Microsoft HoloLens 2 now available in South Africa

Microsoft has made the HoloLens 2 available in South Africa, bringing mixed reality to local enterprises across various sectors. HoloLens 2 is a comfortable mixed reality device, with industry-leading solutions that deliver an immersive experience.

Mixed reality covers the spectrum from augmented reality to virtual reality, so that these worlds can co-exist and interact in real-time. According to Microsoft, the technology expands the jobs of first-line employees in sectors such as manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, and education.

The company said that HoloLens 2 offers several benefits to these businesses in South Africa, including:

• Enabling remote maintenance, reducing downtime, and improved worker productivity, accuracy and upskilling in the manufacturing and automotive industry
• Facilitating training and simulations and remote consultations between experts in the healthcare sector
• Driving better learning outcomes through interactive experiences that help students to learn better and faster in the education space

Attilla Szenvedi, COO at Microsoft South Africa, commented: “HoloLens 2 helps businesses and their employees complete crucial tasks faster, safer, and more efficiently, and creates new ways to connect to customers and partners. It also addresses specific local industry challenges by enabling capabilities that help companies become more competitive and innovative at scale.”

Justine Louw, General Manager: Microsoft at Tarsus Distribution: “We have seen a strong demand for mixed reality solutions locally, across a variety of industries. We know mixed reality has the potential to unlock immense value for South African businesses by creating efficiencies that lead to cost savings, optimising and enhancing the capabilities of today’s employees, and driving overall business growth through greater innovation and competitiveness.”

Tarsus Distribution has been appointed as the sole distributor for HoloLens 2 in South Africa and has been fully onboarded together with a number of partners.

Visit https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/hololens2-purchase to find out how you can harness the value of HoloLens 2 for your business and contact hololens@tarsus.co.za for any information on the distribution of HoloLens 2.