Integr8 IT, Volvo Trucks roll out technology to support country's future

Issued by MicroZone for Integr8
Johannesburg, 15 Oct 2008

Integr8 IT, South Africa's largest privately-owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management specialist, in association with Volvo Trucks, has committed itself to the roll-out of ICT infrastructure in support of the Star for Life initiative.

The initiative, previously known as Star School, is a non-profit organisation established in 2005 with the aim of educating the youth and serving as a collective effort to curb the onslaught of the HIV/ Aids pandemic in South Africa and neighbouring states.

Based in Kwa-Zulu Natal, the Star for Life project covers 62 schools and involves over 62 000 high school students and 1 200 teachers in both urban and rural areas throughout the province and in Namibia.

There are various ways people can get involved in supporting the organisation. It runs a number of programmes through which external parties - individuals and companies - can contribute. This includes the option to become a school partner, a project partner or a co-founder.

As part of the company's corporate social investment, Integr8 IT and its client Volvo Trucks, combined resources in a joint project to provide 14 PCs as the front line for on-site training for learners at the organisation's computer laboratory.

Robert Sussman, CEO at Integr8 IT, said the PCs are equipped with up-to-date software and components including Windows Minitower XP Pro, 160G Sata II, DVD-writer and 1GB DDR2 667 memory capacity, including top of the range processor technology.

“As a company we believe wholeheartedly in education as a primary means of engaging the youth and addressing critical socio-economic issues. This cannot happen without technology and we, as a young, vibrant and growing commercial enterprise in South Africa, have a vested interest in empowering the youth of this country to embrace the future and firmly entrench the power of this nation on a global scale,” says Sussman.

The Integr8 Group

The Integr8 Group is an established and dynamic provider of managed information, communication and telecommunication services.

The Group houses the following companies:

Integr8 IT (Pty) Ltd - Focusing on the design, implementation and ongoing management of ICT infrastructure. The core focus is on the provision of managed services around ICT infrastructure.

Integr8 IS (Pty) Ltd - Focusing on custom development with a core focus on Web 2.0 and SaaS, providing global hosted services.

Integr8 Rental (Pty) Ltd - Focusing on ICT and all asset-related finance for southern Africa and Africa-based corporations.

Integr8 Fax (Pty) Ltd - Focusing on the provision of electronic fax transmission via its global fax platform and footprint, with servers located on every continent.

Integr8 Telecoms (Pty) Ltd -Focusing on the provision of telecommunication and voice switching services in the emerging markets of Africa, India and China.

Integr8 Property - Focusing on long term strategic investments into prime ICT intelligent real estate

With over 400 full-time, highly-skilled professionals and substantial market share, the company is the largest privately-owned BEE ICT Company on the African continent.

Integr8 IT is the innovator, founder and operator of the only South African based Nerve Centre (www.nervecentre.co.za), providing a digital hub to manage and regulate the ICT environment of many of the country's leading corporations.

The Integr8 Group - in its application of skills and transfer of value in each company - has been acknowledged and accredited with many awards, namely Microsoft Gold Partner of the Year, African ICT Achievers CIO of the Year for Africa, Best Customer Experience of the Year, Network Infrastructure Solution of the Year, Security Solution of the Year for Middle-East, Africa, & Eastern Europe, Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, and many others, every year, since inception.

Named as one of the country's Top ICT Companies, the most innovative company on the African continent and honoured with a position among South Africa's Technology Top 100 Companies, the Integr8 Group, through its associated companies and organised network, has established itself as a strategic partner with numerous internationally-recognised industry leaders.

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