PC-WARE Information Technologies AG, one of the leading manufacturer-independent IT enterprises in Europe and rapidly growing in South Africa, today announced that Symantec recognised the company as one of the award winners at Symantec's annual "Altiris Solutions Partners in Excellence" event - APEX 2007 - in Coronado, California, in February.
PC-WARE was recognised for its dedication and commitment to selling Symantec's Altiris management solutions, as well as its overall performance in revenue, deal registration, technical and marketing investments, and certifications.
"I am very proud that PC-WARE has been able to show this outstanding performance. Becoming one out of four APEX partners in EMEA within one year, clearly shows that PC-WARE can deliver ITIL-compliant, process-driven, service-oriented IT lifecycle management from software asset management to systems - and security management on a global scale by focusing on the customer needs," said Dr Knut L"oschke, CEO of the PC-WARE group.
Maurice Staal, Managing Director of PC-WARE South Africa, adds: "In 2007, PC-WARE increased Symantec revenue by more than 100% and continued to be a leader in the EMEA region in identifying and closing deals for Altiris solutions."
In South Africa, PC-WARE managed to sign up a great number of large key accounts with users sites from 100 to 40 000 users. South African customers can also benefit from the knowledge base and experience built up within the PC-WARE community in the EMEA region.
"Symantec is proud to recognise partners that have demonstrated the ability to utilise the Symantec portfolio of Altiris management solutions to help customers reduce the cost and complexity of IT ownership while delivering confidence in their IT systems," said Julie Parrish, vice-president, Global Channel Office, Symantec. "The Symantec APEX awards provide us with the opportunity to recognise our valued partners and publicly acknowledge their great achievements."
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PC-WARE Information Technologies is one of the few software licensing companies in South Africa offering a comprehensive core service portfolio which covers licensing of standardised software, software management and proprietary software solutions. PC-WARE is an Altiris Gold partner in South Africa.
PC-WARE is the outright market leader in Europe within its core business of software licensing and licence management and growing its business very rapidly in South Africa.
Employing more than 1 400 people and serving around 85 000 customers, the company operates subsidiaries in South Africa, 23 European countries as well as in China, Russia and the US.
PC-WARE was granted European Large Account Reseller (ELAR) status for the whole of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA region) by Microsoft, one of the company's key business associates.
Working with cooperation partners, the company is able to cover markets in North and South America, Asia, Australia and Eastern Europe, in addition to serving global customers.
PC-WARE cooperates closely with a number of IT specialists, including Microsoft, Adobe, Citrix, Business Objects, VMware, Novell, Symantec, McAfee, Veritas, Computer Associates, Oracle, Attachmate, Borland, Fujitsu-Siemens, IBM/Lotus and Hewlett-Packard.
The company has been operating profitably since its inception in 1990. Activities within the area of software licence reselling commenced in 1993. Since 2000, PC-WARE AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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