Corporate overview

Datatec Group is a global provider of ICT products, solutions and services with operations in over 40 countries.  With the industry's leading brands in its portfolio, the Group operates in three distinct areas of the IT supply chain:

• Distribution of Networking and Communications Technologies (Westcon Group)
• ICT Solutions & Services (Logicalis)
• TMT Consulting (Analysys Mason & Intact)

Datatec has approximately 5000 employees world-wide and its shares are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

Westcon Group - the world's leading distributor of advanced networking technology solutions from vendors such as Cisco, Avaya, Checkpoint, Microsoft, Polycom and a portfolio of approximately 100 other vendors' complementary products and services in The Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific region. Westcon Group, headquartered in New York, USA, operates under the Comstor and Westcon business units in 50+ countries, with approximately 1,600 employees.  Westcon and Comstor add value to its distribution activities by providing resources such as technical expertise, training, sales support and financial and marketing services to over 7,900 customers worldwide.

Logicalis - an international provider of integrated information and communications technology (ICT) solutions and services founded on a superior breadth of knowledge and expertise in communications & collaboration; data centre; and professional and managed services.

With its international headquarters in the UK, Logicalis Group employs over 1,900 people worldwide, including highly trained service specialists who design, specify, deploy and manage complex ICT infrastructures to meet the needs of over 6,500 corporate and public sector customers. To achieve this, Logicalis maintains strong partnerships with technology leaders such as Cisco, HP, IBM and Microsoft.

The Logicalis Group has annualised revenues in excess of $1 billion, from operations in the UK, US, Germany, South America and Asia Pacific, and is fast establishing itself as one of the leading IT and Communications service providers, specialising in the areas of advanced technologies and services.

Consulting Services - Analysys Mason provides strategic consulting and market intelligence services to the telecoms, IT and digital media industries. It advises clients across the full business development cycle, from corporate strategy, financial transactions, and policy issues to product development, marketing and network operations. Its clients include telecoms operators, media organisations, financial institutions, regulators and other public sector bodies.

Consulting Services - Intact is a networking services and support consultancy business focused on providing high end professional services to its customers. Intact's services are offered exclusively through its partner network, which includes Value Add Resellers, Systems Integrators, Network Integrators and Service Providers.