GijimaAst, listed in the technology sector of the JSE Securities Exchange, aims to be the most respected company in the ICT industry in its target markets by driving unparalleled value for its clients, staff, shareholders and communities.
The company`s intellectual capacity, business model, strong client base and extended geographic footprint provide clients with sophisticated and diverse service delivery options in the infrastructure, solutions, system integration and networking arenas.
The competencies and vertical market focus of GijimaAst includes broad experience and market penetration in the financial, manufacturing, mining, retail and telecommunications markets, as well as national and provincial government departments and parastatals.
Says Group Executive: Procurement Nico Meintjes: "As one of the leading technology companies in southern Africa in terms of physical infrastructure and an unparalleled geographic footprint, GijimaAst has the capability and capacity to provide services to both the largest corporates as well as small and medium companies. With more than 70 offices and service centres throughout southern Africa, we are well positioned to add value to our clients, wherever they may be.
"GijimaAst has a large, loyal and supportive client base, long-term institutional shareholding, and the best empowerment credentials in the industry. GijimaAst has an enviable services track record with 98% of SLAs in all clients being met on a rolling three month basis and over 1 500 SLAs monitored per month," he boasts.
A broad skills base
Our alliance with HP strengthens and expands our portfolio of industry specific solution offerings.
Nico Meintjes, GijimaAst group executive of procurement.
The company`s numerous partner certifications including HP Preferred Partner 2006, HP Software Nova Partner, HP Authorised Services Delivery Partner, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner (in five solutions areas), Oracle Certified Partner (Technology Track), Cisco Systems Gold Certified Partner, Citrix Partner, NEC Philips Exclusive Strategic Partner (including sole distributor - IP Telephony & Convergence), 3Com Gold Certified Partner, IBM Accredited Business Partner (in two solutions areas), Nortel Gold Partner, and Novell Platinum Partner.
The company further has enormous depth and breadth of skills in its workforce, including some 100+ server support specialists (OEM certified); upward of 150 project/programme managers; 40+ architects; more than 140 SAP consultants; 300+ business analysts and programmers; 136 certified Microsoft engineers; 50+ network specialists (Cisco, Nortel, etc); and over 700 skilled field engineers.
Strategically aligned
"The partnership between GijimaAst and HP has matured into that of a strategic alliance," says Meintjes. "This collaboration has enabled GijimaAst to offer its clients a single point of accountability for the implementation and managed support services of heterogeneous infrastructures, application and information systems, as well as industry specific solutions.
"Stretching the collaboration even further to include other mutual partners such as Microsoft, SAP, Cisco, and other technology partners, one has to realise the tremendous value that this alliance has to offer our clients," he states.
"Our alliance with HP strengthens and expands our portfolio of industry specific solution offerings by combining best-in-class hardware and software products, solutions and support services. This in turn provides our clients with the reassurance that GijimaAst can meet their immediate business challenge to help reduce the complexity and risk associated with IT investments.
"Most recently," he says, "we completed an R8 million project within the mining sector that included the consolidation and expansion of the server and storage platform using HP Blade Server and EVA storage technology, with online disaster recovery built into the design, across four sites throughout South Africa.
"Whether the challenge is Information Life Cycle Management, a forecourt POS solution, the implementation and/or expansion of your ERP capability, an upgrade of network infrastructure, or merely reducing end-user workplace TCO, the GijimaAst and HP alliance will deliver a well designed solution that is easily deployable in any environment," he concludes.
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