Latest Technology News In South Africa
Quick Heal was founded in Pune in the 1990s by brothers Kailash and Sanjay Katkar, beginning as a computer-services and antivirus business. The company built consumer security products, launched the Seqrite enterprise brand and completed an Indian IPO in 2016.
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The Indian listed business associated with Accelya began in 1986 as Kale Consultants, a specialist in airline revenue accounting and travel technology. Accelya acquired a controlling interest in Kale in 2010, integrating the business into a broader global airline-software group serving revenue accounting, payments, distribution and other travel workflows.
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BlackBerry began in Canada in 1984 as Research In Motion, founded by Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin. By 2026, BlackBerry’s business centred on enterprise security and software used in vehicles and other embedded systems rather than manufacturing smartphones.
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Kinaxis was founded in Ottawa in June 1984 as Cadence Computer Corporation, initially applying in-memory computing to manufacturing and materials planning. By 2026, Kinaxis provided supply-chain planning and orchestration software designed to help companies model demand, supply, inventory and operational scenarios…
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PetMed Express was founded in 1996 and built a US direct-to-consumer business around prescription and non-prescription pet medications. The company added online ordering and later broadened its range to food, supplements and supplies, acquiring PetCareRx in 2023 and integrating the additional pharmacy and commerce operations.
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Microlise was established in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Keith Bendon, initially focusing on warehouse-management technology. During the late 1990s it moved toward transport-management and fleet technology, and a 2008 management buyout under Nadeem Raza preceded major growth in connected transport software.
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Domo was founded in 2010 by Josh James after his earlier company Omniture was acquired by Adobe Domo built a cloud business-intelligence and data platform and became a public company in 2018 In July 2026 Progress Software agreed to acquire Domo’s core AI and data-platform business in a transaction expected to close later in 2026 as of 18 September that…
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Varonis Systems was founded in 2005 by Yaki Faitelson and Ohad Korkus after recognising that organisations had poor visibility into who could access their growing stores of unstructured data. By 2026, Varonis provided a data-security platform intended to reduce excessive access and detect threats across cloud and enterprise data stores.
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Pony.ai was founded in late 2016 by James Peng and Tiancheng Lou, with operations developing in both the United States and China around autonomous-driving technology. By 2026, Pony.ai was commercialising Level 4 autonomous-driving systems, including robotaxi deployments and autonomous-truck programmes in China and…
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SHL Telemedicine was founded in Israel in 1986 by Yoram Alroy and developed remote medical-monitoring services for patients outside hospital settings. The company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in 2000, expanded into Europe and the United States and later traded American depositary shares before voluntarily delisting them from Nasdaq in 2025.
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