Comparex Africa, through data centre specialist Persetel Q Vector, has become a certified Oracle partner. The partnership will see Oracle supporting Comparex in its Oracle sales and marketing activities, and will also open up its online Oracle Partner Network support and management services to Comparex.
For clients, the immediate benefits of the deal include access to Comparex`s certified skills levels as an integrator and provider of Oracle software, solutions and applications, says Comparex.
"Oracle and Persetel Q Vector share the same approach of selling solutions rather than products, which drives true integration of disparate systems and platforms. As a result, our customers can evolve at their own pace, leveraging their existing IT investments for maximum return," said Isabel Wiehahn, Product Manager - Software at Persetel Q Vector.
"In the first couple of months we`ve already had several Oracle proposals on the table for various customers, in locations ranging from Bryanston to Ethiopia, with numerous other opportunities in the pipeline."
Marc Gower, marketing director at Oracle South Africa, said "Comparex is a strategic business partner that we can go to market with with the fullest confidence. We have similar ways of thinking and are aggressive in achieving our goals.
"By formalising our long-standing relationship Oracle will be able to throw its weight behind Comparex on all levels - technical, marketing, sales, support and management."
Comparex is one of the biggest IT solutions integrators in South Africa; Oracle the second-biggest software company in the world. Comparex already has more than 430 people with Oracle skills in various divisions and groups within the company, and last year sold several million rands worth of Oracle business. The company says that it will now market Oracle more aggressively both locally and in Africa, where it already has a significant client base.
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As the data centre specialist within the giant Information Technology group Comparex Africa, Persetel Q Vector assists South African companies to become more cost-effective by transforming their data centres to meet the demands of the e-business era. It creates business-focused data centres, which become a significant competitive advantage for its customers, by using its expertise in enterprise-wide business-critical systems like enterprise storage, storage area networks, data warehousing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
Persetel Q Vector has close relationships with key vendors in the data centre industry, including high-availability storage sub-systems leaders EMC, Unix-based server specialists Sun Microsystems, mainframe and data processing giant IBM and Computer Network Technologies (CNT), a US-based storage network provider. This allows the company to provide greater choice, better business value and specifically tailored offerings to its customers. The company also has the ability to draw on skills from within the Comparex Africa group and from its business partners worldwide.
Persetel Q Vector`s technical capabilities are supported by a dedicated team of professionals, skilled both in project management and specialist open system disciplines.
Persetel was formed in June 1999 through the merger of Persetel Open Systems and Persetel Mainframe Systems. In September 2001, Persetel and fellow Comparex Africa data centre specialist Q Vector merged their management structures to form Persetel Q Vector. The company`s head office is in Midrand, with regional offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.
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