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Innovation Separates Integr8 – The Largest Privately Owned ICT Company in Africa

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Integr8 IT designs, implements and maintains the Information, Communication and Telecommunications environment of many leading corporations in South Africa and Africa with emphasis on bridging the digital divide. We use ICT to provide our clients with solutions that add value to all spheres of business operations and give our clients genuine peace of mind.

 

Based in South Africa, Integr8 IT Group Pty Ltd designs, implements and maintains the information, communication and telecommunication environment of many leading corporations in South Africa and Africa with an emphasis on bridging the digital divide. The company has enjoyed remarkable success, growing from an initial investment of USD 30,000 to a turnover in excess of USD 15 million.

 

Its strategy is simple: focus always on working with the customer to understand their needs and then work to pull together IT infrastructure and services solutions tailored to meet those needs. The company has a longstanding commitment to innovation (for which it has won many awards), allocating 25 percent of staff time for innovation in their field of work, whether it is human resources, finance or the technical side of the business, focusing both on process innovation and ideas generation.

 

Integr8 is the largest privately owned ICT Company in Africa.

 

Formed in 2001, Integr8 is an ICT management and managed services company which employs in excess of 550 full-time professionals throughout multiple African offices.

 

The company is 100% management owned and operated and clients can expect exemplary service and attention to detail. Integr8 management are passionate about the ICT industry as a whole and the company prides itself on its ability to offer insight into the latest and best solutions available.

 

This passion for ICT is best demonstrated by the Integr8 Nerve Centre®, which hosts some of the finest technical operations to be found anywhere on the globe. It is from this technology hub that Integr8 remotely manages infrastructure for many leading organisations around the globe.

 

Integr8 is vendor agnostic, choosing the very best solution for each client and can deliver managed ICT services through the cloud to customers of any size in any location.

 

Founded on technical excellence, Integr8 operates the only South African-based Nerve Centre® (www.nervecentre.co.za), providing a digital hub to manage and regulate many of the country’s leading corporations. This single point of contact allows remote access to clients enabling tier – 3 support 24/7.

 

The South African offices can be found in Gauteng, Cape Town, Durban, and it has representation in Port Elizabeth, East London, and across the Southern African region. We can be reached on our call centre number or through any other contact means of your choice.

 

Integr8 IT has achieved an official BEE rating as a level 4 contributor and is regarded as a “value Adding Supplier’’. As Integr8 continues to invest in its partners and people, clients can expect exceptional BEE ratings with added benefits for all.

 

The Integr8 family remains committed to the world around it and has developed a keen nurturing culture over the years. The company supports multiple charitable organisations.

 

In fact, the Integr8 Group found itself sponsoring so many initiatives it has created the Integr8 Foundation, which will act as a central facilitator for all CSI in future. It is supported both by the company and by the directors in their personal capacity.

Ugandan Africa Polysack Is A Giant in Polypropylene Manufacturing

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Africa Polysack Industries Limited was incorporated in February 1999 and began the rehabilitation of a dilapidated woven polypropylene manufacturing plant in October 2000. Production commenced in August 2001 and Africa Polysack Industries today is the leading manufacturer of woven polypropylene bags and polypropylene rope in Uganda. Recent upgrades include the purchase of machinery from India.

 

We are a manufacturer of high quality woven polypropylene bags, polypropylene ropes, net bags and roof and construction sheeting.”


Senior Management own strong customer relationships, which include the sugar industry, export / grain suppliers, and agriculture industries, and are competitive on quality and customer responsiveness. The company won the Bronze Export Promotion Award for Uganda in 2005 and Gold in 2007.

 

 

Africa Polysack Industries (API), ISO : 9001 – 2000, are manufacturers of High Quality Woven Polypropylene Bags, Polypropylene Braided Ropes,Vegetable Net Bags, Bag Bottoming and Bag Closing Thread, Laminated Fabrics, Tarpaulins, Mattress covers and Construction plastic sheets for roofing and damp proofing.

 

With an eight (8) year experience of manufacturing operation and more than 350 staff members, we strive to produce high quality products thus supplying Uganda’s ever growing needs. We export to regional markets.

 

With the refurbishment of our entire manufacturing plant with brand new modern equipment, we have the capacity to manufacture 30 million bags annually.

Athena Foods Is All Natural Food Company In Ghana

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The CEO of Athena Foods is a scientist who – capitalising upon a successful career with Kraft Foods (US) – chose to return to Ghana to apply his skills and knowledge and make a contribution to his home country. On identifying an opportunity to enter the juice processing market, and building on a successful World Bank pineapple cultivation initiative, he invested his personal assets to start Athena Foods which today processes several varieties of pineapples and oranges. The concentrates are mostly exported with a small portion retained for local consumption.

 

The company’s customer base has grown through word of mouth rather than the company aggressively seeking out new customers. They have also recently signed on Coca Cola as a customer.

 

“We produce high quality all natural tropical juices and concentrates according to international standards and specifications for distribution in existing channels at competitive prices.”

Anamazing Workshop Is The King of Digital Animation in South Africa

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The company produces a highly specialized, knowledge intensive product aimed at a clearly identified target segment, with focused plans for future growth and expansion. Under the entrepreneurial leadership of Founder and Executive Producer Isabelle Rorke, Anamazing is the only South African production house producing long-form animated content, and is recognised for its strong technical service delivery. According to leading industry figures, Anamazing’s product quality and storytelling ability is higher than some Hollywood animators.
Founding partner and creative producer Isabelle Rorke is a self-taught entrepreneur with a background in both print and broadcast journalism. Anamazing puts its goal like this:

 

“We produce high end 3D animated TV series and film as well as live action TV series and film. Our vision is to become the leading creators of African animation content that will have both cross-cultural appeal and successfully compete at global standards. Anamazing’s sister company, APTI (Animation Production Training Institute), pairs interns with permanent staff to develop skills through on-the-job training and production experience.”

 

 

Type of company: Animation company

Founded: 2000

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Startup capital: R20,000 (US$ 2,000)

 

Craft Silicon Is Simply Crafting Software Solutions for Banking, Microfinance, mPayments and ePayments

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Craft Silicon is a global software company, based in Kenya, providing software solutions for core banking, microfinance, switching and electronic and mobile payments across 4 continents.

When the wheels of time turn, the dynamics of most industries change. The Finance sector is no difference because over the years since over the years, it has evolved through the cycles of boom and downturn, which has challenged the functioning of all allied fields. Furthermore, the phenomenon of globalization has added new dimensions to this already volatile sector.

At Craft Silicon we have, since our inception in 1998, stayed ahead of the ever-changing times, with our core expertise in the domain of providing customised software solutions for the financial sector. How did we succeed in this? Simple. We never believed in waiting for the future to evolve, we rather shaped it with our lateral thinking and radical view of things.

Each passing day, we have reignited our passion of delivering world-class solutions with one question, ‘Is there a better and different way of doing things?’

Opportunities at the base of the pyramid are driving the buzz today. One of the most significant areas in this category around the world is Microfinance. Craft Silicon, in recognition of the bright prospects and the opportunities, has developed BRmfs (Bankers Realm Core Microfinance Solution) that helps manage small to large customer records, volumes of transactions, portfolios, profits and also analyze the risk factors. BR MFS Solution is now running on our high end web platform – BR .Net.

Craft Silicon’s MFI offering also provides its partners with alternate channels such as POS and mobile banking that allows businesses to provide online, real time and secure services to customers even in remote areas. The limitless scope and convenience offered could be testified by over 200 satisfied Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs), in over 32 countries around the world