Bytes Managed Solutions, a provider of solutions for companies that engage in high-volume business transactions, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Fusion Transactive, a New Zealand-based global supplier of systems to the retail oil industry. The partnership enables Bytes to provide an end-to-end value proposition to the South African fuel sector.
“Fusion Transactive has over 30 years' experience in this industry and has a complete service offering for retail fuel environments,” says Koot de Klerk, strategic account manager at Bytes Managed Solutions.
“This new venture complements our growth strategy into adjacent markets and we are looking forward to taking our combined capabilities into this sector. Fusion Transactive was looking for a major services and support partner, which is a leader in the South African market. Their capability is further complemented by our sole distribution of NCR products in South Africa, which provides assisted and self-service solutions for the retail sector. Together, Bytes Managed Solutions, Fusion Transactive and NCR will bring a new offering and positive experience to fuel retailers.”
The offering is flexible and will comprise Fusion Transactive's G5 Automation and Site management software, NCR hardware, and installation, support and maintenance services. Financing will be provided where necessary by sister company Fintech.
“Bytes and Fusion Transactive have a similar philosophy, which will make it easy for both companies to work together,” says Brian Ryan, chief marketing officer at Fusion Transactive. “Together, we will provide a complete service offering consisting of payment, point of sale, back-office and head-office systems and forecourt controllers for our customers.”
Fusion Transactive has done business in South Africa for more than 20 years. Its PEC Model 8850 control system for fuel dispensers, which has set the standard for the industry, is the most widely used in the local market. Although Fusion's new software is hardware-agnostic and can run on any platform, NCR's RealPOS series will be the preferred solution offered locally.
“More than two decades ago the system was fraud- and virus-proof, and it remains a market leader to this day,” Ryan notes. “Our G5 software is even better than our well-known PEC 8850 system.”
Sadoo Chatty, the local representative for Fusion Transactive, adds that the partnership gives clients a one-stop shop and that they will now have one point of contact and deal directly with Bytes.
“The strength of the package is not only its scalability - from a single point-of-sale controller up to enterprise management systems and controls, but also its reliability in all types of settings. This is especially important as we are planning to roll out the solution in a number of harsh African environments,” adds Chatty.
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Fusion Transactive
Fusion is a world-leading supplier of site automation and payment systems to the retail fuels industry globally, with offices in Malaysia, China, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand and significant product installations in Malaysia, Africa, India, the Middle East, South East Asia, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and South America. www.fusiontransactive.com
Bytes Managed Solutions
Bytes Managed Solutions is the exclusive distributor for NCR products and solutions in South Africa and selected neighbouring countries. The organisation markets, supports and maintains enterprise-wide information products and services. It crafts the majority of its solutions and services offering by adding value to core NCR solutions and services. In addition, it offers focused, product-independent agnostic workspace management and IT equipment, maintenance, IMACD and project management, leveraging its over 96 service points throughout South Africa. It enjoys partnerships in most African countries. The services operation supports a variety of brands including NCR, Dell, HP, ACER and Cisco. Bytes Managed Solutions is a division of the Bytes Technology Group and wholly owned by JSE-listed Altron.
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