As the Mother City gears herself up for the arrival of the Volvo Ocean Race participants next week, Internet Solutions (IS), SA`s leading provider of infrastructure foundations for electronic business, is preparing to get these teams connected.
IS is the official Internet sponsor for the eight participating race teams on their stopover in Cape Town between 22 October and 11 November, and will provide the teams with Internet access while they are moored at the V&A Waterfront.
Says Stuart Birch, Sales Manager at IS, Cape Town: "The event has already received significant coverage, and through exposure via the Internet, we believe that it holds varied economic and tourism benefits for Cape Town, and the rest of our country."
The race, which started from Southampton, England, on 23 September, will make nine stops during the ten-month race around the world, and will cover 32 700 nautical miles before it finishes in Kiel, Germany in early June 2002.
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Internet Solutions (IS) is SA`s leading provider of infrastructure foundations for electronic business and the forerunner in providing companies with effective connectivity solutions. At present, it connects over 1 500 organisations to the Internet and over 3 000 sites through its range of VPN solutions, thus forming the primary electronic business community in SA.
IS offers a fully managed environment together with expertise in areas such as Internet access, VPNs, hosting, dialup, security and data management. Its best-of-breed infrastructure is without equal and has been the preferred choice of leading companies since 1993.
As the Internet industry leader, IS is also dedicated to sharing its success with others by providing improved access to education and information to all South Africans, particularly previously disadvantaged communities.
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