To help multinationals and enterprises collaborate effectively in the New World Economy, Dimension Data has partnered with Centra, the world`s leading software infrastructure and ASP service provider for live business-to-business (B2B) Internet collaboration and eLearning.
"As Centra is leading the way in Internet-based live collaboration, this presents an excellent opportunity for the Group to expand our communication solutions portfolio," says Mark Bowman, managing director, Dimension Data i-Commerce.
"Our strategy is to partner with best-of-breed innovators so we can continue to provide our customers with the most advanced and flexible communication solutions," he says.
Lawrence Whittle, vice president of operations for Centra EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) adds: "We are delighted to be working with a globally recognised company such as Dimension Data, and look forward to a long-term successful relationship with them. This decision is another validation of Centra`s market leadership position in EMEA and across the world."
As a result of the partnership, Dimension Data will utilise Centra`s Web application software to enhance its communications solutions, aimed at multinational organisations requiring a consistent user interface for communication both locally and remotely.
Software Infrastructure for Live eLearning and Business Collaboration
Already used by more than a million business professionals in over 350 companies worldwide, Centra`s Web-based enterprise products and services share a common collaboration framework, and are optimized to address the full range of real-time business interactions necessary to accelerate internal and market-facing business processes. Every product features Centra`s hallmark voice-over-IP capabilities, shared workspace environment, and intuitive user interface to enable live conversation and interaction over the Internet. Centra`s products, available as enterprise software or hosted ASP services, include Centra Symposium for virtual classrooms, Centra Conference? for Web conferencing and events, and Centra eMeeting for meetings and ad hoc team collaboration. For more information, visit www.centra.com.
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Dimension Data
Dimension Data is a leading global network services and i-Commerce solutions provider, focused on enabling enterprises, telecommunication service providers and new economy companies to communicate and transact effectively in an e-enabled environment.
Dimension Data listed on the London Stock Exchange in July 2000 and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. The Group has over 11,000 employees and operates in over 30 countries on six continents. It has achieved a compound annual growth rate in US dollars of 57 per cent in revenue and 36 per cent in earnings per share over the past two years.
For more information on Dimension Data visit www.didata.com
Centra
Centra is the world`s leading provider of software infrastructure and ASP services for live eLearning and business collaboration. Today hundreds of global organizations have standardized on Centra for the delivery of real-time collaborative learning on the Web, including American Express, Domino`s Pizza, ExxonMobil, Siemens, Nationwide Insurance, and Procter & Gamble. Centra supports a vital ecosystem of strategic eLearning partnerships, which include alliances with Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cisco, Oracle, Saba and Global Knowledge. Headquartered in Boston`s technology corridor, the Company has sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia.