is building a second, identical demo centre.

Technical certifications allow smaller players to compete, says Tarsus
—8 JULY 2008
Small, customer-focused resellers that are committed to certifying their staff to sell and support the products they represent are finding the local channel environment easier to navigate than ever before.

Tarsus makes HP's EVA more viable for South African enterprises
—1 JULY 2008
With corporate governance guidelines and legislation driving the need for enterprises to invest in larger and more sophisticated storage solutions, there's been a marked growth in the interest that IT departments are showing in next-generation storage solutions from an array of leading vendors.

Proactive credit management can boost revenue
—11 JUNE 2008
With government's IT procurement strategy firmly focused on developing and nurturing South Africa's smaller resellers, SMB sized VARs are well positioned to effect a healthy increase in their revenues over the coming year.

Healthcare needs networking, says technical specialist
—29 MAY 2008
Like many vertical markets today, the healthcare industry depends as much on the availability of information as it does on the skill and specialised expertise of its workforce.

WLANs viable for more than convenient network access
—8 MAY 2008
The general perception in the broader IT market today is that the need for wireless LAN coverage in particular areas or scenarios is driven by nothing more than pure convenience.

SMBs should wise up, says Tarsus
—7 MAY 2008
Terms such as affordability, return on investment, service delivery, reduced downtime, and after-sales support strike a chord with any SMB.

Microsoft OCS changes the unified communications game for stalwarts, says Tarsus
—22 APRIL 2008
Microsoft's launch of Office Communications Server (OCS) late last year signalled the beginning of a dramatic change in the unified communications market.

Tarsus inks distribution agreement with LG Electronics
—16 APRIL 2008
Tarsus Technologies has announced the signature of a new distribution agreement with LG Electronics, which sees the company becoming licensed to supply a comprehensive selection of LG products to the South African reseller channel.

The case for locally-manufactured PCs
—15 APRIL 2008
When HP partnered with Matomo Technologies in 2003, to manufacture an affordable and reliable desktop computer for small- and medium-sized business (SMB) customers, little did the market know that five years on, HP would become one of South Africa's largest manufacturers of locally assembled PCs.

Peripherals are gearing towards media
—9 APRIL 2008
Anyone with a foot firmly placed in the digital content market will agree that media centre PCs are becoming a vital part of consumers' home theatre environments.

Design and performance feature of Lenovo consumer desktops
—19 MARCH 2008
Tarsus Technologies has announced the local availability of Lenovo's new 3000K range of consumer-focused desktops.

Media PCs the future of the digital home
—11 MARCH 2008
Consumers are becoming more sophisticated in their use of technology and as such, the tasks that today's home computers are required to carry out have become more diverse and demanding.

Trend to wireless peripherals due to continue
—27 FEBRUARY 2008
Wired peripherals such as the traditional keyboard and mouse are fast becoming passé in the IT world.