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As Bytes Managed Solutions, part of the Altron group of companies, continues to strengthen its structures, a dynamic team has been announced to drive its Business Transformation and Enablement strategy. The duo of Jeanette van der Spuy, Business Enablement Lead, and Joe Barbosa, Project Management Office Manager, have been tasked with ensuring compliance, business continuity, and business support and enablement through innovation and technology, as well as effective project management and business incubation. Van der Spuy joined Bytes Managed Solutions (Bytes MS), formerly known

GEs Digital Energy business has improved the customer experience of its Smallworld geospatial solutions by adopting Java technology from Oracle. Utilising one the worlds largest software ecosystems enables cost of ownership reductions for its customers through Javas extensive available resources, existing code libraries and simplified integration to other key enterprise systems. Java enables the companys software to exploit the power of hardware and software platforms and natively interface with other Java-based software. This allows utility customers to better manage their

Leading Zambian print solutions provider DIGIprint has further enhanced its value proposition by investing in the necessary skills and processes to achieve Xerox Managed Print Services (MPS) accreditation. The certification is provided by Xerox Middle East and Africa and the process is facilitated by Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), the largest Xerox distributor globally which operates in 26 African countries.BDS MPS manager James Kelly says the Xerox MPS accreditation process is strictly controlled to ensure that qualifying partners have the correct skillsets, the robust

Med-e-Mass, part of the Altron TMT group of companies, has acquired Health-Soft, a leading provider of ground-breaking technology services for the South African healthcare industry. Health-Softs innovative range of electronic solutions designed to specifically and effectively address day to day needs in many areas of healthcare delivery will now be available as part of Med-e-Masss extensive practice management solutions. Health-Softs market leading Health-Suite solution enables healthcare professionals to improve the clinical interaction between practitioner and patient by offering various types of

Altech has sent invitations to media for the launch of Node, which the large South African technology group bills as a new complete entertainment and smart home experience.View WebsiteOne day well wonder what we ever did without it, the invitation promises.Altech is a major technology group in South Africa with companies operating in the telecommunications, multimedia, and information technology sectors.Among other things, they build decoders for MultiChoice through Altech UEC under their Altech Multimedia business unit, and play in South Africas cellular telecommunications space through Altech

Altech Multimedia and Bytes People Solutions, part of the Altron TMT group of companies, have joined forces to provide potential employment opportunities for the disadvantaged in KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal, through their end-user computing learnership programme.The learnership, which is at National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level 3, creates a skills pipeline for Altech Multimedia and the Altech UEC manufacturing facility in Mount Edgecombe, in addition to other businesses in the area.According to Johan Klein, Group Executive: Corporate Services at Altron TMT, Altech Multimedia sponsors the programme and was

Allied Electronics Corporation Limited (Altron) today announced its annual results for the year ended 28 February 2014. Revenue increased by 12% to a record high R27.8 billion, normalised earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased 20% to R1.9 billion and normalised headline earnings per share (HEPS) increased by 49% to 206 cents.It has been a time of change for the Altron group. Significant projects were initiated during the year and we are very pleased with how they are unfolding and the benefits seen so far, said Robert Venter, Chief Executive of Altron.Among the

Powertech Transformers, a subsidiary of Powertech and the JSE listed Altron Group, announced a collaborative research and development project with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pretoria, through funding received from the Department of Science and Technologys (DST) Technology Localisation Programme. The announcement was made at an event hosted by the University of Pretoria on 21 November 2012.Beeuwen Gerryts, Chief Director: Technology Localisation and Advanced Manufacturing stated that the DSTs goal for their Technology Localisation Programme is to help increase the competitiveness

JSE listed Allied Technologies Limited (Altech) has donated R527, 000 to the Villa of Hope childrens home in Nancefield, Eldorado Park in support of an M-Net Cares initiative. The donation includes funds for refurbishment and a tertiary education bursary for one of the children at the home. The Villa of Hope is a shelter for children between the ages of one and 18 years who require alternative or foster care due to abuse, neglect or abandonment and to children that have been affected or infected by HIV and AIDS or other ill circumstances. Many of these children are placed under the care of the home by