COMPANY OVERVIEW
Headquartered in Johannesburg, Online Direct was founded in 2004 at the inception of networked communications. During the past few years Online Direct have established themselves as a leading information, technology, and communications service provider of converged business solutions.

The business has successfully grown into this niche market by offering leading technologies, state of the art data centres and world class service. In just seven years, we are now a comprehensive and diverse solutions provider, offering a unique range of unified data and communication products and services to the corporate and small business market within Southern Africa.

Our comprehensive and diverse products are seamlessly delivered from tier one next generation networks, from wireless to wired connectivity, compliant email management solutions, and cost effective voice services suited to our client’s needs. We integrate, design, and implement all your communication requirements with multiple service level deliverables, to maintain and manage mission critical services at all times.

Being a personalised business, we pride ourselves on our reputation and commitment to delivering cost effective, reliable and efficient solutions. We comprehensively analyse our clients IT infrastructure and architecture, before delivering the right solutions for your business.


OUR BUSINESS METHODOLOGY
     -    Manage and deliver on capabilities
     -    Infrastructure solution management
     -    Committed service delivery
     -    An aggregator of multiple networks and services


Our VALUED STRATEGIC PARTNERS
     -    Vodacom Business Solutions
     -    MTN Business Solutions
     -    Internet Solutions (a Dimension Data Group company)
     -    Telkom Business
     -    Symantec.cloud Enterprise Partner
     -    Google Enterprise Partner / Grove IS
     -    Wireless Business Solutions / Broadlink
     -    Rapid Wave Technologies
     -    Multiple hardware & software vendors & distributors eg: Think IT, and Incredible On-site to mention a few


OUR TECHNOLOGIES
     -    Converged IP solutions
     -    VPN, MPLS, and Corporate APN’s
     -    Wireless & Fixed connectivity solutions
     -    Hosted data centre solutions (email, web & server applications)
     -    Secure compliant email management solutions Symantec.cloud.
     -    Microsoft Hosted services (Exchange / SharePoint / CRM)
     -    Managed Voice/ Voip / PBX solutions
     -    Black Berry Alliance Membership
     -    Networking and Infrastructure solutions
     -    Offsite redundancy and backup solutions
     -    Outsourced IT support services with dedicated service level agreements


CURRENT BUSINESS SKILL SET
Online Direct have the following skillsets to deliver on multiple client requirements and services:
     -    Microsoft Exchange, SQL & Sharepoint, MS Access database
     -    Symantec.cloud
           -    Anti-spam, anti-virus.cloud
           -    Back up exec.cloud
           -    Enterprise vault.cloud
           -    End point protection.cloud
     -    Asp and Asp.net, Php and html sites
     -    Voip solutions and certification
     -    Cisco solutions and certification
     -    Linux solutions and certification
     -    TCP/IP and multiple network configurations
     -    Multiple forms of connectivity (fixed/wireless & RF)
     -    Firewall management and maintenance
     -    Novell, Dell and IBM Server management
     -    APN/ MPLS/ WAN/ LAN/ VPN


OUR INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS
     -    Internet Solutions / Dimension Data
     -    Vodacom Business Solutions
     -    MTN Business
     -    Terraco
     -    WBS Voice Solutions


OUR REACH
Online Direct operate on a locally and internationally. We have a large presence throughout South Africa overseas with data centres situated on System 200 within Europe which service the entire EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. Further more we have the technical presence to deliver on product and services throughout all major cities in South Africa.


BEE STATUS
Online Direct is finalising its official BBBEE rating and audit with EMEX Trust with the aim of becoming a Level 3, 4 or 5 contributor.