Novell South Africa has awarded business expert status to Western Cape-based Datacentrix. A Novell business expert is the highest level of Novell reseller within the company`s Novell PartnerNet programme.
"We are delighted with our appointment as a Novell business expert," says Datacentrix` MD, Juane Peacock. "Datacentrix Western Cape has made a significant investment in recruiting the desired level of skills and, more importantly, in training and empowering existing staff with the prerequisite skills and knowledge to attain BE status."
"Owing to our Novell skills and accreditation, we have won some significant business in the Western Cape market, based on Novell solutions NetWare 5.1, GroupWise, ZENWorks and BorderManager. We look forward to working closely with Novell, growing our Novell customer base, enhancing our technical skills and becoming a major player in the Western Cape market."
"Datacentrix Western Cape qualified for Novell business expert status, because they are a reseller that is focused on providing Novell solutions. They also have very high levels of Novell technical (Certified Novell Engineers and Master Certified Novell Engineers) and sales skills (Certified Novell Sales Professionals) within their organisation," explains Novell corporate account manager, Mandy Booysen. "Additionally, each business expert undergoes intensive training on Novell`s licensing programmes to enable them to recommend the correct solution for their customers. Novell business experts are also continually evaluated to ensure that their skills levels are maintained."
According to Peacock, "As a business expert company, we receive direct support from Novell Technical Services (NTS), which enables us to offer our customers a high level of technical support and value-added services.

