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Tarsus Technology Group (TTG) has appointed TTG veteran Anton Herbst as its CEO with effect from 1 March 2021. Herbst replaces Miles Crisp, who resigned earlier this month to pursue new interests. He brings to the role more than two decades of leadership experience in the ICT distribution industry, starting his career at TTG 20 years ago when it was known as MB Technologies.   Between 2001 and 2011, Herbst was the managing director of Advanced Channel Technologies (A.C.T.), a company within TTG that focused on the distribution of printer consumables and accessories. Under Herbst’s leadership, A.C.T. grew from a start-up into a billion Rand enterprise by the time he left to start his own consulting business.   Herbst re-joined TTG in July 2013 as CEO of Tarsus Distribution and served as a member of the main board. He assumed responsibility for group strategy and innovation in 2014 and was appointed CEO of Tarsus On Demand in 2016. Herbst will continue to hold the position ...

Disruptive South African tech start-ups have been headlining news for several years. In a move to contribute to the ongoing growth of this entrepreneurial community, Tarsus on Demand, the cloud enablement subsidiary within Tarsus Technology Group, is launching an  exciting competition  for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). Kicking off on 1 September 2020, the competition will give the winner a go-to-market strategy for their existing software solution.   Launching in a time when many small and micro enterprises need a little love, the competition will single out the best solution built on Microsoft Azure.    “The competition aims to help our ISVs unlock their business potential and scale their offering with Azure,” says Chantelle Ashman, ISV Lead at Tarsus on Demand. “Our Azure experts will work with the winner to develop a practical action plan to take their offering to market and increase revenue through new customer acquisition. ISVs are pushing the bounda...