Microsoft has appointed commerceSWITCH, an e-business solutions provider and South African subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed eSynergies, as a Microsoft Certified Solutions Provider (MCP). Through this partnership commerceSWITCH will benefit from a close working relationship with Microsoft South Africa, which will include access to extensive product information and resources, program support, skills and services.
commerceSWITCH, which provides automation technologies in the business-to-business, customer relationship management and globalisation industries, will leverage the Microsoft platform to enhance its service offering and to address the technical needs of the enterprise market. "The MCP programme provides an important industry benchmark for customers, indicating the quality and effectiveness they can expect from solution providers in the local market," says Philip de Bruin, managing director of commerceSWITCH.
According to Craig Neilsen, partner manager at Microsoft South Africa, "The MCP programme encourages the development of leading IT solutions, skills and services. MCPs have access to the richest set of knowledge resources available in the country to equip them to provide appropriate IT solutions to Microsoft`s customers."
With the growing demand for e-business enterprise solutions, commerceSWITCH is committed to ensuring that its staff is skilled in the latest technologies. The MCP programme facilitates this learning path by offering internal licences for new products, giving MCPs the earliest possible access to new products and keeping them at the forefront of new industry concepts.
"Our vision is to lead the South African market in the development and implementation of business applications for specific business needs," says de Bruin. The company`s new partner status will support this vision by providing commerceSWITCH with the tools and resources necessary to ensure improved value creation for its clients.
"As South African businesses demand sophisticated IT solutions to keep up with global trends, solution providers need to be equipped to service and support customers of all sizes. Microsoft is committed to growing the local market by providing access to the best IT solutions for a range of business needs. Our partnership with commerceSWITCH highlights this commitment," concludes Nielsen.
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commerceSWITCH is a South African-based subsidiary of NASDAQ-listed eSynergies. The company is an application integration service provider with cutting edge automation technologies in the Business-to-Business (B2B), Customer Relationship Management (eCRM) and Globalization industries. commerceSWITCH also offers web-hosting and Internet connectivity services to support its e-commerce clients.
commerceSWITCH`s Web-based content management and B2B exchange ASP service that converts product catalogs into XML and automates the submission of those products into any of the major B2B exchanges and net markets. By transforming, managing and exchanging product content, commerceSWITCH provides a complete product management and exchange solution that drives increased sales and buyer loyalty throughout the e-commerce channel. Its B2B supplier solution aggregates and integrates digital product content, maintains accurate and up-to-date product information and delivers content in any format (XML, cXML, xCBL, CIF, RosettaNet, etc) by automating the submission of products into Ariba and CommerceOne powered B2B exchanges and net markets.
commerceSWITCH`s ASP platform includes powerful eCRM capabilities combined with recent breakthroughs in rules engine technology to enable businesses to connect brick and mortar back office applications to major e-business applications using pre-built adapters. Business managers can design and execute complex advertising, marketing and sales campaigns based on online click stream, offline demographic and all types of legacy database information. ASP platform includes powerful eCRM capabilities combined with recent breakthroughs in rules engine technology to enable businesses to connect brick and mortar back office applications to major e-business applications using pre-built adapters. This enables business managers to design and execute complex advertising, marketing and sales campaigns based on online click stream, offline demographic and all types of legacy database information without the help of programmers or IT staff.
commerceSWITCH is also the sole South African distributor of Saqqara catalogue management and electronic product content systems.
eSynergies
With over 800 clients worldwide, eSynergies offers a cost effective way for companies to incorporate Internet strategies throughout their procurement and sales processes, translate and globalise their Web sites into several languages and invest in multiple selling models to penetrate worldwide markets and protect market share.
Its three operating subsidiaries, Salesmation, M2 Limited and CommerceSwitch work together to merge the efficiencies of the new economy with the proven business models of the old economy. By leveraging a company`s existing infrastructure and technical assets, the eSynergies ASP platform can transform an organization into an intelligent enterprise with powerful competitive advantages.
Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software -- any time, any place and on any device.
Microsoft South Africa was launched in January 1993 in Johannesburg and now has sales offices in Durban and Cape Town. If you are interested in viewing additional information on Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft Web page at www.microsoft.com and the Microsoft South Africa home page at www.microsoft.com/southafrica
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