Sponsors

We are grateful to the following sponsors:
Platinum sponsor
	Primedia's mission is to ensure future prosperity through education. This is achieved by focusing on delivering educational materials to educators and learners utilising DVD's, audio-visual and on-line platforms. And to entrench ourselves as the leader in the delivery of education and training to the primary, secondary and tertiary markets
Gold Sponsors
	Dimension Data is one of South Africa's leading converged network integrators, with a track record spanning more than 25 years. Through our division, Internet Solutions, one of South Africa's leading converged communication service providers, and our technology partner Nortel, a global leader in business-grade telephony, we continuously meet the business requirements of South Africa's higher education institutions by providing cost effective and cost efficient voice and data solutions.
	Intersoft has recently been appointed to manage the Microsoft IT Academy [MSITA] Program in all African countries, south of the equator. The goal of MSITA is to upgrade the IT skills of individuals, especially from disadvantaged communities in an environment which provides broad access to low-cost, quality training and certification. The Program supports and empowers institutions, registered with the Dept. of Education, to deliver instruction on the latest Microsoft technologies. This development compliments Intersoft's existing business as Southern Africa's leading distributor and provider of ICT manuals, representing world-class publishers, including Microsoft Press and offering [customised] courseware and end-user material for all user levels
Other Main Sponsor
	Gartner, Inc. is the leading provider of research and analysis on the global IT industry. Our goal is to support enterprises as they drive innovation and growth through the use of technology. We help clients make informed technology and business decisions by providing in-depth analysis and actionable advice on virtually all aspects of technology. We take pride in our pioneering work to assist our clients and our industry in benefiting from the use of technology. Gartner clients trust in our rigorous standards that safeguard the independence and objectivity of our research and advice. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A., and has 3,700 associates, including 1,200 research analysts and consultants in 75 countries worldwide
Silver Sponsors
	Bytes Communication Systems provides a complete range of business communications solutions, including IP and Legacy voice equipment, mobile communications, contact centres, structured cabling, LAN-WAN data networks and infrastructure, and a comprehensive range of after-sales services. The company also benefits directly from the 2.8 billion Euro (2002) investment in research and development at Alcatel centres of excellence around the world.
	There are many great reasons for choosing IT solutions from Dell. The key benefits include a single point of contact for all your IT needs, customised responses to your requirements and efficiencies driven by industry-standard technologies. And since we have used our own solutions to build a world-class IT organisation at Dell, we have the first-hand expertise to help you optimise yours. More information is available at www.dell.co.za.
	Novell offers enterprise-class infrastructure software and services in a flexible combination of open source and proprietary technologies. This software helps customers manage, simplify, secure and integrate their heterogeneous IT environments at low cost. As a result, customers can reduce cost and complexity while increasing the return on their IT investments. We also help customers migrate from proprietary to open source at a pace that suits them.
	Oracle Corporation is the world's largest enterprise software company. Oracle has its world headquarters in Redwood Shores California, and was founded in 1977. With operations in 79 countries in the world, Oracle has more than 56,000 employees. Fiscal year 2006 GAAP revenues were $14.4 billion. For more information, go to http://www.oracle.com/za
Bronze Sponsors
	Edu-Loan is a private finance company that exclusively focuses on educational finance. Edu-Loan assist people, who are not able to pay for their own, or the studies of their dependants, and who do not qualify for the traditional financing through the formal banking sector or government aid schemes
	HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended April 30, 2006, HP revenue totalled $88.9 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com
	InnoVent provides residual based rentals and asset management for all ICT assets. Our solutions make sense whether you are cash flush or not. Our clients include UJ, Witwatersrand University, Discovery Health, PWC, First Rand Bank, DBSA, Transtel and SABS. With InnoVent there is no upfront cash outlay, you may upgrade when you want to, reduce TCO, stretch your budget and eliminate obsolete ICT disposal hassles.
	Integrated Tertiary Software, celebrating its 20th year of existence, specialises in the provision of integrated software to support the full range of administrative functions within higher education as well as further education and training institutions, where the mainstream system areas support the management of students, financials, human resources and the library.
	Knowledge Focus markets a range of products that helps medium-sized and large organisations to manage their information assets efficiently and cost-effectively. Focusing specifically on the retrieval and preservation sectors, Knowledge Focus serves and supports companies that need to retrieve information quickly and accurately.
	Navigor, a member of EOH Holdings Group, is a Value added reseller (VAR) of Oracle's products and services and specialises in the deployment of Oracle's E-Business and JD Edwards applications. Navigor has been voted as Oracle's Top Implementation Partner for the last five years and was certified as an Advantage partner on the Oracle E-Business track into 2005. 'Navigor' is derived from the phrase: 'Navigating Oracle' which is what we help our clients do.'
	New Dawn Prophesy Business Solutions (NDPBS), a subsidiary of New Dawn Holdings (Pty) Ltd, is a specialist company focusing on the sale, configuration, implementation and support of the Oracle Technology product set and related services. NDPBS is a partner of choice for the provision and support of business and information management solutions and an Oracle Certified Advantage Partner in the three categories of eBusiness Suite, Application Server and Data Base
	Orion Telecom is a fully broad-based full solution provider offering a range of telecommunications services for the corporate marketplace, guaranteeing quality and cost-savings. Orion's primary objective is to develop, recommend, install and support a range of services that reduce the cost of telecommunications for business and add value by streamlining operations and creating a more productive workforce. The company prides itself on its technical expertise and innovation and is regarded as a leading innovator in the industry.
	Since 1982, Sun has brought together the world's brightest technical minds to solve the world's biggest technical problems. Our vision of "Everyone and everything participating on the network" means that when people are networked, they share, they interact, and solve problems.
	Telkom is Africa's leading integrated communication company. We provide high quality services to all our customers. Our vision is to be a leading customer and employee centred ICT solutions service provider

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