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It4africa Botswana is positioned as the premier, trade only specialist distributor of selected technology products. The Botswana Company was established in 1992 and has undergone several name changes in the previous years. HNR Computers, Siltek Distribution Dynamics and Channel Tec were the previous names. These name changes represented the evolving nature of the computer industry and the market in which it operates through joint ventures with key industry leaders of its time.

The associate company it4africa SA was created out of the coming together of various Distributors from different countries in Africa. Each of these distributors has extensive experience in their respective markets and all of them have experience in the distribution of Information Technology products.

It4africa provides supply chain and distribution services for a selected range of quality products, and currently focus’s on the APC, Epson, Fujitsu-Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, Imation, & Microsoft brands.

The Company benefits from an experienced team of Senior Managers, who between them bring over 70 years of experience in the IT industry. In addition, it4africa has selectively recruited a highly focused team of support personnel in each of the market segments in which it operates.

It4africa's strategy represents the optimum fusion of the traditional distribution model with the benefits that the Internet makes available. To this extent, much of the company’s product pricing are available on the web to its dealers, so as to give all customers, irrespective of which market segments they operate in, equal access to information about the products and sales processes.

The Botswana Company has its Management, administrative and sales call centre based in The Gaborone International Commerce Park, Gaborone. It4africa SA’s overseas operation is supported by headquarters in Johannesburg, Warehouses and facilities operating out of Johannesburg, Namibia, Nairobi, Dubai & Amsterdam International Airports.

It4africa's drive to focus on selected tier one brands will position it as a unique supplier of products on the continent. This position allows it4africa to install a presence in some of the newer markets within a very short time.

It4Africa is a proud sponsor of the ‘Computer For Me “project in conjunction with Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology and with the various brands such as HP, Microsoft, Epson & Bit Defender.

We have various options of it equipment for the PTA project which would be offered to the market through our reseller channel.

Vision

“To provide an efficient supply chain for quality products throughout the African continent”

Mission

“To be the superior supply chain business across Africa by providing the highest levels of service to our valued partners. This would be achieved through partnership with our shareholders, harnessing the skills of our staff, using the latest technologies and the most efficient infrastructure en route to market.”

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Axiz is an IT infrastructure distributor that provides technology intelligence and innovative thinking to its business partners when they buy the quality products. Axiz distributes from market leaders who include HP, Microsoft, Intel, Kingston, LG, Lexmark, Asus, ACER, Genius, as well as its own brand Axiz. It also carries a wide range of leading brand components and solutions.

Axiz was founded in 1989, became an employee-owned company in 2003, and currently employs around 550 people, of which half are engaged in sales and marketing positions. Revenue for Axiz was R1.75bn in 2005 and is projected to be R 2.5bn in 2007. This represents more than a 20% year-on-year growth since inception.

Axiz is a pioneer, innovator and leader in its sector through the implementation of its Ledibogo Business Partner Development Programme, as well as other initiatives such as founding and supporting Inqolobane (the Employee Ownership Association Africa, www.eoaa.co.za) and Qhubeka (‘Moving us Forward’, www.qhubeka.com).

Axiz ranks as one of the top IT distributors in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Through iPartnership we at Axiz are trying to promote information and communications technology that would help bridge the digital divide.

Being a pioneer in the computer industry, Axiz feels happier to offer citizens of Botswana and in particular, civil servants, computers at affordable prices. Our Microsoft and Norton Symantec Anti Virus are also offered at the best affordable prices.

Axiz aims to achieve the vision where there should be a computer in every home and create an enabling environment for IT development. This would definitely help unemployed youths, information technology graduates and civil servants which inturn will also help Axiz to grow bigger in the incoming years.

Hence we are continuously aiming to craft our “Axiz PC” to meet every citizen needs.

Axiz sincerely believes that iPartnership is a form of economic diversification and would assist in entrepreneurial development in the incoming time. “

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“Pinnacle Africa, part of the JSE Securities Exchange listed Pinnacle Technology Holdings Ltd (PTH) group, is one of the chosen suppliers to IPartnership, an initiative aiming to provide easier IT access to 'under-served' population groups, including unemployed youth, unemployed IT graduates and civil servants, in Botswana. With a branch office in Botswana, Pinnacle Africa represents PTH subsidiaries, Pinnacle Micro and Workgroup Systems. As part of its role within the Ipartnership initiative, the company will be supplying the Proline range of computers, which will be bundled with the latest Microsoft software via Workgroup.

Currently only 25 000 Botswana civil servants - out of a total of 100 000 - have access to PCs. IPartnership, with the assistance of leading computer suppliers such as Pinnacle Africa, are aiming to significantly improve this statistic.

Pinnacle Africa, as a sister company of Pinnacle Micro, has access to more than 38 product lines – with 17 being exclusive. Brands sold through the company include LG, Western Digital, Canon, Logitech, D-Link, Dicota, Sony, Apacer, Intel, Verbatim and Ridata. Through WorkGroup, over 20 additional lines of software including Microsoft, Symantec, Novell, McAfee, CA, EMC and VMWare, are represented

Pinnacle Africa is active in countries that include Botswana, Angola, Namibia, Zambia and Mozambique.”

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Established in 1997 Sahara Computers assembles and markets computers & peripherals through a global distribution network that covers established and emerging markets.The company is owned by Sahara Holdings, a fully Broad-Based Black Economic Empowered entity, and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the official distributor and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for a variety of top international vendors.

An accredited member of the Proudly South African campaign, the Sahara business network stretches across South Africa to include Cape Town, Durban & Port Elizabeth. The company has established a strong presence globally, with offices across EMEA, including Nairobi & Mombassa in Kenya and Botswana, Dubai, the U.K and China.

Sahara Computers is currently the largest operation of its kind in Southern Africa. Owned by Sahara Holdings group, company boast an annual turnover over 1.4 billion Rand.

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