{"id":21583,"date":"2012-09-09T12:10:30","date_gmt":"2012-09-09T10:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=21583"},"modified":"2012-09-09T12:13:13","modified_gmt":"2012-09-09T10:13:13","slug":"jasco-concludes-midrand-hq-disposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/telecommunications\/21583\/jasco-concludes-midrand-hq-disposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasco concludes Midrand HQ disposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Jasco\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/3481-Jasco\">Jasco<\/a> has completed the sale of its headquarters in Midrand as part of its strategy to dispose of non-core assets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have sold our Jasco HQ property in Midrand.\u00a0 This is part of our strategy to dispose of non-core assets and will allow the group to further bolster the business with \u2018bolt on\u2019 acquisitions,\u201d a spokesperson for the Jasco told BusinessTech.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Jasco highlighted the benefits of a restructuring programme, along with the integration of ICT group, <a title=\"Spescom\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/4519-Spescom\">Spescom<\/a> for a 55% rise in H1 revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, it issued a statement indicating that it expected its headline earnings per share for the year ended June 2012, to be between 15.4 cents and 18.2 cents, from 14 cents recorded in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Jasco Converged Solutions, a business unit within Jasco ICT Solutions, is aiming to refocus the ICT and telecoms service model firmly on the customer, addressing changing market needs with innovative, flexible solution offerings.<\/p>\n<p>In line with trends &#8211; such as increasing demand for a move from Capex to Opex payment models; adoption of hosted services and cloud applications; mobility requirements; Bring Your Own Device (BYOD); and more &#8211; Converged Solutions delivers a full range of network-neutral managed telecoms and ICT services for the medium to large enterprise, enabling organisations to take advantage of the latest technologies.<\/p>\n<p>These solutions can also be integrated with offerings from throughout the greater Jasco Group, delivering true end-to-end converged connectivity and communication solutions, the group said.<\/p>\n<p>Converged Solutions incorporates previous businesses, Maringo Communications, ARC Telecoms, and CAG &#8211; a voice business basd in the Eastern Cape.\u00a0 \u201c<\/p>\n<p>This is how the business unit will be marketed, and will form part of the group marketing strategy for Jasco ICT Solutions,\u201d said <a title=\"Paven Chetty\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/4739-Paven-Chetty\">Paven Chetty<\/a>, managing executive at Jasco Converged Solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Chetty said that Converged Solutions offers a range of ISP and Telecommunication solutions \u2013 made up of various ICT services (last mile, Internet access, VoIp and hosted services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not offer a \u2018one size fits all\u2019 package offering but rather a tailored solution that is suited to the client\u2019s needs and requirements with the various products and services we have in our fold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Jasco expects FY HEPS 10% \u2013 30% higher\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/20935\/jasco-expects-fy-heps-10-30-higher\/\"><strong>Jasco expects FY HEPS 10% \u2013 30% higher<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"BusinessTech Article\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/19021\/irish-firm-commprove-partners-with-jasco\/\"><strong>Irish firm CommProve partners with Jasco<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Jasco launches mobile data capture solution\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/17300\/jasco-launches-mobile-data-capture-solution\/\"><strong>Jasco launches mobile data capture solution<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"BusinessTech Article\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/16410\/jasco-appointed-verint-sa-reseller\/\"><strong>Jasco appointed Verint SA reseller<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"BusinessTech Article\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/16252\/jasco-close-to-head-office-disposal\/\"><strong>Jasco close to head-office disposal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"BusinessTech Article\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/16027\/jasco-opens-congo-subsidiary\/\"><strong>Jasco opens Congo subsidiary<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"BusinessTech Article\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/15825\/jasco-bolsters-client-base-through-verint-deal\/\"><strong>Jasco bolsters client base through Verint deal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jasco has completed the sale of its headquarters in Midrand as part of its strategy to dispose of non-core 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