History and Milestones
Founded 28 years ago in 1983 in South Africa, Dimension Data today operates in 51 countries in five regions – Middle East & Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia and the Americas. Our growth has been driven by our clients’ need to operate efficiently in an environment where collaborative partnerships and the intelligent network have emerged as the two most important business enablers.
Our heritage in networking and deep understanding of network-related technologies differentiate us from our competitors. The Group’s focus has evolved to adapting the design, management and development of business technology to be a better servant to the greater business and use it as a tool to drive innovation, enable market leadership and help companies operate tighter, better, more cost-effectively and competitively.
Our vision is to be world leaders in the provision and management of specialist IT infrastructure solutions that help our clients achieve their business goals. Who we are today is the result of where we have come from and our business experiences along the way. You will gain greater insight into our business and growth from this snapshot of our history and milestones.
In the 28 years since it was founded by a small circle of people, Dimension Data has evolved from a local company into a world-class organisation that employs over 14.000 talented individuals who deliver advanced solutions to premium clients across the globe.
The first decade
In 1983, with a simple vision of ‘wanting to do great things’, three young, ambitious South African men left the comfort of salaried jobs to start their own business. This was the start of the Dimension Data story. The first decade of the company’s history (1983 – 1994) was characterised by strong domestic growth as Dimension Data became a home-grown success story in the South African and African markets. Dimension Data established a formidable reputation as an industry leader in network technology.
1983
• Dimension Data founded.
1987
• Jeremy Ord appointed Chairman.
• Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange at 150 cents a share and raised R7.5 million.
1993
• Dimension Data Botswana founded.
1994
• Dimension Data South Africa becomes a Cisco Gold Partner, one of the first six outside the US.
• Chernikeeff (later became Dimension Data UK) also named a Cisco Gold Partner.
• Dimension Data expands into Software and Services sectors.
Focus on expansion in Asia Pacific region
In the period 1995 to1997, Dimension Data cast its net outside the African continent and focused on expansion in the Asia Pacific region. Our technologies continued to evolve to provide cutting-edge solutions which enable our clients to achieve their business goals.
1996
• Acquisition of 25% of Internet Solutions.
• Acquisition of 45% of Com Tech Australia, in line with international expansion strategy.
1997
• Acquisition of 77% of a UK company, The Merchants Group.
• Increased shareholding in Com Tech (Australia) from 45% to a majority 65%.
• Acquisition of Datacraft Limited (Australia).
• Acquisition of 51% in Singapore-listed Datacraft Asia via the purchase of Datacraft Limited
• Acquisition of a majority shareholding in Internet Solutions by Dimension Data South Africa.
• Dimension Data Interactive formed as part of the development of the Group's client management focus.
Global expansion strategy focuses on Northern Hemisphere
Pursuing an aggressive global expansion strategy, in the years 1998 to 2000 Dimension Data focused its attention on expansion into the Northern Hemisphere. The Group secured a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, and key acquisitions gave us a foothold in new markets in Europe, North America and the UK.
1998
Dimension Data establishes new telecommunications company with the acquisition of Plessey –
a joint venture with WorldWide African Investment Holdings Ltd.
• Acquisition of TCO, a Microsoft-focused IT outsourcing company.
1999
• Acquisition of 85.7% of GK Communications Ltd., a UK voice and data integration company.
• Acquisition of 49.9% of Chernikeeff Networks Ltd, a UK network integrator.
• Acquisition of the European networking businesses of Comparex Holdings for ZAR8.1-billion, making Dimension Data the world's largest independent networking services company at the time.
• Acquisition of 70% of RE/COM Group, an independent network integration company based in New Jersey, for US$40-million.
• Dimension Data wins seven out of 30 awards at the 1999 First National Bank Most Admired IT Company Awards for leadership in service and innovation. (Africa).
2000
• Dimension Data lists on the London Stock Exchange.
• Acquisition by Dimension Data Switzerland of Netpartner AG, a Zurich-based network integration company.
• Acquisition of TimeBridge Technologies Inc, a Maryland-based network services and e-Business solutions provider for US$135-million.
• Acquisition of Data Comm Systems Inc., a US network integration company.
• Acquisition of Integrated Systems Group, a New York-based network integration company for US$70-million.
• Acquisition of the outstanding 50.01% of UK-based Chernikeeff for GBP200-million.
• Acquisition of the outstanding 24% interest in Dimension Data's Australian subsidiary, Com Tech Communications (Pty) Ltd. for US$146-million.
• Dimension Data becomes one of the first network and e-business services organisations to achieve Cisco Gold Partner Certifications on five continents.
• Dimension Data launches its unique and globally standardised Managed Services offerings, using its proprietary Global Services Operating Architecture (GSOA), providing client with 24x7 remote network monitoring and maintenance services.
Group weathers IT industry slump of early 2000s
In the years 2001 to 2008, Dimension Data drew on its diversity and resources to weather the IT industry slump of the early 2000s. Our financial results of the previous five years indicate a strong, sustainable upward trend in growth and profits as we focus on executing our vision to become world leaders in the provision and management of specialist IT infrastructure solutions. Although global markets are in an uncertain economic phase, Dimension Data is well positioned to gain greater market share with our unique outcomes-focused vision, and disciplined execution of our overall business strategy.
2001
• Acquisition of Planet CTI SA, a Brussels-based computer telephony integration company.
• Acquisition of 100% of In Time Netbuilding BV, a network and voice integration company headquartered in Amsterdam.
• Acquisition of Matrix Networking Group, a network integration company based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Acquisition of Premier Systems Integrators, a systems integration firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2003
• Revenues exceed US$2 billion.
2004
• Jeremy Ord appointed Group Executive Chairman.
• Brett Dawson appointed Group CEO.
• David Sherriffs appointed Group CFO
• Black Economic Empowerment consortium makes a 25.01% equity purchase in Dimension Data South Africa.
• Merchants is finalist is seven categories at 2004 European Call Centre Awards, including Best Call Centre Advisor, best Call Centre Professional, Best Outsource Relationship, and Best Call Centre People Manager of the Year.
• Management Today names Dimension Data one of the Top 200 Companies in the UK.
2005
• Dimension Data South Africa increases shareholding in Internet Solutions to 80%.
• Dimension Data amalgamates UK and Continental Europe to form one region known as Dimension Data Europe.
• Dimension Data named Cisco Global Partner of the Year.
• Dimension Data Nigeria launched through the acquisition of a 51% shareholding in ROE.
• Dimension Data signs first contract in Middle-East (Saudi Arabia).
• Dimension Data holds 540 Microsoft certifications across some 210 technical employees.
2006
• Dimension Data wins 80 industry and partner Awards.
• Dimension Data South Africa acquires the remaining 20% interest of Internet Solutions.
• Dimension Data South Africa increases shareholding in Plessey (Proprietary) Limited to 100%
• Dimension Data East Africa launched through the acquisition of a 51% shareholding in ICL Holdings from Sameer Africa.
• Dimension Data Namibia launched through a 51% shareholding acquisition in ICT Holdings from Ohlthaver and List Group.
• Dimension Data in Botswana signs Citizenship Empowerment Partnership with Principal Investments who acquire a 49% stake in Dimension Data Botswana.
• Dimension Data is named Cisco Global IPC Partner of the Year.
• Dimension Data has more than 1,100 Microsoft certifications, including 450 Microsoft-certified Engineers (MCSE).
2007
• Acquisition of a controlling shareholding in Datacraft Brazil and renames the company Dimension Data Brazil.
• Dimension Data’s presence in the Western Hemisphere is now known as Dimension Data in the Americas.
• Dimension Data opens representative offices in Canada and Mexico.
• Dimension Data opens representative offices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, expanding its operations to form the Middle East & Africa region.
• Dimension Data opens an office in the Czech Republic, and sells its Sweden operation.
• Dimension Data in Australia wins the BRW Best Professional Services Firm of the Year Award.
• Dimension Data in Australia wins Best IT Services Firm of the Year Award.
• Dimension Data wins the Cisco Partner of the Year Award for the second time.
• Dimension Data Middle East & Africa named Top ICT Company in Africa.
2008
• Revenues exceed US$4.5-billion.
• Dimension Data celebrates its landmark 25th anniversary in February.
• Dimension Data acquires remaining 44.9% stake in Datacraft-Asia and becomes sole shareholder of Datacraft Asia Ltd.
• Dimension Data officially launches its United Arab Emirates operation.
• Dimension Data is positioned as a Challenger in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Managed and Professional Network Service Providers.
• Dimension Data has won eight Microsoft Global Partner of the Year Awards over the past four years – unequalled by any of Microsoft’s 400,000 partners worldwide.
• Dimension Data confirms its commitment to global environmental sustainability by joining the Green Grid, releasing an Environmental Policy Statement, and submitting its first report to the International Carbon Disclosure Project.
• Allan Cawood, CEO, Middle East & Africa, named as the Top ICT Businessman in Africa at the African ICT Achievers Awards.
• Dimension Data Middle East & Africa is among four finalists shortlisted in the Metropolitan/Oliver Awards for Top ICT Empowered Companies in South Africa, and rated as the Top Empowered ICT in South Africa by Impumelelo Awards.
• Dimension Data is a Cisco Gold Partner in 29 countries.
• Dimension Data wins 20 awards including three global awards, at the Cisco Partner Summit.
• Dimension Data wins two Microsoft Global Partner Awards: Global Partner of the Year in Information Worker Systems and Office Deployment Partner of the Year; and Global Partner of the Year in Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management Partner of the Year.
• Dimension Data named McAfee Global Partner of the Year.
Profitable Growth strategy pays dividends, we accelerate our Services journey
The ongoing progress of Dimension Data’s Profitable Growth strategy which was first introduced in 2005 is paying dividends. In the 2009 financial year, the Group produced robust results which resulted in improved returns and strong growth in profitability. In addition, significant progress was achieved in accelerating our Services journey.
2009
• Revenues exceed US$4-billion.
• BusinessWeek (US) names Dimension Data on its Info Tech 100 List.
• Acquisition of Teksys, a UK Microsoft infrastructure and licensing services company.
• Dimension Data sells 49% of its Tanzanian operation to WiA Company Ltd, a wholly owned Tanzanian ICT operation. The new entity trades as Dimension Data Tanzania.
• Dimension Data launches Dimension Data Angola.
• Dimension Data acquires a stake in a Morocco company called Telcom. The new entity trades as Dimension Data Morocco.
• Dimension Data is commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), for its approach to climate change disclosure.
• Dimension Data named Cisco IronPort’s First Global Systems Integrator.
• Dimension Data signs MoU with Tata Communications to collaborate on Telepresence.
• Dimension Data receives 55 industry and partner awards.
• Dimension Data scoops 19 Cisco Partner Summit Global and Theatre awards including global awards for Technology Excellence Partner of the Year, European Markets Partner of the Year, and Asia Pacific Partner of the Year (Datacraft-Asia).
• Dimension Data wins three Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards.
• Dimension Data becomes the first Global Microsoft Services Ready Partner.
• Hong Kong operation becomes Microsoft Service Ready Partner for Unified Communications.
• Dimension Data has deployed a record 1,600,000 IP telephony handsets for clients around the world.
• Dimension Data signs Global Gold Partner Agreement with Check Point.
• Dimension Data has 75-100 Consulting employees; 311 ITIL certifications; 300 CCIEs; and 450 MCSEs with over 1 400 Microsoft certifications, and 70% of Dimension Data employees speak more than one language.
• Dimension Data has built over 7,800 IP networks and manages over US$12.5 billion of network infrastructure globally.
• Dimension Data manages 5,000 security clients and over 10,000 security deployed solutions globally.
• Dimension Data has planned, built and manages 8,000 servers and 1.5PB of storage, and performs more than one million backup jobs every year.
• Dimension Data facilitates over 6 billion client conversations in contact centres around the world.
• Dimension Data supports and manages over US$12.5-billion of equipment across the globe 24x7x365.
2010
• Dimension Data becomes one of four organisations worldwide to achieve Cisco Global Certification.
• Dimension Data acquires a majority stake in Magenta, a Chile-based systems integrator and renames the company Dimension Data Chile.
• Gartner recognises Dimension Data in the Challengers Quadrant for Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services Magic Quadrant, Worldwide.
• Dimension Data and Invoice Insight sign industry first TEM partnership.
• Dimension Data achieves Microsoft Direct Large Account Reseller status in Hong Kong.
• Dimension Data wins the most (32) awards at the annual Cisco Partner Summit.
• Dimension Data is a Cisco Gold Partner in 32 countries.
• Dimension Data is a Microsoft Gold Partner in 21 countries.
• Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (“NTT”), one of the largest global telecommunications service providers and Dimension Data reach agreement on the terms of a cash offer to be made by NTT for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Dimension Data for approximately GBP 2.1 billion.
2011
• Dimension Data refreshes our corporate brand identity to better reflect our role in providing consistent end-to-end services across multiple geographies and multiple technologies.
• Datacraft, Dimension Data’s Asian subsidiary, rebrands to Dimension Data.
• For the first time, Gartner positions Dimension Data in the Leaders Quadrant of their Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services (COPS) Worldwide report.
• Dimension Data acquires Integral Axon, a New Zealand based IT services company.
• Dimension Data acquires Silicon Valley based OpSource, and establish our Cloud Solutions Business Unit.
• Dimension Data Australia acquires the local distribution arm of Simms International.
• Dimension Data wins seven awards at the annual Cisco Partner Summit.
• Dimension Data positioned in Leaders Quadrant of Communications Outsourcing and Professional Services Magic Quadrant
Awards and Accreditations
2011
• Asia - EMC, Being a leader in adopting Cloud Computing on Vblock Infrastructure Platforms"
• Asia - Network World Asia, Readers' Choice Winner - Best Consulting and Systems Integrator
• Asia Training Partners Pte Ltd - Cisco Learning Partner of the Year
• Australia - Cisco, Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Australia - EMC, ANZ Partner of the Year
• Australia - EMC, Backup and Recovery Specialist Partner of the Year
• Australia - Microsoft, Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Australia - Quest, Partner of the Year
• Australia - Quest, Regional Partner of the Year
• Australia - VMWare, Business Continuity Partner of the Year
• Australia - VMWare, Education Partner of the Year
• Belgium - Datanews IT Magazine, Network Integrator of the Year
• Belgium and Luxembourg - Cisco, Borderless Networks Partner of the Year
• Belgium and Luxembourg - Cisco, Data Centre and Virtualization Partner of the Year
• Brazil - Cisco, SMB - Commercial Partner of the Year
• Brazil - Cisco, Technology Excellent Partner of the Year - Collaboration
• Chile - Cisco, Customer Satisfaction Excellence
• China - Microsoft, Country Partner of the Year
• China and Japan - Microsoft, Best Unified Communication Partner of the year
• Czech Republic - Cisco, Technology Excellence - DC & Virtualization/UCS
• Czech Republic - Netapp, Best Architectural Win in the EMEA region for the NLNG deal
• Dimension Data - Avaya, 2010 Business Partner of the Year for Emerging Markets
• Dimension Data - Avaya, Breakthrough Partner of the Year 2011
• Dimension Data - Cisco, APAC Theatre Partner of the Year
• Dimension Data - Cisco, Emerging Markets Theatre Partner of the Year
• Dimension Data - Cisco, Services Partner of the Year
• Dimension Data - Cisco, Solution Innovation Partner of the Year
• Dimension Data - Fortinet, Partner of the Year 2011
• Dimension Data - McAfee, Global Partner of the Year 2011
• Dimension Date - Microsoft, 2011 Systems Management Partner of the Year
• Dimension Data - RSA, Growth Partner of the Year
• Dimension Data - VMWare, Business Continuity Partner of the Year
• Europe - Cisco, Borderless Networks Partner of the Year
• Europe - Cisco, Services Partner of the Year
• Germany - Cisco, Borderless Networks Partner of the Year
• Germany - Cisco, Services Partner of the Year
• Germany - Cisco/Tandberg, TVSS Partner of the Year
• Germany - CRF Institute, Top Employer Award
• Germany - GN Netcom / Jabra, Best Emerging Partner 2010
• India - Cisco, Marketing Excellence Partner of the Year
• Japan - CheckPoint, Most Outstanding Partner Award
• Japan - Quest, Partner of the Year
• Japan - Quest, Regional Partner of the Year
• Latin America - Cisco, SMB - Commercial Partner of the Year
• Latin America - Cisco, Technology Excellent Partner of the Year - Collaboration
• Luxembourg - ICT Security Provider of the Year
• Malaysia - Cisco, Commercial Partner of the Year 2010
• Malaysia - Cisco, Enterprise Partner of the Year 2010
• Malaysia - Cisco, Partner of the Year 2010
• Malaysia - Cisco, Public Sector Partner of the year 2010
• Malaysia - Cisco, Top Architecture Partner of the Year 2010
• Mexico - Cisco, SMB - Commercial Partner of the Year
• Mexico - Cisco, Technology Excellence Partner of the Year - Virtualization
• Netherlands - Cisco, Commercial/Mid-market Partner of the Year
• Netherlands - Cisco, Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Netherlands - CRF Institute, TOP employer in the ICT industry
• Nigeria - Cisco, Public Sector
• Philippines - Microsoft, BPIO Partner of the Year
• Philippines - Microsoft, FY11 Partner of the Year
• Singapore - Microsoft Enterprise Partner of the Year
• South Africa - Cisco, Academy and Learning Partner of the Year
• South Africa - Cisco, Borderless Networks Partner of the year
• South Africa - Cisco, Collaboration Partner of the year
• South Africa - Cisco, Commercial Partner of the Year
• South Africa - Cisco, Data Centre Partner of the Year
• South Africa - Cisco, Datacentre Excellence
• South Africa - Cisco, Enterprise Partner of the year
• South Africa - Cisco, Joint Marketing Partner of the Year
• South Africa - Cisco, Public Sector Partner of the year
• South Africa - Cisco, Microsoft Partner of the Year 2011 in the desktop category
• South Africa - Cisco, Microsoft Partner of the Year 2011 in the unified communications category
• South Africa - Cisco, Microsoft Partner of the Year 2011 in the virtualisation category
• Switzerland - Cisco, Borderless Network Partner of the Year
• UK - Avaya, Technology Leadership for Unified Communications
• UK - Cisco, Borderless Networks Partner of the Year
• US - American Business Awards or Stevies®, Best New Service' for our Adoption Management Program
• US - Golden Bridge Awards, Best Unified Communications Service for our Adoption Management Program
• US - Stevie American Business Awards, Dimension Data’s Adoption Management Program wins Best New Service of the Year
• US & Canada - Cisco Services Partner of the Year
• US & Canada - Cisco, Enterprise Partner of the Year
• US & Canada - Cisco, Global/Multi-National Enterprise Partner of the Year
• US & Canada - Cisco, Operational Excellence Partner of the Year
• US & Canada - Cisco, Services Partner of the Year
• US & Canada - Cisco, Technology Excellence Partner of the Year - Collaboration
2010
• Africa - Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Africa - Top ICT Company in Africa
• Americas - Enterprise Partner of the Year (United States Regional – East) Dimension Data
• Americas - Services Partner of the Year (Multinational / Global) Dimension Data
• Americas - Solution Innovation Partner of the Year Dimension Data
• Americas - Technology Excellence Partner of the Year – Collaboration (Multinational / Global) Dimension Data
• APAC - McAfee Partner of the Year
• Asia - Datacraft - APAC Solution Provider of the Year
• Asia - Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Asia - Enterprise Partner of the Year Datacraft Asia
• Asia - One of seven top performing organisations to the Palladium Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy
• Australia - VMWare Asia Pacific Solutions Partner of the Year
• Australia - BRW Best Professional Service Award
• Australia - Microsoft CPLS (Certified Partners for Learning Solutions) Partner of the Year
• Australia - Microsoft Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Australia - Hewitt Best Employers
• Australia - VMWare Partner of the Year
• Australia - Cisco Virtualization Partner of the Year Dimension Data Australia Pty Ltd.
• Australia and New Zealand - Cisco Data Centre Partner of the Year
• Belgium - DataNews Network Integrator of the Year
• Belgium - EMC Regional Partner Award
• Belgium and Luxembourg - Cisco, Collaboration Partner of the Year Belgium & Luxembourg
• Belgium and Luxembourg - Cisco, Data Center & Virtualization Partner of the Year Belgium & Luxembourg
• Belgium and Luxembourg - Cisco, Enterprise Partner of the Year Belgium & Luxembourg
• Belgium and Luxembourg - Cisco, Public Sector Partner of the Year Belgium & Luxembourg
• Brazil - Cisco, SMB/Commercial Partner of the Year Award Dimension Data – Brazil
• Brazil - Cisco, Technology Excellence Partner of the Year Award – Collaboration Dimension Data – Brazil
• Canada - Canada Cisco Services Partner of the Year Dimension Data Canada
• Chile - Cisco, Networks (Southern Cone) Magenta (now Dimension Data Chile)
• Czech Republic - Cisco, Collaboration Partner of the Year Dimension Data Czech Republic a.s.
• Czech Republic - Cisco, Technology Excellence – Data Center Dimension Data Czech Republic a.s.
• Czech Republic - VMWare, VIEW Partner of the Year
• Dimension Data - Global Solutions Partner of the Year
• Dimension Data - Riverbed System Integrator of the Year
• Dubai - Avaya, Emerging Market Partner of the Year for 2009
• EMEA and Europe - Cisco, Enterprise Partner of the Year Dimension Data
• EMEA - Cisco, Technology Excellence Partner of the Year Award – Collaboration Dimension Data – LATAM
• EMEA - Blue Coat, Blue Coat ADN Partner of the Year – 2010. This is a global award.
• EMEA - F5 Rising Star of the Year – 2010. This is an EMEA regional award.
• EMEA - cisco, Technology Excellence Partner of the Year Award – Borderless
• Emerging Africa - Cisco, VMWare, EMC Special Award
• Emerging Africa - Cisco, UC Partner of the Year – Emerging Africa Award
• Emerging Southern Africa - Cisco, Security Partner award
• Europe - TANDBERG Unified Communications Partner of the Year
• France - Cisco, Borderless NW Partner of the Year France
• Germany - Cisco, Borderless NW Partner of the Year Germany
• Hong Kong - NetApp Gold Partner of the Year, 2010 (HK)
• India - Cisco, Datacentre Partner of the Year – India
• India - Cisco, Services Partner of the Year Datacraft India
• India - Cisco, TelePresence Partner of the Year
• Indonesia - Cisco, Best Services Sales Partner for FY09 – Indonesia
• Indonesia - Cisco, Best Systems Integrator for FY09 – Indonesia
• Indonesia - AMP Netconnect, Overall Best Partner Award – Indonesia
• Indonesia - AMP Netconnect, Top Sales Achievement Award
• Italy - Cisco, Excellence in Customer Satisfaction
• Luxembourg - ICT Awards 2009 - Best Integrator Company
• Malaysia - Cisco, Commercial – Mid market Partner of the Year – Malaysia
• Malaysia - Cisco, Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Malaysia - Cisco, Partner of the Year – Malaysia
• Malaysia - Cisco, Services Partner of the Year – Malaysia
• Malaysia - Cisco, Top Advanced Technology Partner of the Year
• Mexico - Cisco, Collaborative Partner of the Year Award Dimension Data – Mexico
• New Zealand - Microsoft, Application Development Solution Platform of the Year
• New Zealand - Microsoft, Express Data - Distribution Partner of the Year
• North Africa - Cisco, Collaboration Excellence Partner of the Year (North Africa & Levant) Dimension Data
• North Africa - Cisco, SP Partner of the Year North Africa & Levant Dimension Data
• Singapore - Microsoft, Country Partner of the Year
• Singapore - Microsoft, Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Singapore - Cisco, Major Contributor – Unified Communications 2009 Award (Gold Partner) – Singapore
• Singapore - Microsoft, Overall Partner of the Year
• Singapore - Cisco, Summit Club 2009 (for exceeding the US$10 million revenue mark)
• Singapore - Cisco, Top Services Sales Achievement 2009 Award (Gold Partner)
• South Africa - Microsoft, Desktop Platform Partner of the Year
• South Africa - Microsoft, Large Account Reseller of the Year
• South Africa - Microsoft, Services Partner of the Year
• South Africa - Microsoft, Systems Management Partner of the Year
• South Africa - Microsoft, Unified Communications Partner of the Year
• South Africa - Tandberg, Highest revenue
• South Africa - Polycom, Highest revenue award
• South Africa - Epson, Top AV Reseller Specialist award
• South Africa - APC, Top Data Centre Project across Sub-Saharan Africa in 2009
• South Africa - APC, Top Partner by Revenue Southern Africa
• South Africa - EMC, Virtualisation Partner of the Year
• South Africa - Woolworths, IT Partner of the Year
• MEA - Aastra, Advanced Partner of the Year
• MEA - Aastra, Contact Centre (Solidus eCare) Gold Reseller of the Year
• MEA - Aastra, Gold Reseller of the Year
• MEA - Aastra, Unified Communications Gold Reseller of the Year
• Thailand - Cisco, Commercial Strategic Partner of the year
• Thailand - Cisco, FY09 Commercial Strategic Partner of the Year – Thailand
• Thailand - CA, Significant Performance Award – Thailand
• The Netherlands - Cisco, Services Partner of the Year The Netherlands
• UK - Cisco, Borderless Network Partner of the Year (theatre) United Kingdom
• UK - Investors in People Award
2009
• Africa - Top ICT Company in Africa
• Asia – Blue Coat Highest Growth Reseller Award for APAC (China/Hong Kong)
• Australia – Blue Coat Best System Engineer Award for APAC
• Australia – Blue Coat Special Recognition Award for APAC
• Australia - BRW Best Professional Service Award
• Australia - Cisco Virtualisation Partner of the Year
• Australia - Hewitt Best Employee
• Australia - VMware APAC Solutions Partner of the Year
• Australia and New Zealand - Cisco Data Centre Partner of the Year
• Belgium - Datanews Network Integrator of the Year
• Belgium - EMC Partner of the Year
• Belgium - EMC Regional Partner of the Year
• Belgium & Luxembourg - Cisco Collaboration Partner of the Year
• Belgium & Luxembourg - Cisco Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Belgium & Luxembourg - Data Centre and Virtualisation Partner of the Year
• Belgium & Luxembourg - Cisco Public Sector Partner of the Year
• Brazil - Cisco SMB/Commercial Partner of the Year
• Brazil - Cisco Technology Excellence Partner of the Year award – Collaboration
• Canada – Cisco Services Partner of the Year
• Chile – Cisco Networks (Southern Cone) Award (Multinational/Global)
• Czech Republic - Cisco Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Czech Republic - Cisco Technology Excellence Partner – Data Centres
• Czech Republic - VMware VIEW Partner of the Year
• Datacraft-Asia - Cisco Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Datacraft-Asia - Cisco Services Partner of the Year
• Dimension Data Americas - Cisco Solution Innovation Partner of the Year
• Dimension Data Americas- Cisco Technology Excellence Partner of the Year – Collaboration
• Dimension Data - Riverbed Global Systems Integrator of the Year
• Dimension Data - VMware Global Solutions Partner of the Year
• Dubai - Avaya Emerging Market Partner of the Year
• East Africa – Cisco acknowledges George Murage with a Systems Engineer, East Africa Award
• Emerging Africa - Cisco Security Partner Award
• Emerging Africa - Cisco, VMware and EMC Special Award
• Emerging Africa - Cisco UC Partner of the Year – Emerging Africa Award
• Emerging Southern Africa - Cisco Partner of the Year
• Europe - TANDBERG Best Unified Communications Partner of the Year
• France - Cisco Borderless Network Partner of the Year
• Germany - Cisco Borderless Network Partner of the Year
• Hong Kong – NetApp Gold Partner of the Year
• India - Cisco Data Center Partner of the Year
• India - Cisco Data Centre Partner of the Year
• India - Cisco Services Partner of the Year
• India - Cisco TelePresence Partner of the Year
• India – Cisco Telepresence Partner of the Year
• Indonesia - AMP Netconnect Overall Best Partner
• Indonesia - AMP Netconnect Top Sales Achievement Award
• Indonesia - Cisco Best Services Sales Partner
• Indonesia - Cisco Best Systems Integrator
• Italy – Cisco Excellence in Customer Satisfaction
• Luxembourg - Best Integrator Company in the Europe ICT Awards
• Malaysia - Cisco Commercial – mid-market Partner of the Year
• Malaysia - Cisco Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Malaysia - Cisco Partner of the Year
• Malaysia - Cisco Partner of the Year
• Malaysia - Cisco Q1 Commercial – mid-market Partner of the Year
• Malaysia - Cisco Q1 Services Partner of the Year
• Malaysia - Cisco Services Partner of the Year
• Malaysia - Cisco Top Advanced Partner of the Year
• Malaysia - Cisco Top Advanced Technology Partner of the Year
• Mexico - Cisco Collaborative Partner of the Year
• North Africa & Levant - Cisco Collaboration Excellence Partner of the Year
• North Africa & Levant - Cisco SP Partner of the Year
• Singapore - Cisco Major Contributor – Unified Communications 2009
• Singapore - Cisco Major Contributor – Unified Communications Award
• Singapore - Cisco Summit Club 2009
• Singapore - Cisco Summit Club Award
• Singapore - Cisco Top Services Sales Achievement Award
• Singapore - Microsoft Q1 Partner of the Year
• South Africa - APC Top Data Centre Project across Sub-Saharan Africa
• South Africa - APC Top Partner by Revenue Southern Africa
• South Africa – Best VMWare Authorised Consulting Partner (Services award)
• South Africa – Best VMWare Revenue Partner
• South Africa - EMC Virtualisation Partner of the Year
• South Africa – Only Premier VMWare Partner in the country
• Thailand - CA Significant Performance Partner Award
• Thailand – Cisco Commercial Strategic Partner of the Year
• Thailand – Cisco Commercial Strategic Partner of the Year
• Thailand - Cisco Highest Growth for number of Certified Individuals
• Thailand – Cisco’s Highest Growth number of Certified Individuals
• The Netherlands - Cisco Services Partner of the Year
• United Kingdom - Cisco Borderless Network Partner of the Year
• West Africa – Cisco acknowledges Alex Duke with a Partner Account Manager Award
• West Africa – Cisco acknowledges Evelyn Bello with a Partner Systems Engineer Award
2008
• 6 Microsoft regional Partner of the Year Awards
• Americas – Cisco Global and Nationals Capital Partner of the Year
• Americas – Cisco Regional East Capital Partner of the Year
• Asia – Bluecoat Best System Engineer Award for APAC
• Asia – Bluecoat Highest Growth Reseller Award for APAC
• Asia – Bluecoat Special Recognition Award for APAC
• Asia – Cisco Best Midmarket Partner of the Year
• Asia – Cisco Best Unified Communications Partner of the Year
• Asia – Microsoft Fastest Growth Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Asia – NetApps Rising Star Award (Singapore)
• Asia – Sun Best Reseller Award
• Asia – Sun Best Reseller Award (Singapore)
• Asia – Sun Honorable Achievement Award Storage – Server Independent & Heterogeneous (Singapore)
• Australia – Cisco Solution Innovation Partner of the Year
• Australia – EMC RSA Best Solution Partner and Best New Business Partner
• Australia – McAfee Partner of the Year
• Australia – Microsoft Global Partner of the Year in Information Worker Solutions
• Australia – Microsoft Global Partner of the Year in Infrastructure Solutions
• Australia – Symantec Pacific Partner of the Year
• Australia – VMWare Market Maker of the Year
• Belgium and Luxembourg – Cisco Gold Partner of the Year and Mobility Partner of the Year
• Belgium and Luxembourg – EMC Signature Partner and Solution Award
• Belgium and Luxembourg – EMC Velocity Partner Award Largest OEM/SSCP/PSP
• Cisco APAC Theatre Partner of the Year
• Cisco Emerging Markets Partner of the Year
• Cisco Solutions Innovation Partner of the Year
• Czech Republic – Cisco Technology Excellence Data Center Award
• Europe – Tandberg System Integrator Partner of the Year
• France – Cisco Gold Partner of the Year
• Italy – Cisco Outstanding Customer Satisfaction Award
• Microsoft Global Partner of the Year – Information Worker Solutions, Office Deployment
• Microsoft Global Partner of the Year – Infrastructure Solutions, Systems Management
• Middle East & Africa – Cisco Emerging Africa Partner of the Year (Nigeria)
• Middle East & Africa – Cisco Emerging Southern Africa – Customer Satisfaction Partner of the Year
• Middle East & Africa – Cisco Emerging Southern Africa – Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Middle East & Africa – Cisco Unified Communications Partner of the Year (South Africa)
• Middle East & Africa – EMC Solution Award
• Middle East & Africa – HP Overall Award Winner for Highest Consistent Revenue Across all Products
• Middle East & Africa – IBM Business Partner Award for Innovation in System Technology (Nigeria)
• Middle East & Africa – Microsoft Advanced Infrastructure Solutions Competency Award
• Middle East & Africa – Microsoft Large Account Reseller of the Year Award
• Middle East & Africa – Microsoft Special Focus Award: Unified Communications
• Middle East & Africa – Nortel Most Complex Implementation Award
• Middle East & Africa – Outstanding Development in Tandberg Emerging Markets Africa
• Middle East & Africa – Polycom South Africa Award for Top Individual Sales: Video Conferencing
• Middle East & Africa – Polycom South Africa Award for Top Individual Pre-Sales: Video Conferencing
• Middle East & Africa – Polycom South Africa Award for Top Revenue: Video Conferencing
• Middle East & Africa – Polycom South Africa Award for Top Revenue for a Reseller
• Middle East & Africa – Polycom South Africa Award for Top Voice Channel Partner
• Middle East & Africa – Vmware EMEA North Region Award for Best VMware Authorise Consulting Partner
• Netherlands – Cisco Security Partner of the Year
• NICE Services Partner of the Year 2007/2008
• Spain – Cisco Outstanding Customer Satisfaction Award
• TANDBERG Global Enterprise Partner of the Year
• UK – Cisco Gold Partner of the Year
• UK – Cisco Services Partner of the Year
• UK – Cisco Unified Communications Partner of the Year
2007
• Americas – Cisco Outstanding Performance Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Asia – Cisco APAC Learning Partner of the Year
• Asia – EMC Outstanding Achievement Award (Hong Kong)
• Asia – EMC Top Technical Pre-sales Award (Hong Kong)
• Asia Pacific and Japan – EMC SI/VAR of the Year
• Australia - Best Professional Services and IT Services Firm of the Year
• Australia - Business Review Weekly Best IT Services Firm
• Australia - Business Review Weekly Best Services Firm
• Australia - Business Review Weekly Best Services Firm (NSW)
• Australia - Cisco Distributor of the Year
• Australia - EMC Asia Pacific and Japan SI/VAR of the Year
• Australia - EMC RSA Best Solution Partner & Best New Business Partner
• Australia - Hitachi Notable Partner Award
• Australia – Microsoft Licensing Solutions, Software Asset Management Partner of the Year
• Australia – NetApp Partner of the Year
• Australia – Quantum Outstanding Achievement
• Australia – Symantec Pacific Partner of the Year
• Australia and New Zealand – Hewitt Best Employer
• Belgium and Luxembourg – Cisco Gold Partner of the Year
• Belgium and Luxembourg – Cisco Services Partner of the Year
• Belgium and Luxembourg – EMC Best Business Development
• Brazil – Cisco Commercial Partner of the Year
• Cisco Global Enterprise Partner of the Year
• Cisco Gold Partner of the Year
• Cisco IP Communications Partner of the Year
• Europe – Cisco Mobility Partner of the Year
• Europe, Middle East, Africa – Computer Associates Enterprise Solution Partner of the Year
• France – Cisco Services Partner of the Year
• Germany – Cisco IP Communications Partner of the Year
• Italy – Cisco Mobility Partner of the Year
• Korea – Cisco Solutions Innovation Partner of the Year
• McAfee Global Partner of the Year
• McAfee Global Systems Integrator of the Year
• Microsoft Advanced Infrastructure Active Directory/IdM Award for IPAD solution
• Microsoft Exchange Unified Communications Award
• Microsoft Global Partner of the Year – Advance Infrastructure Solutions, Exchange Migration and Deployment
• Microsoft Global Partner of the Year – Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Active Directory
• Middle East & Africa – APC-MGE Gold Certified Partner
• Middle East & Africa – Axiz HP Reseller Awards Leader in Percentage Increase in Revenue Growth (South Africa)
• Middle East & Africa – BMI-Techknowledge Leading Services Provider by Overall Revenue
• Middle East & Africa - Cisco Customer Satisfaction Partner of the Year – Emerging Markets
• Middle East & Africa – EMC Solution Award for development of key EMC focus area – Most Complete Information Protection Solution
• Middle East & Africa – HP Highest Consistent Revenue across HP product lines (South Africa)
• Middle East & Africa – HP Highest Growth: Personal Systems Group (Specialist Partner) (South Africa)
• Middle East & Africa – IP Communications Partner of the Year
• Middle East & Africa – Microsoft Large Account Reseller of the Year
• Middle East & Africa – Microsoft Managing Director’s Award
• Middle East & Africa – Microsoft Winning Customer Initiative Award
• Middle East & Africa – Security Partner of the Year
• Middle East & Africa – Symantec Partner of the Year
• Middle East & Africa – Symantec Rookie Partner of the Year (Nigeria)
• Middle East & Africa – Tandberg Platinum Partner
• Middle East & Africa – Top ICT Company in Africa
• Netherlands – Cisco Gold Partner of the Year
• North America – Cisco Outstanding Performance Enterprise
• North America – Cisco UC Partner of the Year for National Partners
• South Africa – Cisco Security Partner of the Year
• Spain – Cisco IP Communications Partner of the Year
• Sweden – Cisco Solutions Innovation Partner of the Year
2006
• Brazil - Cisco Advanced Security Partner
• Czech Republic – Cisco Advanced Security Partner
• Africa – EMC Reseller of the Year (Data Centre Solutions)
• Asia – Cisco APAC Partner of the Year
• Asia – Genesys Partner of the Year (Customer Interactive Solutions)
• Asia-Pacific Partner Awards for Excellence in Partnering 2006
• Australia – Cisco Learning Partner of the Year
• Australia – Citrix Best Systems Integrator Partner (Pacific Partners) (Data Centre Solutions)
• Australia – EMC Software Partner of the Year (Asia Pacific/Japan) (Data Centre Solutions)
• Australia – EMC Software Partner of the Year (Australia/New Zealand) (Data Centre Solutions)
• Avaya EMEA Systems Integrator of the Year (Customer Interactive Solutions)
• Belgium and Luxembourg – Cisco Gold Partner of the Year
• Belgium and Luxembourg – Cisco Security Partner of the Year
• Belgium and Luxembourg – Cisco Solutions Partner of the Year
• Blue Coat Global Systems Integrator of the Year (Security)
• Brazil – Blue Coat Elite Partner
• Brazil – Blue Coat Premier Service Partner
• Brazil – Cisco Advance Unified Communications Partner
• Brazil – CISCO IP Communications Partner of the Year
• Brazil – McAfee Elite Partner
• Cisco Global Enterprise Partner of the Year (Customer Interactive Solutions)
• Cisco Global IPC Partner of the Year
• Czech Republic – Cisco Storage Networking Partner
• Czech Republic – Microsoft Gold Partner
• EMC Smart – Reseller of the Year (Service Provider Solutions)
• Europe – EMC Outstanding Technical Consultant of the Year (Data Centre Solutions)
• France – Cisco Outstanding Customer Satisfaction
• Germany – Cisco Outstanding Customer Satisfaction
• Germany – Cisco Security Partner of the Year
• Graham Technology Global Systems Integrator of the Year (Customer Interactive Solutions)
• Holly Global Partner of the Year (Customer Interactive Solutions)
• Hong Kong – EMC Top Technical Pre-Sales Professional Award (Data Centre Solutions)
• India – Cisco Security Partner of the Year
• Internet Solutions – Cisco SMB Select Partner of the Year
• Italy – Cisco IP Communications Partner of the Year
• Microsoft Business Productivity Solution of the Year, Awarded for QLD Application Integration based Compliance Case Management System
• Microsoft Global Winning Customer Award, Awarded for Dimension Data’s AUSTAR Desktop Win-back Project (Dynamic Desktop Deployment Solution)
• Microsoft Partner Solution of the Year
• Microsoft Technology Innovation Partner of the Year, Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Awarded for Dynamic Desktop Deployment)
• Microsoft Custom Development Solutions Specialisation Award (for Compliance Management System developed by Dimension Data Australia’s Application Integration Solutions Group)
• Netherlands – Cisco Gold Partner of the Year
• NICE - EMEA Systems Integrator of the Year (Customer Interactive Solutions)
• North America – Cisco Enterprise Partner of the Year
• North America – Cisco IPC Partner of the Year
• North America – Cisco Outstanding Advanced Technologies Partner of the Year
• North America – Cisco Unified Communications Partner of the Year
• North America – Sun Southern Area Partner Marketing Excellence Award (Data Centre Solutions)
• South Africa – Avaya Partner of the Year (Sub-Saharan Africa) (Customer Interactive Solutions)
• South Africa – Cisco Enterprise Partner of the Year
• South Africa – Cisco Advanced Technologies Partner of the Year
• South Africa – EMC Solution Award (Data Centre Solutions)
• South Africa – Symantec Individual Contributor of the Year (Data Centre Solutions)
• South Africa – Symantec Partner of the Year: Investing in the Future (Data Centre Solutions)
• UK – Cisco Security Partner of the Year
• UK, South Africa, Sweden, Belgium – EMC Smarts Reseller of the Year (Data Centre Solutions)