JHI takes ownership of technical ability with Integr8 Group partnership

Issued by MicroZone Public Relations for Integr8
Johannesburg, 08 Jun 2010

The Integr8 Group, South Africa's largest privately owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management specialist, has moved its partner, the JHI national property services company, to a new level of technical capability and application.

Further entrenching its already successful partnership with JHI, the Integr8 Group has now assisted the property management company with data centre management (MPLS network with redundancy) and Microsoft and Citrix infrastructure service and support.

The two companies have made local headlines after technical engineers at the Integr8 Group successfully completed a large-scale ICT consolidation and infrastructure deployment project. This provided the company with access to a range of business-building benefits, including significant savings on bandwidth and administration cost; centralised user data and application; as well as improved access to shared services.

A primary objective of the installation was to advance the organisation towards cloud computing, centralised servers, secure ease of administration and achieve stability.

The installation involved the combination of technologies, including eDirectory; the latest version of Microsoft Exchange; Citrix Xenapp Servers; WSUS and Backup and AV deployment on the latest versions of Symantec Backup Exec. The project included migration to an MPLS infrastructure.

The latest activity on the account, including the latest in mobility and connectivity services, was identified as an important step forward in efforts to entrench and sustain JHI's ICT strategy and growth model.

“As the official information, communication and technology services and support partner to JHI, our objective is to position the company ahead of its competition. To do this we have consulted with our client and put in place infrastructure that makes a measurable difference to core operations. This is very important because the advancement of trade and success in engagement with the market remain key differentiators within both domestic and international markets,” explains Bennie Strydom, Sales Director, the Integr8 Group.

Thea Bezuidenhout, Divisional Director: Support Services at JHI, said the level of support and proactive service from the Integr8 Group is a key driver behind the property company's ICT infrastructure investment portfolio.

“Integr8 is a respected, established group and has the intellectual property, skills base and market experience to support JHI's ongoing successful entrenchment in the marketplace,” said Bezuidenhout.

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 - 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 Rental - Focusing on ICT and all asset related finance for southern Africa and Africa-based corporations.

Integr8 Fax - Focusing on the provision of electronic fax transmission via its Global fax platform and footprint, with servers located on every continent.

Integr8 Telecoms - 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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