Tech firm banks on partnerships to grow

Office automation and ICT firm, Copy Cat Group, is banking on partnerships with global IT brands to help it deliver high-level services as it seeks to grow its market in the region. The company, which is celebrating 30 years of operations in Kenya, has won partnerships with technology giants such as Cisco, Oracle and HP.

"Copy Cat has invested in talent, which has enabled us obtain the highest level partnerships from these partners," said Mr Krishna Kumar, the company's IT director. "Copy Cat is managing Kenya's key mission critical infrastructure due to its ability to provide the highly skilled manpower." Under these partnerships, Copy Cat co-invests in the market place for mutual success in in capturing more market.

"These partnerships provide us with an opportunity to get exposure to global technology trends, success stories and access to vital information from across the industries," said Mr Kumar. One of the latest partnerships involves lifestyle applications for retail market to provide better customer experience.

He said Copy Cat is gearing to spread its footprint across Africa, driven by new trends in IT such as digitisation, cloud and managed services.