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Integr8 achieves Select Certification from Cisco in SA


Johannesburg, 11 Apr 2013
Bennie Strydom, Chief Sales Officer at Integr8.
Bennie Strydom, Chief Sales Officer at Integr8.

Integr8, part of Africa's largest publicly traded ICT management and managed services company, announced today it has achieved Select Certification from Cisco. The Select Certification recognises Cisco resale channel partners that focus on meeting the technology and services needs of small businesses.

Bennie Strydom, Chief Sales Officer at Integr8, says the company has enjoyed a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Cisco, via its established Partner Programme, and the strategic alliance continues to add value to its growing market.

"Our model is based on transferring benefit and value to the core infrastructures of our clients. We have always placed a premium on housing the most advanced and up-to-date skill sets and product available to offer our clients a choice in terms of solutions. This certification strengthens the credibility of our service offering, which is used extensively across a number of industries to meet the increasing demands on the network and help adapt to changing market conditions," says Strydom.

The certification also reinforces the company's ongoing technical training programme, based on an extensive range of Cisco technology solutions. "It ensures that our technical engineers are trained up on the very latest technology and continue to add measurable value on all integration projects, particularly in line with an increase in interest and activity among businesses," adds Strydom.

"The Cisco Select Certification was created in response to customer demand for channel partners capable of designing and implementing Cisco solutions purpose-built for small businesses," Stefano Mattiello, Director, Partner Led Cisco, Africa. "With the Select Certification, Integr8 has made an investment in obtaining the training, skills and knowledge necessary to play a pivotal role in meeting this growing demand."

To earn Select Certification, Integr8 fulfilled the training and exam requirements for the Cisco Small Business Specialisation. Integr8 also met the personnel, training and post-sales support requirements set forth by Cisco.

The Cisco Resale Channel Programme provides a framework for channel partners to build the sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills required to deliver Cisco solutions to end-customers. Through the programme's specialisations and certifications, Cisco recognises a channel partner's expertise in deploying solutions based on Cisco advanced technologies and services.

Using a third-party audit process, the programme validates channel partner qualifications such as technology skills, business best practices, customer satisfaction, and presales and post-sales support capabilities - critical factors for customers choosing a trusted channel partner.

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Integr8

Integr8 is an ICT management and managed services company, founded in 2001 by high-impact serial entrepreneurs, Rob Sussman and Lance Fanaroff, who are the current respective Co-CEOs of the Group Companies.

Integr8 is the founder and operator of the only South African-based Nerve Centre, a hub of technology, skill and process, that is used to support and regulate the ICT environment of many of the country's leading organisations.

The ICT infrastructure management and managed services company in the Integr8 Group, Integr8 IT, was organically grown over 12 years into the largest privately-owned ICT company on the African continent, with over 550 highly skilled professionals across its multiple offices.

In February 2013, Integr8 Group's Integr8 IT was acquired by the country's largest publically traded technology company, The Business Connexion Group (BCG), in a R126 million cash transaction.

Through the BCG acquisition, Integr8's clients enjoy access to 7 000 high skilled personnel across the group, with more offices on the continent than any other local technology company. Offices also span across United Arab Emirates and into Europe.

This passion for ICT is best demonstrated by the Integr8 Nerve Centre, which hosts some of the finest technical operations to be found anywhere on the globe. It is from this technology hub that Integr8 remotely manages infrastructure for many leading organisations around the globe.

Integr8 is vendor agnostic, choosing the very best solution for each client and can deliver managed ICT services through the cloud to customers of any size in any location.

Founded on technical excellence, Integr8 operates the only South African-based Nerve Centre (www.nervecentre.co.za), providing a digital hub to manage and regulate many of the country's leading corporations. This single point of contact allows remote access to clients enabling tier 3 support 24/7.

The South African offices can be found in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and has representation in Port Elizabeth, East London, and across the southern African region. Integr8 can be reached on its call centre number or through any other contact means of your choice (click here).

Integr8 IT has achieved an official BEE rating as a level 4 contributor and is regarded as a "value-adding supplier''. As Integr8 continues to invest in its partners and people, clients can expect exceptional BEE ratings with added benefits for all. (click here)

The Integr8 family remains committed to the world around it and has developed a keen nurturing culture over the years. The company supports multiple charitable organisations.

Johannesburg
Tel: (+27) 11 555-9300
Fax: (+27) 11 555-9301
Office: 17 Scott St, Waverley, 2090

Cape Town
Tel: (+27) 21 439-9986
Fax: (+27) 21 439-9983
Office: 3rd Floor, The Equinox, Milton Rd, Sea Point

Durban
Tel: (+27) 31 566-4800
Fax: (+27) 31 566-4801
Office: 3 Hollywood Park, La Lucia Ridge, Durban, 4001

24/7 Nerve Centre 0861-888-888
Web site www.integr8it.com
E-mail: info@integr8it.com

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