No business
is an island, and partnership with industry and
sector leaders can help any business leverage
the competencies of its partners to improve the
quality of its service to clients. Internet Technologies
Ltd (nettechTM) recognises the potential for added
value and synergy that such relationships can
deliver and initiatives have been launched to
establish partnerships within our industry and
sector.
Industry Leaders
Our
application for partnership with Oracle
Corporation, under their technology partners
programme has been approved. Oracle is by far
the leading provider of enterprise database engines
to leading companies the world over, and lists
the majority of Fortune 500 companies amongst
its clients and currently provides first class
database engines and applications on the UNIX,
Windows, and VAX/VMS platforms. By partnering
with Oracle, and other industry leaders, and niche
product and application providers, it is hoped
to create a context in which flexibility is retained
in dealing with the needs of clients. Where appropriate,
relations with others such as Microsoft
and IBM
will also be negotiated, at such a time as is
expedient.
Local and Complimentary Competencies
Locally, relations are maintained with businesses
that have the potetntial to provide complimentary
services and/or competencies that may be needed
by nettechTM clients. Among these are the consulting
firm of Adeniji Kazeem & Co. as well as an
informal relationship with Hyperia, the Internet
service providers. More of such collaborating
arrangements are planned for the near future,
all with the aim of improving the versatility
and potential of the interface provided to clients,
especially in consluting.
Sector Clients
Finally, and in addition to relationships with
Industry leaders and local businesses, a strategy
for partnering with selected businesses in certain
sectors of the Nigerian economy has been outlined.
These businesses are seen as partners, to the
extent that the company will be working closely
with them to help distinguish their services within
their sector. This level of involvement engenders
an enduring overlap of interest, which requires
more than the client-customer relationship, to
attain the good and desirable aims. We regard
them as our partners. It is the intention to find
one, or two, businesses from a number of sectors
to form a community of pioneering Nigerian businesses.
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