Safika BEA has expressed optimism about its future in the South African e-commerce environment, saying it hopes to markedly increase its share in this market in the coming year.
This is according to BEA's new regional director for SA, Henry Manners, who spoke to ITWeb during a seminar in Midrand yesterday.
[VIDEO]Manners says e-commerce in SA is growing fast, but notes that it is still around 9 to 12 months behind e-commerce growth in the UK. This, he says, has its advantages, in that South Africans are able to learn from the mistakes made overseas.
Manners says Safika BEA currently holds around 30% of the local market share in terms of e-commerce. However, he says rapid adoption is now taking place in this country, presenting a range of new opportunities for the company.
Safika BEA's customers include Telkom, MTN and Metropolitan Life. The firm expects to increase its customer base as new business-to-business and business-to-consumer enterprises are established in SA and Zimbabwe. With this in mind, Safika BEA is expanding its team by recruiting new technical and sales staff.
[VIDEO]"We have seen particular interest in BEA Safika's WebLogic collaboration product, at our seminars in Midrand and Cape Town. WebLogic Enterprise allows businesses to launch e-business initiatives rapidly, using a reliable and scalable platform. The biggest benefit of working with BEA Systems is that it 'de-risks' e-commerce for our clients. You only get one chance to succeed in the world of e-commerce, and BEA Systems helps you to achieve it."
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