Following IBM`s announcement that it is to acquire Informix Software, the database business of Informix Corporation, Tarsus Technologies, a member of JSE-listed MB Technologies, has assured resellers that the acquisition will not affect their relationship with Tarsus in any way.
Ross Matthee, IBM business manager at Tarsus Technologies, says: "There will be no change on Tarsus` side, and resellers can look forward to business as usual. IBM`s acquisition will accommodate a broader customer base, and provide resellers with one of the leading database systems.
"Resellers will profit from doing business with a stronger more capable organisation," he continues. "IBM can now speedily provide the benefits of leadership database technologies to more customers."
Matthee concludes: "IBM is the world`s largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership and innovation. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key business partners, the acquisition ranks the company as a weighty competitor in the database business.
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Tarsus Technologies is the distribution arm of MB Technologies Limited - a company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and one of South Africa`s leading IT groups.
The founding company of the group, Tarsus Technologies, was established in 1985 by Leo Baxter, and was involved in the development and sale of software before diversifying into hardware distribution.
In 1989 Baxter sold a majority share to M+PD Electronics, which was subsequently sold to Siltek. In the early 1990s, Tarsus expanded its hardware sales, and was appointed distributor for OKI, Samsung and Compaq. In 1992, Baxter bought back Tarsus, selling a majority share to Persetel, and in 1994 he took advantage of an opportunity for a management buyout and repurchased the company with Mike McGrath acquiring an equal share.
The company was now growing strongly, and MB Technologies was formed as a holding company to cater for the group expanding and diversifying its operations into new areas.
Today, Tarsus Technologies is one of South Africa`s leading hardware distributors and widely recognised by the channel for its service ethos, product knowledge, excellent support and channel focus.
With an executive board comprising Mike McGrath (the founder of M+PD and past MD of Siltek), Leo Baxter, Guy Whitcroft, Pierre Spies, and Jamie Scott, Tarsus` management team is arguably the most experienced IT distribution team of any company in the country.
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