Integr8 IT, South Africa's largest privately owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management specialist, has been nominated as a finalist in four award categories in the African ICT Achievers Awards 2007.

The event is widely regarded as the ICT sectors' own 'Oscar' awards and reflects general industry sentiment towards corporate and individual achievement.

The national company, with its headquarters in Johannesburg, Gauteng, and satellite offices in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, boasts a client and partner network that stretches throughout South Africa, into Africa, Europe and the United States of America.

Its success in building corporate networking infrastructure, solution focused managed services and strategy product/infrastructure integration continues to receive local and international acclaim.

This year, according to confirmation from the organisers of the African ICT Achievers Awards 2007, Integr8 IT is an African ICT Achievers Finalist in the following categories: Top ICT Workplace Provider; Most Innovative ICT Company; Top Private Sector CIO; and Top ICT Businessman.

Each category in the awards features its own set of criteria against which candidates or nominee companies are measured. The process is stringent and includes the provision of documented case studies and interviews.

"We are particularly pleased to be in contention for several awards. Moreover, it is encouraging to note that Integr8 IT continues to receive acknowledgement from the industry as far as its competency, skills and capacity as a modern ICT-focused workplace is concerned," comments Robert Sussman, joint MD of Integr8 IT.

Sussman is in agreement with fellow executive directors who collectively believe that Integr8 IT's internally conceptualised and developed Nerve Centre has done much to elevate the company's profile in the market.

"This is really the epicentre of what we are all about and why we do what we do," quips Sussman. "It represents the frontline of our global managed service portfolio and enables us to deliver across the entire spectrum of IT-related market requirements."

To date Integr8 IT has received top level accreditation by many global technology vendor partners, including Microsoft, HP, Cisco, 3Com; Citrix, Computer Associates, and other industry leaders.

This has also added strength to the company's offering in the market.

Sussman is confident of Integr8 IT's chances at the awards and points to the company's past successes in these awards, including its win of the Top Private CIO of the Year 2005 and its nomination as a finalist in three categories in 2006, including ICT Workplace Provider of the Year.

"We have proved that we have what it takes to compete, be recognised, and make a difference in this ICT industry," he adds.

Integr8 IT

Integr8 IT is South Africa's largest privately owned fully empowered network and infrastructure management company.

A renowned leader in the field of system integration, infrastructure management and support services, the company employs a wealth of highly skilled, best of breed, certified system engineers who are directly involved in high level consulting, support and integration.

Integr8 IT has brought to market the Nerve Centre (www.nervecentre.co.za), South Africa's first ever digital hub, managing and regulating many of the country's leading corporations.

The company's core focus is on network infrastructures specialising in design, planning, deployment, management and maintenance. Offices are located in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and it has representation in Port Elizabeth, East London, and across the southern Africa region.

Integr8 IT is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner for Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Network Infrastructure Solutions, Information Worker Solutions, and OEM Solutions.

It 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 its inception.

Named as one of the country's Top ICT Companies and honoured with a position among South Africa's Technology Top 100 Companies, Integr8 IT has established itself as a strategic partner with numerous internationally-recognised technology vendors and industry leaders, including: 3Com, Attix 5, CA, Citrix, Cisco, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, MTN Network Solutions, Sun Microsystems, T-Systems and Verizon Business.