{"id":44848,"date":"2013-08-27T17:11:05","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T15:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=44848"},"modified":"2013-08-28T09:16:41","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T07:16:41","slug":"datacentrix-in-cape-town-isp-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/44848\/datacentrix-in-cape-town-isp-purchase\/","title":{"rendered":"Datacentrix in Cape Town ISP purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Datacentrix\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/8084-Datacentrix\">Datacentrix<\/a>, the listed IT solutions provider has\u00a0entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of \u00a0internet service and networks specialist,\u00a0<a title=\"eNetworks\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/9867-eNetworks\">eNetworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The value of the deal was not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>eNetworks was established in 1999 and provides bandwidth and internet services\u00a0including cloud hosting, web hosting and VoIP.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Cape Town, the company has core\u00a0infrastructure located in data centres in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.<\/p>\n<p>The group also boasts expertise in WAN services, internet access provisioning,<br \/>\nsecurity, and e-mail systems.<\/p>\n<p>By way of rationale for the acquisition Datacentrix, says it aims to grow\u00a0and enhance its cloud computing capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The acquisition provides Datacentrix access to highly skilled resources, electronic communications\u00a0networks and licences, thereby strengthening Datacentrix\u00b4 capability to build, operate and provide\u00a0network services,&#8221; 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