Australian asset management software giant, Hardcat, has partnered with a Kenyan-based ICT company, Techbiz Software Solutions, to channel software through the east African market.
Hardcat was approached by Techbiz to become a preferred partner a year ago, explains Scott Longden, executive VP for international operations at Hardcat. "Our findings were strong and we launched our asset management product into the market last week," he says.
Techbiz is also a Microsoft Silver Partner and the appointed business partner of IBM, HP and Dell.
"We believe this asset management product will be beneficial in combating theft and corruption in many companies and governmental institutions in the country," explains Longden.
Assets are crucial to the day-to-day running of any organisation, says Abdulkadir Moosajee, MD of Techbiz. The fixed asset management solution will cater to the financial aspects of fixed assets, as well as maintenance, tracking, auditing, planning, acquisitions, disposal and lease management in businesses, he says.
By effectively managing one's fixed assets in these areas, research conducted worldwide has shown major savings and reduction in total cost of ownership, says Moosajee.
As organisations are also becoming more globalised and offices more mobile, the need for such solutions are becoming ever more crucial, he adds.
Hardcat already has software affiliations with banks and manufacturing companies in the region, with the intention to entrench itself further into the Kenyan market, Longdon says.
"The country has promising prospects in the ICT sector which we feel positive about. Kenya recently reported an improved economic growth rate of just over 6% in 2006, which is huge."
Longden says Hardcat is looking for channel partners in Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan and Uganda.
"Africa is the next Asia in terms of potential economic growth, which we feel is well worth investing in."
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