Sahara Computers is set to take the local information technology and communications market by storm with the launch of a new Internet and e-mail service, Sahara Online. The initiative forms part of a joint venture targeted initially at end-users. The new service's Web site can be found at www.saharaonline.co.za.
The online initiative offers various Internet access options and features an online organiser, webdisk and virus and junkmail scanning on all e-mail, among other e-services. Also included is the newly launched Web Machine product for creating and publishing Web sites. Services specifically for Sahara dealers will be incorporated at a later stage.
Customers can sign up with the service using the Sahara Online Internet Connection Manager which is packaged on a connection CD. The Internet Connection Manager includes cutting-edge automatic self-repairing diagnostics, creating a dramatically improved service levels to the customer. After installing the software, the customer can obtain instant Internet connectivity with no contracts needed. All of this provides a greatly improved Internet experience for the customer, with fewer support calls being needed.
Customers can opt for either premium analogue 56Kb dialup for R89 per month or premium digital 64Kb ISDN dialup for R99 per month. All users of the dialup services get to use 10Mb of personal Web space as a part of their e-services bundle. In addition, by incorporating the Web Machine product, a move aimed directly at the SMME market, customers can create and publish a graphically and feature-rich business Web site for only R139 per month.
Other features and benefits users enjoy are free, unlimited telephonic support 24 hours a day, 10MB e-mail box with five e-mail addresses, access to the DNA Customer Management System for complete control of their own accounts, as well as an online information and Web services guide.
All of the offering's online features and e-services are available through the unique Sahara Online Customer Service Portal, www.saharaonline.co.za, a feature-rich Web site created with the customer in mind. All support is handled directly by Branded Internet for Sahara Online on 0861 765 765 (0861 sol sol), with all calls being answered by trained technicians.
"By including Sahara modem drivers on the connection CD and bundling it with our modems, we are providing the consumer with everything they need to get instantaneous Internet connectivity at a very competitive price. An analogue or ISDN telephone line are the only prerequisites," explains Atul Gupta, MD of Sahara Computers. "We already provide top quality PC infrastructure, and our goal with this new offering is to be the consumer's Internet service of choice, with the very best end-user Internet experience in the market."
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Established in 1997, Sahara Computers assembles and markets PCs and peripherals through a global distribution network that covers both established and emerging markets.
The company is based in Midrand and is the official distributor and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for a variety of top international vendors, including: AMD, Creative, Delta, Epson, Intel, Lexmark, Maxtor, Microsoft, MSI, Samsung, SMC Networks and Symantec.
An accredited member of the Proudly South African campaign and SAVANT international brand awareness initiative, the Sahara business network stretches across SA to include Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. The company has established presence in key African countries like Kenya and Botswana, and is focused on an aggressive strategy to expand into this growing market.
For more information on Sahara Computers, its products and services, visit www.sahara.co.za.
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