MGX Software, a division of JSE-listed MGX, the leader in information management, has been appointed as Africa`s first Veritas Vplus Elite Partner. Vplus is Veritas Software`s new partner programme and has only recently been introduced into the South African market. Vplus Elite partner is the highest accreditation possible.
Says Nick van Noordwyk, Veritas Software regional director for Middle East and Africa, "The Vplus Partner Programme is designed to educate, service and support Veritas partners and focuses on teamwork and providing the best possible solution to the customer. MGX Software has shown extensive commitment to Veritas Software over the past 2 years and its high level of technical and service skills immediately qualifies the company for the highest possible status within this programme. MGX Software`s expertise and experience are invaluable to Veritas` future success in South Africa."
Elite Partner status guarantees that MGX customers benefit from one of the country`s highest level of skills, training and support on the full range of Veritas` high volume and enterprise solutions
Says Pieter Engelbrecht, Veritas product marketing manager , MGX Software, "MGX Software is unique in South Africa in that the company has reached the maximum number of accreditations possible as a Vplus Elite Partner, which are Veritas Off-line Specialist, Veritas On-Line Specialist, Veritas Application Specialist and Veritas High Availability Specialist".
This means that all sales and technical training requirements have been met for enterprise backup, clustering, migration and replication for UNIX and NT environments and file system management product ranges.
"Customers need only place one call to get a fully fledged solution with shorter implementation time," concludes Engelbrecht.
MGX
MGX is a specialist in the information sector and is the market leader in the supply of products and services for the capture, storage, retrieval and management of information.
Its services allow customers to effectively manage the explosion of information, whether digital or paper-based, to turn this information into knowledge and to save time, money and resources.
MGX, which listed on the JSE in 1995, has achieved consistent growth in earnings of over 40% p.a., employs over 1 200 people nationally, and has a market capitalisation in excess of R1 billion.
Veritas
Veritas Software Corporation provides essential data availability software solutions that enable customers to protect and access their business-critical data for Business Without Interruption.

