The 2014 ‘Management of Technology’ Top 100 Award endorsed by the Department of Science & Technology goes to DigiCore, supplier of Ctrack
Vehicle tracking, insurance telematics and fleet management solutions company DigiCore, with its Ctrack product range, recently won the Management of Technology Award in the Large Enterprise category at the Technology Top 100 Awards.
The gala function is seen as one of the foremost programmes recognising technological innovation and excellence. The Minister of Science & Technology, Naledi Pandor encouraged the private sector, government and research institutions to collaborate in elevating the recognition of locally produced technology to service the country’s markets and address local needs.
The TT100 Business Awards have become renowned for judging companies on their business prowess in the Management of Technology, Innovation, People and Systems.
“The programme is an effective vehicle for achieving growth and innovation advancement in our country. We demonstrated that our ability to keep track of new trends and changes in the vehicle tracking industry has put Ctrack at the forefront of our market”, said Deon du Rand, Ctrack’s CTO. Ctrack’s partnership with large insurance companies also demonstrated the versatility of the company and their ability to accommodate client demands without losing focus on what the organisation is most recognised for.
Professor Roy Marcus, Chairman of the Da Vinci Institute, explains that an important feature of the adjudication process; was for any organisation that strives to be globally competitive has to be extremely capable in four critical areas of management. These are management of technology, innovation and people in order to derive sustainability and excellence in innovation advancement.
“It is encouraging to see how, year-on-year, many of these organisations have been able to find innovative ways of sustaining their businesses, and, in many cases, have been able to export their products and services in fiercely competitive global markets,” said the Minister.
Programme sponsors for the event were, The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Eskom and Hewlett-Packard (HP).
About DigiCore / Ctrack:
Ctrack is part of JSE-listed DigiCore Holdings and specialises in vehicle tracking, fleet management and insurance telematics for a global client base. With more than 29 years of innovation, technical and implementation experience, Ctrack is recognised as a world-leading provider of advanced machine-to-machine communication and telematics solutions that adds value to this global base of customers with mobile assets.
Ctrack’s end-to-end research, design, development, manufacturing, sales and support of customised solutions for customers is serviced by a global network of staff and team members in more than 50 countries. The company’s technology and electronic division designs and develops a robust range of asset management and monitoring systems using GPS satellite positioning, GSM cellular communication systems, and other advanced communication and sensory technologies.
The result is innovative and advanced machine-to-machine communication that provide Ctrack customers with 24x7x365 information and monitoring of their mobile assets that help them to achieve operational efficiencies and cost reduction targets.
Operations span six continents, with over 1,000 employees and more than 825,000 Ctrack systems sold.
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