Logicalis Launches New Operation in Indonesia Formed
from Joint Venture with Metrodata
SINGAPORE, Feb. 2, 2012 - Logicalis, an
international IT solutions and managed services provider, has now
launched its joint venture operation in Indonesia. The new company,
known as Logicalis Metrodata Indonesia, was formed with leading
Indonesian ICT Group, P.T. Metrodata Electronics, Tbk based in
Jakarta. Logicalis has a 51% shareholding and Metrodata
49%.
Logicalis Metrodata Indonesia has
approximately 25 employees reporting to a new managing director,
Dewi W. Irawan, and will focus on network communications,
collaboration and data centre solutions to the commercial,
enterprise and service provider markets in Indonesia.
The Indonesian market is experiencing strong
domestic growth at 6.5% (the 3rd largest growth market in Asia,
behind China and India*). In particular, the IT services market is
also showing a period of strong growth ahead. It is valued
today at over US$1 billion and with compound growth predicted at
12.7% up to the year 2014**, this brings the value to one and half
times what it is today.
* Asia Pacific Executive Brief, January 2012,
IMA Asia
** Gartner Market Insight: IT Services Market Assessment,
Indonesia, 2011, 16 June 2011
About Logicalis
Logicalis is an international IT solutions and
managed services provider with a breadth of knowledge and expertise
in communications and collaboration; data centre and cloud
services; and managed services.
Logicalis Group employs over 2,500 people
worldwide, including highly trained service specialists who design,
specify, deploy and manage complex ICT infrastructures to meet the
needs of over 6,000 corporate and public sector customers. To
achieve this, Logicalis maintains strong partnerships with
technology leaders such as Cisco, HP, IBM and Microsoft.
The Logicalis Group has annualised revenues of
over US$1 billion, from operations in the UK, US, Germany, South
America and Asia Pacific, and is fast establishing itself as one of
the leading IT and Communications solution integrators,
specialising in the areas of advanced technologies and
services.
The Logicalis Group is a division of Datatec
Limited, listed on the Johannesburg and London AIM Stock Exchanges,
with revenues of approximately US$5 billion.