Latest Technology News In South Africa
111, Inc was co-founded in China in 2010 by Gang Yu and Junling Liu to build technology-enabled healthcare and pharmacy services. The group developed consumer pharmacy, clinic and business-to-business pharmaceutical platforms under brands including 1 Drugstore, 1 Clinic and 1 Drug Mall and listed on Nasdaq in September 2018.
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Sino-American Silicon Products was established in Taiwan in January 1981 and began developing silicon ingot and wafer production during the following year. By 2026, SAS remained part of Taiwan’s semiconductor-materials ecosystem, with silicon wafer activities and strategic holdings that connect it to the global wafer…
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Dominion Hosting Holding was created in the 2010s as a European holding company focused on acquiring and developing hosting, cloud and internet-service businesses. The group assembled regional providers in several European markets and used a decentralised portfolio model while operating as a listed technology group in Italy.
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CCC Intelligent Solutions traces its roots to 1980, when it began building technology and information services around vehicle valuation and collision claims. By 2026, CCC operated a cloud software and data platform for the property-and-casualty insurance and automotive repair ecosystem, using AI to automate parts of claims and repair workflows.
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Intershop Communications was founded in Germany in 1992 and became an early specialist in commercial software for online shops. It released an early complete online-store solution in 1994, packaged e-commerce software in 1996 and listed on Germany’s Neuer Markt in 1998 before surviving the dot-com crash and subsequent restructuring.
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Research Solutions and Reprints Desk were founded in 2006 by Peter Derycz to simplify access to scientific and technical literature. The business shifted from document delivery toward the Article Galaxy SaaS platform and expanded into AI-assisted research discovery through acquisitions such as ResoluteAI and Scite.
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Freshworks began in Chennai on 13 October 2010 as Freshdesk, founded by Girish Mathrubootham and Shan Krishnasamy to build cloud customer-support software. By 2026, Freshworks offered SaaS products for customer support, IT service management, sales and employee-service workflows, with AI increasingly embedded across…
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Kulicke and Soffa Industries was founded in 1951 and became a specialist in equipment used to assemble and package semiconductor devices. By 2026, Kulicke and Soffa supplied equipment and process technologies used in semiconductor assembly, advanced packaging and electronics manufacturing.
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LivePerson was founded in November 1995 and built one of the earliest commercial platforms for real-time online communication between businesses and website visitors. The company completed its Nasdaq IPO in April 2000 and evolved from web chat into messaging, automation and AI-assisted customer-service software across digital channels.
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Navitas Semiconductor was founded in 2014 to commercialise gallium nitride power semiconductors, a technology aimed at switching electrical power more efficiently than conventional silicon in many applications. By 2026, Navitas supplied GaN and SiC power semiconductors for fast chargers, data centres, electric…
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