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Dimension Data is South Africa’s largest IT services provider

January 30th, 2012 | admin

Dimension Data, the global specialist IT solutions and services provider, has been positioned by BMI-TechKnowledge as the largest provider of IT services to the South African market.
“In its latest IT services market sizing and forecast of 2010-2015 report published in December 2011, BMI-T recognised that Dimension Data was still the largest provider of IT services in South Africa in 2010, accounting for 15.4% of the total IT services market, up from 14.8% in 2009,” the company said on Tuesday.

Tags: BMI-TechKnowledge, Brent Flint, CAGR, Clinton Jacobs, Dimension Data, infrastructure, internet Solutions, IT, market forecast, outsourcing, Plessey, synergies
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Dimension Data positioned in Leaders Quadrant

January 30th, 2012 | admin

Convergence Partners investee company, Dimension Data has been positioned by Gartner, Inc., in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services (COPS) report.

Tags: acquisition, Brett Dawson, Cloud Solutions, communications, Dimension Data, Gartner, infrastructure, Investment, investments, IT, Magic Quadrant, outsourcing
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Comsol, Dimension Data and Internet Solutions provides connectivity for Volvo Ocean Race

December 8th, 2011 | admin

When the competing fleet of 11-strong crews of professional sailors dock in Cape Town harbour after up to 22 days on the open sea, Convergence Partners’ investee companies, Dimension Data, Internet Solutions and Comsol, have exclusivity in providing connectivity for the race fleet while it is docked in the Mother City port for repairs and re-stocking. The Cape Town leg of the race will take place in early December

Tags: bandwidth, cabling, Comsol, connectivity, Dimension Data, fleet, Internet, internet Solutions, IT, John van der Vyver, Polycom, technical, technological, Volvo Ocean Race
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Dimension Data wins COP 17 contract

November 18th, 2011 | admin

Information technology (IT) services provider Dimension Data, a Convergence Partners investee, has been awarded the contract to supply all IT services for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP 17) event.
The contract entails the supply of network, audio, visual, wireless and Internet connectivity across the Durban venue.

Gemalto Receives New Innovation Award

November 17th, 2011 | admin

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has won the IT Security Sesames award for Just4YourEyes™. The winning innovation was distinguished at the 2011 CARTES & IDentification industry fair.
Just4YourEyes is a first-of-its-kind software solution which enhances secure access to emails from a variety of devices, including tablets, smartphones or laptops, using the cloud for securely sharing a common credential. The solution allows for any mobile device or a secure element (such as a UICC or secure memory card) in that device, to act as a single repository to store the PKI credentials required to encrypt or sign emails.

Tags: application, Award, cloud, computing, Digital, Gemalto, identities, innovation, IT, Just4YourEyes, security, Tan Teck-Lee
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Dimension Data wins 2011 Frost & Sullivan Excellence Award

November 3rd, 2011 | admin

Dimension Data, a Convergence Partners investee, received the 2011 South African Excellence in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Strategy Award from Frost & Sullivan.
Dimension Data, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan analysis conducted on the IT services market, have met a number of measurement performance criteria, pertinent to achieving a certain level of excellence, when compared to that of key competitors within the IT industry.

Tags: Award, communications, DDMEA, Dimension Data, footprint, Frost & Sullivan, ICT, internet Solutions, IT, M&A, Mergers and Acquisitions, OnceCloud, OpSource, outsourcing, strategy, Technology
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Dimension Data Identified as Leading Partner in the Cloud Services Space

November 1st, 2011 | admin

Dimension Data has achieved Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Partner status, held by less than 1% of Microsoft partners around the world. Combined with Dimension Data’s existing Microsoft Hyper-V Private Cloud partner status, it re-enforces the Group’s position around providing clients with architectures and roadmaps for adopting cloud computing, at a pace that suits the client.
Introduced in 2010, the Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Programme is designed to showcase and support the top partners committed to delivering the next generation of cloud services to their clients.

Tags: Accelerate Partner, architectures, cloud, computing, Dimension Data, innovative, IT, Microsoft, OpSource, outsourcing, Peter Menadue, projects, roadmaps, Technologies
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Britehouse shines in Deloitte 2011 Best Company to Work for Survey

November 1st, 2011 | admin

Britehouse, a Convergence Partners investee, is still one of the best companies to work for, according to Deloitte’s annual survey 2011. The fact that all levels of staff are empowered to contribute to company strategy makes Britehouse SSD, Britehouse’s specialist SAP division and a leader in mobile business software applications, one of the best companies to work for.
Says Britehouse SSD CEO, Paolo Masselli: “In spite of an extremely disruptive year in which we acquired several companies and then merged nine into four, we still came fifth in the Small to Medium category in Deloitte’s 2011 Best Company to Work For survey – and second in the Business and Professional Services category.

Tags: Britehouse, Deloitte, echelons, IT, landscape, Paolo Masselli, revenue, software, specialist SAP, strategy, survey
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Convergence Partners congratulates Mayan Mathen, Dimension Data CTO, on being nominated for the CSSA Visionary CIO 2011 award

October 28th, 2011 | admin

The Computer Society of South Africa (CSSA), in partnership with leading IT publishers, academic and research institutions, every year recognises outstanding talent, leadership, vision and commitment of individuals and organisations within the ICT industry. Convergence Partners is proud to note that Mayan Mathen, Dimension Data CTO, has been nominated for the CSSA Visionary CIO 2011 award.

Tags: Award, CIO, CSSA, DD, Dimension Data, ICT, IT, ITWeb, Mayan Mathen, research institution, talent, Technology
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Dimension Data reports strong results

August 24th, 2011 | admin

Dimension Data recently released its quarterly results, reflecting strong revenue growth of 4.7%, to $1.46 billion, in the quarter to June 2011.
So far, for the first nine months of the year, group revenue is up 13.4% in constant currency to $4.2 billion. Product sales improved by 13.1% and services grew 13.6% year-on-year. Dimension Data explains growth would have been higher in reported US currency due to the dollar’s relative weakness during the first nine months of the year. Overall, group operating profit for the nine months improved 14.2%, to $203.7 million.

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