Blue Turtle Technologies (Blue Turtle) today announced the acquisition of Column Technologies South Africa's (Column SA) BMC Software practice effective 1 February 2011.
As part of the agreement, Blue Turtle will take over all customers and support commitments for Column SA. Column Technologies will retain its Global Service Desk, situated in Cape Town, to service its international clients.
The strategic decision for the acquisition allows Column Technologies to focus on its fast-growing North American, European and Australasia businesses. Blue Turtle has aggressively achieved local BMC growth over the past 24 months.
"The timing of the deal could not have been better," said Martyn Healy, Marketing Director at Blue Turtle. "We are continually expanding our customer base as well as our support and delivery capabilities, and Column Technologies was looking for a strong local partner who could support their African customers.” The transaction also increases Blue Turtle's footprint in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
Blue Turtle Technologies, an Elite BMC Software partner, is the largest provider of BMC Software solutions and services in southern Africa, while Column Technologies is the largest global BMC Software Elite BSM Certified partner.
The two companies will also enter into a partnership that will enable Blue Turtle to drive the sales and support of other products and solutions developed by Column Technologies into the African market.
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Blue Turtle Technologies
Blue Turtle Technologies provides solutions for optimising, enhancing and leveraging existing IT investment, and supporting the cost-effective delivery of new technology initiatives. With experience from mainframe to desktop, Blue Turtle delivers solutions for the effective management of IT infrastructures employing innovative software products, backed by 'best-practice' implementation services. Blue Turtle's strategy leverages 'best-in-class' software products brought together from leading international and South African software providers to deliver compelling and cost effective technology management solutions to customers. For more information about Blue Turtle, please visit: http://www.blueturtle.co.za.
Column Technologies
Established in 1998, Column Technologies is a global technology, management consulting, and product and services company that helps commercial and public sector organisations improve service efficiency while lowering costs and risk. Headquartered in the United States, we have 275 employees around the world, as well as offices in Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. For additional information about Column Technologies, please visit: http://www.columnIT.com.
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