Allied Technologies Limited (Altech), with an annual revenue
of 1.2 billion USD, today announced it has signed a long term Value Added
Partner agreement with Huawei,
a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions
provider.
Under the agreement Altech will provide Huawei Enterprise
products and services to customers and offer post-sales professional services
and support. The agreement covers a number of countries
including South Africa, Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
Craig Venter, Altech CEO said:
"We are extremely pleased with this partnership with
Huawei, which extends our existing solutions into the enterprise market. We recognize
that our customers demand better value and more flexibility from the
information technology industry and this partnership helps us to work with our
customers to provide the best possible solutions for their information
technology infrastructure requirements. We look forward to continuing to
develop our long-term relationship with Huawei."
Commenting on the new partnership, Lauren Fan, president of Huawei Enterprise Business Group in the Eastern and Southern Africa region, said:
"This agreement is an important step in the development of our African
Enterprise business. Altech is a well-respected and leading technology company
which will be a reliable and professional partner in the provision and ongoing
support of efficient ICT solutions and services. Working together on this new
collaboration is mutually beneficial and will enable Altech to extend Huawei's
Enterprise's extensive portfolio of services and products to its customers in
Africa."
Tech360 Correspondent