Technology Corporate Management (TCM) has renewed its BEE EmpowerDEX "A" rating, adhering to the new Department of Trade and Industry`s Codes of Good Practice. The rating is valid for the period November 2005 to November 2006.
TCM is rated as a Level Four Contributor as per the official DTI codes released in June this year.
"Being recognised as a Level Four Contributor allows 100 precent of our customer spend with TCM to be recognised as BEE procurement," said Ashley Weeden, TCM marketing executive, "and reaffirms our commitment to broad-based black economic empowerment."
TCM`s BEE consortium is headed by TCM corporate sales director Iqbal Hassim.
The effective BEE equity stake is 25,1% with Hassim managing TCM`s BEE strategy.
Hassim says TCM`s BEE strategy is much more than just equity employment and control. "Our BEE strategy is broad based. We continually evaluate staff expectations and work towards meeting these goals, while making our BEE staff more effective. Growth of our employees is the foundation of our BEE strategy."
TCM has partnered with the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) to provide on-site training for students who have completed SITA`s Youth Internship Programme. A group of 14 students initially joined TCM in May this year as part of SITA`s onsite training programme. The number of students recruited from SITA now exeeds 20.
"As a leading IT company in the IT midrange market, we are committed to a social development programme focusing on education. There is a huge demand for black staff in the IT industry, and our strategy is to support students financially who have shown a commitment to their IT studies," says Ms Weeden.
TCM is a leading, black empowered information technology company with branches nationwide in South Africa. Founded in 1987, TCM is today one of the country`s largest suppliers of fully integrated mid-market servers, solutions and services.
TCM has award-winning partnerships with IBM, HP, Lexmark, Epson, Canon and develops platform solutions to support application and software products.
For more information go to www.tcm.co.za
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TCM, a black empowered IT services and solutions company, was founded in 1987 and has grown to over 300 employees countrywide, with branches in all major South African business centers. TCM is a privately owned and managed company and is fully committed to South Africa`s broad based black economic empowerment.
TCM`s mission is to be the leading integrated server and storage service provider in Southern Africa, delivering world class IT solutions for businesses.
The company has strategic business alliances with various vendors and provides full 24 x 7 nationwide warranty support, service, and ongoing maintenance on all hardware, networking and software equipment sold.