The enterprise solutions business unit of the JSE-listed AST Group has completed the process of realigning its offerings with what the market wants. The realignment has resulted in a name change to AST Enterprise Solutions Management (ESM), a business unit that provides solutions that dramatically improve the way in which IT organisations deliver services to their clients in the new economy.
Under the leadership of Geoff van den Bosch, AST ESM has become the software solutions provider in the AST Group, bringing together product, people and processes to provide a unique offering.
Representing some of the world`s leading software companies, AST ESM has taken best-of-breed technologies and has combined them with world-class practices and a proven implementation and support service, allowing over 250 global clients to cost-effectively manage complex and challenging IT environments.
According to van den Bosch, packaged software is becoming the fastest-growing component of global IT spend. "In order to meet this growing need and to add value to and support packaged software solutions, we have progressively expanded our range of packaged software offerings to other areas, including utilities, performance enhancement and security management products."
A new appointment to the AST ESM team is Nico Vlok as General Sales Manager. He will be responsible for heading the sales drive. In addition, Rian van Greunen has been appointed to the AST ESM board.
AST ESM`s differentiating feature is its expert technical and business knowledge, which is subject to progressive `commoditisation` as it is captured in the rapidly growing base of mature software.
Building on its proven formula for success in the ESM domain, AST ESM has taken up the challenge - its mission has been expanded to include the distribution of and the adding of value to a comprehensive range of best-of-breed packaged software from across the entire IT spectrum. Operating in close association with other AST business units active in related fields, AST ESM adds value through implementation, ongoing support and help desk services.
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