PM Tech , the IT consulting, software development, systems implementation and support services group, has entered into a joint marketing venture with SBS Africa , the nationally-based value-added reseller (VAR) and IT solutions supplier.

Mike Leeuwen, a director of PM Tech, says the agreement has been formulated to help both companies expand their reach into new markets by extending their respective capabilities in Oracle-based environments and advanced Microsoft systems monitoring.

"As our customer profiles are similar, and we often meet each other in the marketplace, it makes sense for us to work more closely together to expand the market for our offerings," he says.

"We'll be able to leverage our common and our individual skills to the benefit of the customer and be in a better position to provide higher levels of service, and support more advanced solutions."

In terms of the agreement, SBS Africa becomes a reseller of monitoring tools developed by PM Tech's subsidiary, PM Ora. The company's Enterprise Focus range now includes remote monitoring and administration solutions for all the popular databases - Oracle, SQL, DB2 and Sybase, while its Enterprise Gauge monitors hardware, network and Microsoft, Unix and Linux operating systems,

"These PM Ora products, particularly those addressing the Oracle environment, will enable us to widen the solutions we provide to major clients," says Tony Davies, Director SBS Africa, which was founded in 1984 and now employs 130 skilled professionals at its Johannesburg head office and Durban and Cape Town branch offices.

"The addition of these solutions will help us meet our goal of being a total IT solutions provider, while PM Tech's expertise in systems monitoring and support will augment our own hardware and software offerings enabling us to expand our businesses by addressing new markets together."

SBS has long-standing business partnership agreements with computer hardware and software suppliers including HP, Cisco, 3Com, Microsoft, Novell, Network Associates and Veritas, while PM Tech, in addition to supplying the SMME market with services, skills and software, provides high level consulting, design and implementation skills.

"We're looking forward to working together with SBS Africa in this joint venture as together we have a formidable pool of expertise and skills able to meet the IT needs of companies ranging from SMMEs to the largest corporate enterprise," concludes Leeuwen.

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