Johannesburg-based and Stock Exchange listed Datacentrix has acquired Nokusa Engineering Informatics for R45.75 million (US$5.5 million), which should strengthen Datacentrix’s position in the enterprise content management (ECM) space.
Datacentrix stated it is buying the whole of Nokusa Engineering Informatics, which specialises in ECM strategies, solutions and implementations and is part of an ECM partner network including SAP, OpenText, AIIM, Cideon Software, Collaborit and Pitney Bowes.
Datacentrix said that in line with its current strategy, it wants to consolidate and strengthen its position in the ECM market by acquiring Nokusa’s knowledge and expertise.
“Datacentrix’s main competitors are aggressively targeting the growing opportunities in the ECM sector and equally aggressively embarked on acquiring targeted ECM skill sets,” the company said.
The South African ICT company added its competitors “all acknowledge the opportunities in the ECM sector versus the enormous scarcity of professionally qualified skilled individuals in the same sector. By acquiring a pool of highly skilled ECM individuals, Datacentrix can immediately complement its ECM operations.”
Datacentrix said the deal is subject to conditions.
