Integr8 IT's Sussman a finalist for ICT's Top Businessman

Issued by MicroZone for Integr8
Johannesburg, 14 Oct 2008

Robert Sussman, CEO of the Integr8 Group, housing Integr8 IT (Pty) Ltd, South Africa's largest privately owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management specialist, has been named one of three Top Businessman in Africa for 2008, in the ForgeAhead African ICT Achievers Awards.

The company has also received confirmation for again being a top contender for the Most Innovative Company in Africa Award 2008, an award that they won in 2007 for global innovation.

Sussman is not new to being acknowledged on this level, having won the Top Private Sector CIO Award for the entire African continent in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He was also in the top three of the Top Businessman category in 2007, alongside Allan Cawood, CEO of Dimension Data, and Hamilton Ratshefola, MD of Cornastone.

The company itself has been identified by adjudicators of the Achiever Awards for its rapid sustainable growth, market success and technology in business acumen.

“We are very proud of our track record at these industry-focused, African-wide awards. It is encouraging for our team to receive recognition from our peers, but also from all stakeholders in this emerging market. Our strategy has always been to position the company on a global level, as a leading provider of critical managed ICT services and we are pleased to say that we are very much on track to achieving this goal,” says Sussman.

The thirty-something-year-old entrepreneur and ICT specialist attributes the success of the company to the collective application of expertise and approach to innovation.

“Over the years the industry has changed remarkably. We continue to see the impact of global trends such as virtualisation, software-as-a-service and other key influences. If one pitches corporate information and communication infrastructure strategy against the impact of volatile international markets and higher levels of competition, it makes sense that outsourcing to credible, established and recognised partners and experts should emerge as a popular route,” adds 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 CentreTM (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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