Lucent's master distributor, Siltek Telecoms, was recently awarded the "Best New Business Partner" trophy for the European, Middle East and African (EMEA) region for the financial year ending September 1999.
Dr Dudu Kunene, chairman of Siltek Limited and Michael Aitken, managing director of Siltek Telecoms, accepted the award at Lucent's annual EMEA conference held aboard the Rhapsody on the Mediterranean sea from the 31 October - 2 November 99.
"The partnership between Lucent BCS and Siltek Telecoms has been mutually beneficial, and has enabled us to break into new markets and expand into new regions together," explains Aitken.
The annual EMEA conference is a 3-day event that is aimed at the partners world-wide, and focuses on outlining Lucent's objectives and strategies for the coming year, as well as reviewing the successes of the previous year. It is also held in conjunction with Lucent's Solutions Fair that showcases new products.
Siltek Telecoms is a specialist telecommunications distributor within the Siltek IT Supply Chain Group, and has agreements with some of the world's leading vendors. It is the master distributor for Lucent Technologies' range of voice products and Active Voice Corporation's portfolio of PC-based voice processing systems and Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) solutions. Controlled by Kunene Technology Ltd, Siltek Telecoms is committed to becoming the supplier of choice for telecommunications VARS and independent resellers.
Siltek Limited is the leader in the Southern African Information Technology (IT) Supply Chain with projected turnover of R3-billion in the year to end-June 2000. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Siltek comprises several complementary operating divisions, each of which is a dominant player in its niche area.
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