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  • Banks, telcos, others discuss innovation at Simba, Avaya conference

    Commercial banks, telecom operators and other leading players in the economy were at the a digital conference organised by Simba Infrastructure Limited, in partnership with Avaya in Lagos.

    The Avaya Innovation Day forum was designed to exclusively enhance customer experience and fulfillment. The event provided insight to the needs of businesses in Nigeria in building connected experiences required for effective Digital Transformation. The event which took place at the prestigious Victoria Crown Plaza Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos was well attended by industry experts and IT professionals.

    Avaya and Simba showcased a variety of new products including its flagship cloud based Social Media product called Avaya Ava. It is a cloud-based messaging- agnostic solution that offers AI capabilities for social messaging integration. Other products include the enhanced Avaya Equinox Softphone, Avaya Vantage Video Phones, Chatbot and several other solutions for work collaboration and secure video conferencing.

    Speaking at the event, Sanjay Vaswani, the Executive Director of Simba Infrastructure, assured Simba Customers and other participants of the organization’s full commitment to providing unique IT Services across the lifecycle of business operations. He stated, “As an Avaya exclusive partner in West Africa, Simba Infrastructure has achieved the competency to provide matchless IT services around the Avaya solution portfolio. We deliver customized communication infrastructure solution to our valued customers and provide strategic partnership to Avaya in the Digital Transformation journey”.

    Also speaking at the event were top executives from Avaya including Omar Fahnbulleh, Elie Turquieh and Puthanpura, Vinod Kumar who spoke extensively on the several impacts of Digital Transformation on business re-engineering. They emphasized that Digital Transformation was a key factor in accelerating experiences and business growth through the adoption of mobile digital services, enabling next generation interactions and driving change in customer experience.

    In attendance at the event were key executives from several top tier financial institutions including Stanbic IBTC Bank, United Bank for Africa, Guaranty Trust Bank, Keystone Bank and other sectors like telecoms, Oil Gas, Health and Pension organisations.

    Simba Infrastructure, a member of the Simba Group is a Diamond partner of Avaya in Nigeria. Headquartered in Lagos with offices in Abuja, Simba has received several awards and recognitions as a leading conglomerate in several key sectors of the Nigerian economy.

  • GTBank, UBA, others parley at Simba, Avaya innovation summit

    Executives of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), United Bank for Africa, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Keystone Bank participated at the just-concluded Innovation Day, organised by Simba Infrastructure Limited in partnership with Avaya to improve digital services and innovation in the country.

    The event, which held in Lagos, was also attended by key stakeholders  from telecoms, oil and gas, health and pension organisations meant to enhance customers’ experience and fulfillment through digital transformation.

    Banks, telecoms and other key sectors of the economy need efficient Information Technology (IT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure to provide seamless banking services to their customers.

    The event, which took place at the prestigious Victoria Crown Plaza Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, provided insight to businesses’ needs in Nigeria in building connected experiences required for effective digital transformation. It was well attended by industry experts and IT professionals.

    Avaya and Simba showcased a variety of new products including its flagship cloud based social media product called Avaya Ava. It is a cloud-based messaging- agnostic solution that offers artificial intelligence capabilities for social messaging integration.

    Other products included the enhanced Avaya Equinox Softphone, Avaya Vantage Video Phones, Chatbot and several other solutions for work collaboration and secure video conferencing.

    Simba Infrastructure Executive Director, Sanjay Vaswani, who spoke at the event, assured customers and other participants of the organisation’s commitment to providing unique information technology services across the lifecycle of business operations.

    He said: “As an Avaya exclusive partner in West Africa, Simba Infrastructure has achieved the competency to provide matchless IT services around the Avaya solution portfolio. We deliver customised communication infrastructure solution to our valued customers and provide strategic partnership to Avaya in the Digital Transformation journey.”

    Other top executives from Avaya, who spoke included, Omar Fahnbulleh, Elie Turquieh and Puthanpura  and Vinod Kumar.  They spoke extensively on the several impacts of digital transformation on business re-engineering, emphasising that digital transformation was a key factor in accelerating experiences and business growth through the adoption of mobile digital services, enabling next generation interactions and driving change in customer experience.

    Simba Infrastructure, a member of the Simba Group, is Avaya’s Diamond partner in Nigeria, with its Headquarters in Lagos and offices in Abuja. It has received several awards and recognitions as a leading conglomerate in several key sectors of the economy.

  • Simba: power critical to tech sector

    Power backup firm, Simba Industries, has identified constant power supply as critical element in boosting the economy through technology.

    It therefore reiterated its commitment to assisting organisations to meet their power needs.

    Speaking in Lagos during the unveiling of its UPS, its representative, Mr. Prasanna Sridhar, said the development of the tech sector cannot be realised without power.

    He said KStar is the sixth largest manufacturer of UPS in the world, offering high quality products and full service support to more than 90 countries.

    Mr. Sridhar said the various range of KStar UPS can cater to every power demand and needs across sectors, including manufacturing, oil and gas, medical establishments, businesses and other key industries.

    “Hundreds of thousands of businesses around the world depend on reliable power back-up solutions for their critical systems.

    “Downtime is simply not an option for them, as it results in potentially millions of dollars of losses per second. The KStar UPS draws on the latest research and development to offer unparalleled power backup solutions for a diverse range of industries,” he said.

    Also speaking, Head of Simba Service, Mr Surest Kumar, added that KStar UPS is supported by Simba Service in Nigeria, which provides power audit consultation, installation, 24-hour customer support, and annual maintenance contracts.

    He said: “At Simba, we believe that total customer satisfaction is only achieved when a good quality product is supported by attentive and responsive customer care and after service.

    “Simba Service is at the heart of our vaue proposition to customers.”

    KStar offers an extensive range of UPS solutions, including Online Transformer/transformer-less UPS, Line Interactive UPS and Modular UPS all of which are aimed at delivering optimized energy sourcing, cost saving as well as minimizing downtime- thereby meeting the critical needs of its customers in various sectors of the Nigerian economy.

    The company expressed its commitment as it introduced KStar UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) systems to the market.

    KStar is recognised for its specialised power backup solutions, capable of handling mission-critical electrical equipment including hospital diagnostic and surgical apparatus, data centers and bank automated teller machines (ATMs).

    Unlike traditional Online UPS systems, KStar products can handle a wide range of applications which have peculiar power needs, such as factory machinery, where power requirements at startup are huge, and where power failure can often lead to significant cost escalation, as machines need to cool down and be restored.

     

     

     

     

  • Simba unveils motorcycles for farmers

    Farmers in northern Nigeria have got a relief as the Wandel International Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Simba Group of automobile companies in India yesterday launched TVS XL-100 and TVS NEO-XR motorcycles in Kano targeting local farmers in the Nigerian market.

    The motorcycles were designed with special features to suit the needs of rural farmers who constitute over 80 per cent of Nigeria’s agricultural sector.

    Speaking to reporters during the launch, the Head of 2-wheelers section of the automobile firm, Mr. Ritesh Kumar Nair said though the products could be used for private purposes, its primary objective was to facilitate the movement of farmers and their products, particularly, in the rural areas.

  • Simba Group empowers women Keke drivers

    Simba Group empowers women Keke drivers

    Simba Group has launched an initiative to empower women seeking to be commercial tricyclists.

    Simba Group represents TVS Motors of India and is engaged in the assembly, distribution and servicing of TVS King – the leading brand of Keke in the country.

    Speaking at an event held for women in Eleyele, Ibadan, Oyo State, Mr. Vijay Patil of Simba Group, said: “Increasingly, we are seeing more and more women showing interest in driving three-wheelers due to the attractiveness of this form of employment, and it is our goal at Simba to create and develop the ecosystem necessary for women to be empowered and feel safe and welcome in this industry.”

    Patil explained that the purpose of the event was to bring together the women riders.

    He said for those who already own or operate the TVS King, Simba Group representatives were available for promoting safe driving and training them on how to keep their vehicles on the road.

    Mrs. Lawson Titilayo Adewola, one of the women drivers of TVS King, explained that the economic hardship facing her family prompted her to go into Keke driving, and that the business has allowed her to save money whereas previously all profits were being reinvested into her shop.

    Mrs Adewola said: “Since I have been using TVS, I have been enjoying my relationship  with the company and I am proud to be a woman driver. When men see me driving, they always encourage me and when women see me,theyare amused . Everybody prefers to come into my tricycle.”

    For new and aspiring women drivers, Simba provides basic operator training and shares details on how to maintain vehicles and access genuine spare parts, which are available nationwide.

    The company acknowledged the foresight of these women who had recognised the opportunity in the industry and who enjoyed the flexible working hours the job provided.