Tiscali World Online is providing leased-line connectivity for Microsoft`s Tech-Ed Africa 2002 conference and exhibition, being held at Sun City from 11 to 14 August.
The ISP is also a platinum sponsor of the event.
Tech-Ed Africa is one of the largest Microsoft events in Africa. It caters for IT professionals and developers and accommodates 1 300 delegates. The conference was introduced to the continent in 2000 and gives African delegates the opportunity to experience the latest information and technologies from Microsoft.
"A wireless connectivity facility enables delegates to keep in touch with their offices at all times. This is essential for this type of conference where most of the delegates are IT professionals who have to maintain ongoing contact with their companies when they are away from their offices," says Isabel Boniface, TechEd project manager.
"The leased-line connectivity provided by Tiscali World Online gives delegates the ability to download e-mail on their laptops, pocket PCs or via the desktop machines that are available, providing them with full contact with the outside world for the duration of the conference.
"What we have from Tiscali World Online is a one-stop-shop for the connectivity requirements of the conference, with dedicated Internet access and guaranteed transmission speeds."
"Tech-Ed is the premier technical education conference for Microsoft products," says Derek Hunt, Tiscali World Online`s GM of sales. "By making our services available to the delegates and giving them an opportunity to use our network they can experience some of the features and value-added services we have to offer."
Hunt says the ISP`s focus is on providing holistic communications solutions for its clients, and the synergy between Tiscali World Online and Microsoft meant it made sense for the companies to partner for the Tech-Ed event.
"With our focus on connectivity and communications convergence, and Microsoft`s focus on the development of Internet applications, it makes business sense for us to become involved with Tech-Ed. The conference provides a platform for us to showcase Tiscali World Online`s extensive range of business services.
"We are targeting the corporate market with our business services offering and we will continue to work with Microsoft to offer a broad array of media and communications platforms and provide further innovation in the communications technology arena."
Tiscali World Online is providing Tech-Ed with a 2Mb line which is available for delegates at the conference. The 2Mb pipe is connected via leased-line from Sun City to the Tiscali World Online Internet backbone, with managed routers on each end. The pipe enables users to send and retrieve e-mail, gives them access to virtual private network (VPN) connectivity to their workplaces, full Web browsing capability, and access to all Internet services.
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