Kyocera strengthens ECM offering with Square 9 launch in South Africa

Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa (KDZA) has announced the addition of Square 9 to its solutions portfolio, expanding its enterprise content management (ECM) capabilities to help businesses digitise, automate, and secure their content more efficiently.

Square 9 is a cloud-first content services platform that consolidates capture, forms, workflow automation, and search into one seamless environment. With its embedded InquireAI engine, Square 9 offers a combination of simplicity, speed, and intelligence, making the solution an ideal fit for African businesses looking to accelerate their digital transformation. The software enables users to extract data from documents using natural language prompts, eliminating the need for templates or manual indexing.

This launch is made possible through KDZA's partnership with Johannesburg-based Document Automation Solutions (DASSA), Square 9's strategic distributor for Africa, middle East and Asia.

"Square 9 brings enterprise-grade capabilities with faster time to value, making it a smart choice for growing organisations in South Africa and across the continent," said Greg Griffith, Product Marketing Manager at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa.

"This partnership reflects our focus on delivering practical, scalable solutions that meet the realities of African business -whether that means supporting hybrid paper-digital environments, ensuring POPIA compliance through local hosting, or enabling automation without the need for scarce IT resources."

Russel Roth, Managing Director at Document Automation Solutions South Africa (DASSA), added: "We are proud to partner with Kyocera in bringing Square 9's technology to a wider audience. Our role as Square 9's distributor in Africa, middle East and Asia, has always been about enabling access to world-class ECM solutions. Now, working alongside Kyocera, we can embed these tools directly into everyday workflows at the multifunction printer. Together, we can offer customers not just software, but a complete, integrated pathway to digital transformation."

Square 9 directly addresses common customer challenges in South Africa and across the continent, including:
● Long implementation cycles and complex configuration
● Shortage of skilled IT personnel for customisation and maintenance
● High upfront infrastructure and licensing costs
● Connectivity and performance concerns in areas with uneven infrastructure
● Growing compliance requirements under POPIA
● The need to balance paper and digital workflows in hybrid environments

With modular subscription-based pricing, businesses can start small and scale their automation as needs evolve. Local hosting in AWS Cape Town, ensures improved performance, lower latency, and compliance with South Africa's data protection laws.

This launch builds on KDZA's long-standing commitment to sustainability and efficiency, helping organisations reduce their reliance on paper, cut storage and processing costs, and achieve greener operations.

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About Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa
Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa is a group company of Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., a global leading provider of total document solutions based in Osaka, Japan. The company's portfolio includes reliable and eco-friendly MFPs and printers, as well as business applications and consultative services which enable customers to optimize and manage their document workflow, reaching new heights of efficiency. With professional expertise and a culture of empathetic partnership, the objective of the company is to help organisations put knowledge to work to drive change. For further information visit www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.za

About Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. is a group company of Kyocera Corporation (Kyocera), a leading supplier of industrial and automotive components, semiconductor packages, electronic devices, smart energy systems, printers, copiers, and mobile phones. During the year ended March 31, 2025, the company's consolidated sales revenue totalled 2 trillion yen (approx. US$13.5 billion). Kyocera is ranked #874 on Forbes magazine's 2024 "Global 2000" list of the world's largest publicly traded companies and has been named among "The World's 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies" by The Wall Street Journal.
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