25 July 2011

Local IT company brokers major international deal

Submitted by: MyPressportal Team
Fourways, SA – March 17, 2009 – Premier IT Solution provider for SA, NetSpeed Technologies has signed a reseller agreement with Entuity of London, UK and Marlborough, MA, USA to provide businesses with affordable solutions to match their growth, step for step. South Africa’s technological growth potential has been recognised by international hard-hitters in the industry.
Under terms of the agreement, NetSpeed will market and sell Entuity’s award-winning Eye of the Storm® (EYE) network management solution to clients in South Africa, where the company is headquartered.

The ever-increasing migration of South African businesses to online services and critical reliance upon their network means that there is a high demand for expertise to ensure constant network reliability.
Through the partnership with Entuity, NetSpeed Technologies extends its product offering to include an affordable, scaleable network management suite, reflecting the unique needs of their customers. EYE will empower enterprises to maximise their network infrastructure to improve the business bottom line and increase profitability through outstanding service delivery.

EYE equips businesses with the tools to proactively manage their network, which sets the stage for understanding the events happening on the network before things get out of control. Through real-time alerts, true cause analytics and intelligent event handling, EYE focuses on what is really transpiring on the network.

“Customers turn to NetSpeed for innovative, reliable IT solutions that obtain maximum speeds from their Internet solutions, as well as for NetSpeed’s professional levels of local service and support,” says Julian Renecke, managing director at NetSpeed Technologies. “Our customers look to NetSpeed as a business partner to help them make the most out of their IT investment. Many of our customers are also struggling to keep their networks operating 24/7 while at the same time implementing the newer sustainability Green IT initiatives, where they will benefit from the new innovative Green IT Perspective to reduce operating costs and their environmental impact.”

South African enterprises will continue to expand and remain successful through maximising their IT infrastructure for company-wide applications, virtualized environments and green IT initiatives. With accurate network data and analytics, companies will have better network control ensuring their success in today’s IT driven economy. EYE helps companies keep their networks running smoothly and within their budgets in a variety of ways:

--Identifies capacity issues before they impact end-users’ activities
--Reduces operations costs through energy savings and capital equipment savings
--Provides rapid problem resolution for minimum network downtime
--Improves server utilisation for maximum IT resource usage and
--Custom reports for trending and network planning.

“We are pleased to sign NetSpeed as one of our key resellers to broaden our market reach across the globe,” states Peter Licursi, vice president global sales at Entuity. “As a successful IT solutions provider with local expertise in South Africa, they are perfectly suited to provide Eye of the Storm to their customers.”

About NetSpeed Technologies
NetSpeed Technologies (Pty) Ltd. provides network and security solutions in hardware and software formats. The Company builds successful, long-term channel distribution networks by sourcing and supporting innovative IT solutions. NetSpeed allows resellers to develop long-term mutually beneficial relationships with their clients utilizing our professional chain of service and product offerings. For more information on NetSpeed Technologies, visit www.netspeed.co.za.

About Entuity
Entuity is headquartered in London, UK and Marlborough, MA USA. The company’s Eye of the Storm (EYE) software suite automatically discovers and captures network data and analytics, as well as, provides integrated fault, device and flow-based performance management. These capabilities help businesses reduce network downtime, lower operational and capital costs, achieve sustainability goals, and ensure network configuration compliance.

Entuity customers include enterprises, SIs, and MSPs such as ABB, Amtrak, Astra Zeneca, BMC Software, CLS Services, DIRECTV, Deutsche Bank, IBM Global Services, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Sony, Visteon, and the Williams Companies. For more information on Entuity, please visit www.entuity.com or call +1.508.357.6346 (North America) or +44 (0) 20 7444 4800 (Europe).

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Entuity and Eye of the Storm are registered trademarks of Entuity, Ltd. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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