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Oracle NetSuite expands business
operations in South Africa
cloud ERP in the region from fast growing, innovative and
emerging international businesses.
“South Africa and the region as a whole, represent the next
great opportunity for NetSuite,” said Mark Woodhams,
Oracle NetSuite Vice President EMEA. “This announcement is
further proof that, with the global resources of Oracle behind
us, we can now scale rapidly and better serve the needs of
the region.”
Oracle NetSuite has announced the expansion of business
operations in South Africa. With the support of Oracle’s global
resources behind it, NetSuite has added a dedicated sales
team and new leadership; new solution provider partners to
strengthen its existing partner ecosystem; and new customers
such as Jasco and ElectroMechanica on NetSuite OneWorld.
This expansion is in response to the increasing demand for
“The South African market is uniquely positioned for this
expanded investment in the region,” said Khaled Ismail,
Vice President, Oracle Digital Application Business, ECEMEA.
“Companies here are realising the value, flexibility and
scalability of the cloud and are beginning to understand
that their ageing, legacy on-premise systems are no longer
meeting their needs in this digital age.”
As part of its expansion strategy, in addition to its existing
partner in the region, BlueBridge One, NetSuite added four
new implementation partners operating in South Africa,
including Business Connexion, EOH Mthombo, Dimension
Data, and XZQ Services.
SA’s Belgium Campus ITversity joins
Infor Education Alliance Programme
Earlier this month, Eyewitness News
reported that the latest South African
jobs statistics continue to reflect an
appallingly high unemployment rate.
For this reason, Belgian entrepreneurs,
Jan Rombouts and Enrico Jacobs
established the Belgium Campus in
1999. The Campus strives to alleviate
the educational and unemployment
challenges in South Africa, specifically
by aiding candidates in meeting the
critical skills needs in the information and
communications technology (ICT) sector.
With a focus on continuous
improvement, and in recognition of the
dire need to integrate technology and
innovation into education, the Campus
has joined the Infor Education Alliance
Programme (EAP). The Infor EAP delivers
next-generation tools for future leaders,
and works with local universities across
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the EMEA region. Participants in the
programme get access to specialised
software packages, training materials,
and customised learning experiences,
using groundbreaking technology that is
already transforming work for more than
90,000 organisations worldwide.
The Director of the Infor EAP, EMEA,
Mark Stewart concludes; “We are very
excited to work with the university
to support their students with career
opportunities at Infor and with
its master partner in this region,
Softworx. It’s great to be partnering
with this leading institution in South
Africa. Belgium Campus has a unique
approach and focus in developing top
talent to serve the IT industry. This
alliance adds to this, allowing students
to take their knowledge of technology
and apply this to a growing demand for
digital skills in business.”
Mark Stewart, Director of the Infor
EAP, EMEA
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