Tembo is a Swahili name for elephant. As in many cultures, the elephant is considered a symbol of strength and power. It is also praised for its creativity, stamina, mental faculties, cooperative spirit, and loyalty.
Being a combination of Branding, Media, Advertising, and IT service provider, a company needed to have elements of both the elephant in this case represented by the bold noun Tembo as a sign of strength and creativity and soft from the word software to represent the tech side of the company.