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Enterprise software veteran to lead IFS in South Africa
Mohamed Cassoojee has been announced as IFS ’ Country Manager and Managing Director for South Africa
IFS , the global enterprise applications company , has announced the appointment of Mohamed Cassoojee , an IT veteran with more than three decades of experience , as its new Country Manager and Managing Director for South Africa .
He will focus on growing IFS ’ s South African presence in large enterprise accounts as well expanding its ecosystem of top-tier consulting and implementation partners .
Cassoojee – previously Vice-President and Country Manager of Software AG Africa – brings extensive experience in negotiating multimillion-dollar contracts and leading technology businesses in Africa and North America to his new role . His appointment signals IFS ’ confidence in the potential of South Africa ’ s enterprise software market .
Luis Ortega , Managing Director at IFS for Middle East , Africa and South Asia , said : “ We ’ re delighted to appoint a business leader of Mohamed ’ s calibre to lead our business in South Africa , a strategic growth market for IFS . His extensive enterprise experience , added to his strong people and customer orientation , mean he is the ideal choice to take IFS to the next level of growth and development in South Africa .”
Cassoojee added : “ IFS ’ enterprise resource planning , project management and asset management solutions are a perfect fit for South African organisations that are looking for robust applications to enable them to enhance their agility . I see excellent potential for IFS to grow its market share in South Africa , where customers are looking for configurable business solutions that allow them to rapidly realise value .”
Cassoojee will attend ‘ Connect to What ’ s Next ’ on August 2 at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton – an event where IFS will showcase the future of technology .
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Nokia and Sudatel to collaborate on delivery of ultra-broadband services in Sudan
Nokia and Sudatel are to trial Nokia 4.5G
Pro , 4.9G and 5G mobile technologies along with Nokia ’ s fixed fiber-to-the-home ( FTTH ) portfolio to enhance the mobile and residential broadband experience in Sudan .
Nokia and Sudatel are to collaborate on delivery of ultrabroadband services in Sudan
The collaboration will focus initially on the capital city of Khartoum .
Under its 2020 Strategy , Sudatel is focused on transforming its fixed access and mobile service offerings . The company wants to enhance the subscriber experience on any device , in the home and on-the-move with high-speed delivery of voice , data and video and fixed and mobile packages , as well as e-government , e-health and other consumer and business services .
Nokia and Sudatel will conduct several different use-case tests using Nokia fixed and mobile technologies in Nokia Laboratories in Espoo , Finland and Antwerp ,
Belgium . With an initial focus on enhancing mobile data services in Khartoum , the companies will evaluate how the 5G-ready AirScale radio access portfolio can increase capacity and speeds today while providing a path to 5G in the future .
In addition , Sudatel will leverage Nokia ’ s passive optical networking ( PON ) fibre solutions to enhance the residential broadband experience . The companies will conduct a high-speed fixed technology trial in Khartoum , starting in July .
Tarig Zain El Abdein , President and Chief Executive Officer , Sudatel Telecom Group , said the company was pleased to sign the strategic technology partnership with Nokia . www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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