SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group, and the southern African distributor for Centennial, today announced that it has implemented a change in the way that the Centennial Discovery product is handled across sub-Saharan Africa. The previous hybrid approach now becomes a channel-only model, with the first partner already appointed under this new dispensation.
"We have taken this decision to bring us in line with Centennial's other distributors globally," commented Jan Coetzee, Director of SecureData, "and, because it makes our role much more defined and one that doesn't conflict in any way with that of our nominated partners.
"We will be appointing approximately 12 partners across sub-Saharan Africa, who we will encourage to undertake first line support as well," continued Coetzee. "Thus, SecureData will undertake the necessary backup support functions including the manning of a help-desk for use by these partners."
"More and more companies are grappling with the issues of corporate governance as part of their desire to manage their organisations more effectively and efficiently," added Steve Collett, Channel Business Manager for Centennial, during his recent visit to SA. "Tracking assets and ensuring software compliance are major issues. The ability to be better informed about software needs and the usage of software by individuals within organisations, is something we believe the Centennial product can provide in a unique way."
Centennial Discovery was awarded a 'Best Buy' choice last year, by UK-based SC Magazine, one of the world's leading security publications.
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Centennial is a leading supplier of technology inventory management solutions to major organisations around the world, helping to reduce total cost of ownership. Centennial has been providing award-winning products for over five years and has a proven track record for providing leading-edge solutions.
Based in Swindon, England, the company was formed in 1997 by a team of highly skilled software engineers with many years experience in developing operating systems and network applications. Working together initially at Digital Research, the team was responsible for the award-winning DR-DOS operating system, and following the acquisition by Novell, developed components of the industry standard Novell NetWare product.
Secure Data
SecureData, an ERP.com company, is Africa's premier IT security solution provider. SecureData's solutions incorporate anti-virus and content security, network security, intrusion detection software, and network asset management. SecureData's comprehensive "Managed Security Services" include design, audit, implementation, outsourcing and hosting. SecureData distributes, sells and supports category leading IT security products to the public, corporate and SME sectors throughout Africa as well as products and services to the SOHO and consumer markets through partnerships with ISPs.
As well as being the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for Cell-ID and Trend Micro, SecureData is the southern African distributor for US-based BorderWare, UK-based Centennial and USA-based Network Privacy. For more information, visit SecureData at www.sd.co.za.
ERP.com
ERP.com is a JSE-listed company focused on the implementation, integration and management of enterprise applications in an e-business environment. For more information, visit ERP.com at www.erpcom.co.za.
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