Dimension Data changing its name to NTT Data

[Jan]

Goodbye Dimension Data

One of South Africa's biggest IT firms — Dimension Data — will be waving its 40-year-old name goodbye and getting renamed to NTT Data from 1 April 2024.

The company confirmed the impending name change to MyBroadband after an interview by TechCentral with NTT Group CEO Alan Turnley-Jones.

 

[eg555]

how much of the original Didata remains? hasnt didata Crashed and Burned enough times?

 

[r00igev@@r]

Shame.

 

[2026]

Time to demolish the D building and rebuild it as an N now?

 

[Lupus]

Time to demolish the D building and rebuild it as an N now?

It's not owned by DD for about 4 years

 

[Heisenborg]

So when your service goes down the toilet you just rebrand. Anc move

 

[lkpat]

Is it related to the Volkswagen crowd?

 

[PhireSide]

From Dee Dee to En TieTie?

 

[karnuffel]

Wonder if it will become less toxic

 

[KleinBoontjie]

1 April

Fools day

 

[TedLasso]

Who remembers the FBI from didata. He was a big boy there (in both senses) . Saw this today and remembered him.

 

[PaulGherkin]

 

[rvZA]

Learnt from the best. Should solve all their problems.

 

[PaulGherkin]

So when your service goes down the toilet you just rebrand. Anc move

Yip, that's how it works gents.

 

[OhYeah84]

So when your service goes down the toilet you just rebrand. Anc move

Nope, they were bought out in 2010 already but while the rest of the world changed their name, SA lagged behind for various reasons.
Go back...way back, and that way you educate yourself and look less like a fool.