KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS SOUTH AFRICA (KDZA) has expanded its digital solutions portfolio with the introduction of Square 9, a cloud-first enterprise content management (ECM) platform. The solution is designed to simplify document capture, workflow automation, compliance and search in one unified environment.

Square 9’s key feature is its InquireAI engine, which allows users to extract data from documents using natural language prompts – removing the need for manual indexing or template-based setups. For African businesses navigating hybrid paper-digital environments, this presents a faster, more intuitive path to automation.

The launch is enabled through KDZA’s partnership with Johannesburg-based Document Automation Solutions South Africa (DASSA), Square 9’s strategic distributor for Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

‘Square 9 delivers enterprise-grade capabilities with quicker time to value – a smart fit for organisations looking to scale efficiently,’ says Greg Griffith, product marketing manager at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa. ‘Our goal is to support real-world business challenges, from POPIA compliance through local hosting to automation without heavy IT requirements.’

With local hosting via AWS Cape Town, modular subscription pricing and seamless integration into Kyocera multifunction printers, Square 9 addresses long-standing barriers to digital transformation, including cost, complexity, connectivity and skills shortages.