South African network integration and advanced infrastructure management specialist Integr8 IT has been named top Global Small Business Partner of the Year, imprinting its name into the local ICT industry`s record books as the first and currently only company from Africa to achieve this recognition and walk away with this award.
The company received the title having emerged the overall winner among a pool of thousands of international competitors at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Awards 2004 held recently in Toronto, Canada.
Integr8 IT has established a formidable position in the local market for providing unique attention to all sized operations across the board. From an infrastructure investment and business point of view, the award recognises a partner who demonstrates the greatest innovation of an existing Microsoft-based solution in a business, and who can demonstrate the impact that innovation has had on the customer`s business. Integr8 IT, a Certified Microsoft Gold Partner in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, has perfected a strategy based on evaluation and solution management expertise.
"Microsoft`s recognition of Integr8 IT as the number one international small business partner is an extraordinary feat, especially for a South African company that is barely three years old," says Lance Fanaroff, joint-MD of Integr8 IT. "It is a remarkable milestone for the company and a tremendous victory for the country and continent in terms of skills levels, expertise and capability within this increasingly competitive global arena."
Integr8 IT stamped its authority in the field of global network management by also receiving the Best Security Partner of the Year 2004 Award for the Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region at the competition, elevating its status as the only company in Africa to win the security award category for EMEA in two consecutive years.
The security award category is designed to recognise partners that specialise and deliver the most advanced security services and solutions. Security partners across several regions that cover the globe are singled out based on their skills and ability with highly complex and fault-tolerant security solution implementations.
"We are extremely pleased with these awards. Aside from the fact that it elevates SA`s capability within the dynamic field of information and communications technology, it reflects very positively on the contribution Integr8 IT continues to make within these key market segments," says Robert Sussman, joint-MD of Integr8 IT.
Thomas Neergaard Hansen, Microsoft Middle East and Africa Regional Director, described the achievement as "truly remarkable".
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Integr8 IT (Pty) Ltd is a network technology services and solutions company. A recognised leader in the field of system integration, the company employs a wealth of highly skilled, best of breed, certified system engineers who are directly involved in high level consulting, support and integration.
The company`s core focus is on network infrastructures specialising in design, planning, deployment, management and maintenance. With offices located in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and representation in Port Elizabeth, East London, and nationally across the southern Africa region.
Integr8 IT is a Microsoft Gold Partner for Enterprise Systems. The company has been accredited as the Mid-Market Infrastructure Integrator of the Year for the last two consecutive years. The company is also strategic partners with CA, 3Com, Citrix and MTN Network Solutions, and has been honoured with a position among SA`s Technology Top 100 Companies.
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