Platinum Micro to merge with Tarsus Technologies

Issued by puruma business communications for Tarsus Technology Group
Johannesburg, 11 Sep 2013

Platinum Micro will merge with Tarsus Technologies on 1 October 2013, resulting in a South African IT distribution partner focused on providing enhanced value to its customers.

The integration combines the strengths of both companies and allows for leveraging of resources and industry expertise to deliver a richer, more comprehensive and unparalleled customer experience.

The move is a precursor to the planned move to MB Technologies' new state-of-the-art, 30 000sqm warehouse and distribution facility in Waterfall Commercial District, Woodmead, Gauteng, in December 2013.

By combining resources and assets under one roof, Tarsus' offering is strengthened significantly and builds on its existing platform and initiatives to provide forward-thinking solutions to customers.

The merger will also provide customers with improved efficiencies in distribution, management, operations and overall service delivery. In addition, product portfolios will be integrated and expanded to provide an unmatched product offering. Tarsus Technologies and Platinum Micro are working closely with customers, partners and employees to make the integration process as smooth as possible.

Tarsus Technologies

With more than 28 years of experience in the ICT industry, Tarsus is the leading value-added distributor in South Africa, specialising in the supply of the world's foremost PC and peripheral hardware brands to the local reseller channel.

Tarsus strives to meet the channel's needs for credit funding, stock availability and efficient logistics, ensuring that resellers are able to deliver the highest quality service to their customers, focus on support and compiling the best overall solutions for their end-user customer base at the lowest possible cost.

The company prides itself on its flexibility, adaptability, knowledge, skills and successful track record combined with an industry-leading ability to manage large roll-outs. These are the reasons Tarsus has consistently been rated as the top distributor in the country by international vendors, resellers and the IT media alike.

With its strong commitment to the South African channel, Tarsus is able to not only make the reseller channel more efficient, but more importantly, it plays a vital role in dramatically reducing the costs of doing business in the local ICT market.

Tarsus distributes a range of products from the world's leading manufacturers, including Acer, AOC, APC, ASUS, Cisco, Dell, Gateway, HP, Lenovo, Meissner, Microsoft, NETGEAR, OKI and Samsung.

Tarsus' head office is situated in Johannesburg with branches in Cape Town, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein and Nelspruit. Tarsus has also extended its footprint into Africa with branches in Namibia, Botswana and Mauritius.

More information about Tarsus is available at: http://www.tarsus.co.za.

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