Latest Technology News In South Africa
EROAD was built in New Zealand around technology for electronic road-user charging and fleet compliance. In 2009 it launched a nationwide GNSS and cellular electronic road-user-charging system, listed on the NZX in 2014, expanded into North America and Australia and acquired Coretex in 2021.
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Nucleus Software was founded in India in 1986 and built specialised software for banks and financial institutions. The company developed lending platforms such as FinnOne and transaction-banking software such as FinnAxia, expanding into dozens of countries and long-term institutional relationships.
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ACM Research was founded in California in 1998 to develop capital equipment for the semiconductor industry. By 2026, ACM Research supplied wet-processing and cleaning equipment used in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, with much of its development and production conducted through its China operations.
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Corero Network Security developed into a specialist network-security vendor focused on protecting service-provider and enterprise infrastructure from distributed denial-of-service attacks. Its SmartWall product family became the centre of the business, emphasising automated, real-time attack detection and mitigation rather than a broad consumer-security portfolio.
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Workiva began in 2008 as WebFilings, a company created to make complex business reporting and compliance work easier to manage in the cloud. By 2026, Workiva provided a cloud platform for connected financial reporting, regulatory disclosure, governance, risk and compliance workflows.
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QuickLogic was founded in 1988 by John Birkner, Andy Chan and H.T. Chua around programmable logic technology. The company developed field-programmable and embedded FPGA products, completed an IPO in 1999 and later focused on low-power programmable logic, sensor processing and IP for edge applications.
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Yonyou was founded in Beijing in 1988 by Wang Wenjing and began by developing financial and accounting software for Chinese businesses. By 2026, Yonyou provided enterprise applications covering finance, supply chain, human resources, manufacturing and cloud services, primarily to Chinese organisations.
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Méliuz was founded in Brazil in 2011 around cashback and discount-coupon services. It expanded into broader shopping and financial services, listed in Brazil in 2020 and added digital-account and cryptocurrency-related features while continuing to use rewards as a customer-acquisition engine.
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Digital Bros was founded in Italy in 1989 by brothers Abramo and Raffaele Galante, initially building a game-distribution business associated with the Halifax brand. The company listed in 2000, expanded internationally and created the 505 Games publishing label in 2007, later adding development studios and intellectual property.
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Softcat was founded in the United Kingdom in 1993 by Peter Kelly under the name Software Catalogue. By 2026, Softcat was a major UK IT reseller and services provider, helping organisations buy, deploy and manage technology from a wide range of vendors.
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