ATIO Corporation, a leading IT solutions and services company, has been rated as a black empowered company by Empowerdex, an independent economic empowerment rating and research agency.
Empowerdex awarded ATIO Corporation with a BBB rating, scoring of the company`s commitment to broad-based black economic empowerment. This is the second highest rating Empowerdex bestows on companies.
ATIO Corporation`s contribution to transformation within the ICT industry was assessed, taking in consideration its effective black economic empowerment (BEE) ownership, good employment equity ratios, significant affirmative procurement spend on BEE suppliers and its financial support of over R1.3 million on social development projects.
"It was essential for ATIO Corporation to proactively verify our BEE credentials by an independent body such as Empowerdex, a firm with a leading brand of integrity and assurance. Empowerdex`s credibility inspires confidence in the market," said Nicholas Maweni, marketing director of ATIO Corporation.
"The need for transformation in our company is unquestionable and all economic entities should provide an honest and frank snapshot of their progress towards an economically transformed society. The rating shows that ATIO Corporation is committed to BEE, which it regards as both a national and business imperative," said Maweni.
BEE is a strategic priority for all operations within ATIO Corporation. Its go-to-market strategy is in partnership with Thuthukani Information Technology Services (Pty) Ltd, a 25.1% shareholder in ATIO Corporation. Internally, BEE targets are a key performance measure for executive managers and the company has a transformation committee to oversee the application and the implementation of BEE policy across all business units.
ATIO Corporation`s rating also adds value to its supplier relationships.
"This BEE rating gives procurement departments the comfort that, by dealing with ATIO Corporation, they are ensuring their own affirmative procurement initiatives are supported," said Maweni.
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ATIO Corporation is a black empowered company specialising in ICT solutions and services. ATIO`s two business divisions target clearly defined niches within the market for business communications solutions.
The ATIO-Intelligent Business Solutions (IBS) division provides integrated multimedia communication channels to give managers a holistic, real-time view of all company business interactions, including:
* Contact centres
* Customer relationship management
* Mobile and unified communications
* Multimedia recording
* Telephony
The ATIO-Telecom Services division provides end-to-end network performance and revenue assurance testing solutions and services to mobile and fixed operators. It is one of the global pioneers of network performance testing and its innovative solutions and services are widely used not only in South Africa and the rest of Africa, but also throughout the European Union (EU) and the UK. For more information about ATIO Corporation please visit www.atio.com.
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