EOH buys out Implement IT

Johannesburg, 26 Sept 2006

Consulting, technology and outsourcing company EOH has acquired Implement IT.

The local Siebel house will be incorporated into EOH with effect from 1 October and will, according to EOH, enable its Oracle division, Navigor, "to offer a full set of Oracle solutions and is also in line with Oracle`s international application strategy".

Implement IT will form part of the Navigor stable and will be branded as Navigor CRM, which the company says is in line with Oracle`s international acquisition of Siebel. Ken Cullinan, EOH executive director, says it will enable Navigor to provide a comprehensive range of enterprise solutions based on the Oracle platform and technology.

"Navigor is a strong Oracle partner. We have been awarded the Implementation Partner of the Year award for five consecutive years and the addition of Implement IT`s CRM skill set will only further strengthen our position in the market," says Cullinan.

Implement IT MD Perry Velalis, who will remain at its helm, says the move is good for his business. "The international acquisition of Siebel by Oracle necessitated a repositioning of my business and the offer from EOH made complete sense."

Velalis says EOH provides the critical mass he would like for his new business venture. "The existing customer base and nationwide reach EOH offers will open new doors for us. For the past six years we were a single-product focused boutique operation and now we can offer our services to a far broader target audience."

From a Navigor perspective, Velalis says Implement IT will provide the company with front-office application experience, which complements its existing skills and completes it Oracle offering.