8 September 2011, Closing The GAP
KD, In partnership with IBM and Tomorrowtoday, has launched a new Initiative for the purposes of teaching businesses how to effectively make the transition from a traditional business to a 'Social Business.'
By integrating a wide range of collaborative IBM Technologies and throwing many world renowned experts in the fields of Leadership, Digital Marketing and Technology into the mix, an effective platform has been built to assist with this learning process. Experts will contribute content to the community on a daily basis and are available to assist with making the transition to a Social Business. We invite you to come along, become a contributor and help the community flourish!
Close the Gap is a FREE initiative and is available to anyone interested in finding out a little more about Social Business, getting in touch with some of the experts, and sampling some of the technologies that are available. Let us assist you on your Journey as you Close the Gap to becoming a Social Business!
14 July 2011, KD/SBL Domino Services Tender
The UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership ("SBL") has awarded the tender for The Provisioning of Lotus Domino Services to Knowledge Dimension ("KD").
KD is has been working with the SBL for a number of years and is delighted to continue doing so.
In terms of the tender, KD will provide appropriate technical, functional and project management necessary for the support, integration, customisation and configuration of the existing Lotus Notes and Domino environment and the systems architecture, application development, installation, implementation and training skills required to assist SBL to achieve it IT objectives.
The SBL's vision is to be the leading African business school of choice offering internationally recognised leadership and management education, and we at KD are happy to play a strategic technology role in the support of this vision.
June 2011, Knowledge Dimension announces TriSystems partnership
Midrand based Knowledge Dimension announces a strategic relationship with London based Acord Insurance messaging specialists, TriSystems.
The South African Insurance Laws Amendment Act requires that insurers have access to their clients' data. Currently, not all insurers have access to full sets of data.
Based on the Acord standards, the SAIA and the Financial Intermediaries Association (FIA) have embarked on an endeavor to tackle the significant challenge of data sharing between insurers, brokers and other providers.
TriSystems has a successful track record of helping companies achieve similar goals in the London market based around it's UMG suite of products. Among it's 40+ UK customers are Insurers Zurich, Charits, Brit and Brokers Willis and Marsh. TriSystems products are used by Acord to validate companies' adherence to the Acord standards.
"Acord is a great initiative to standardise data sharing formats through the Insurance supply chain. However, even with a standard in place, managing the sending and receiving of Acord messages is extremely complex. The industry should not underestimate the technical challenges it presents and should seriously consider proven technology. TriSystems has won 14 Awards for our work with Acord and we can definitely claim to be experts", says Kevin Stilwel, Head of Sales at TriSystems.
"Knowledge Dimension understand the challenges and have the technical expertise to share our hard earned best practice knowledge with the South African market".
Download the press release here.
March 2011, Knowledge Dimension Social Business Keynote
"As a vital part of an overall business strategy, top CEO's recognize the need to make organizational changes to support collaborative innovation and derive profit from valuable ideas, no matter where they originate" IBM – The Power of Many.
So how do you embark on the journey to become a Social Business?
As the world becomes more interconnected and intelligent, and people embrace social networking, today's enterprises face the dawn of a new era. Becoming a Social Business isn't simply a matter of deploying tools that will allow you to collaborate internally, externally and to cross the generation gap as you seek to innovate, with measurable results. Becoming a Social Business involves a long term, strategic approach, focusing on building and shaping a business culture and underlying technology.
Organisations must adapt and embrace new opportunities and ideas.
Let the Knowledge Dimension team assist in developing your roadmap to becoming a Social Business.
Download our Invitation for this event.
Fabruary 2011, IBM Distinguished Business Achievement Award.
The mark of Brilliance.
The Distinguished Business Achievement Award honors the top IBM PartnerWorld Business Partners from each of the 8 major regions of the world. Winners must demonstrate increased revenue attainment and loyalty, along with the ability to open new regional markets, and to maintain a positive stature in the Business Partner community. Business Partners considered in this space significantly impact IBM Lotus software's position in the marketplace and will be considered rising stars amongst their peers.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA - Knowledge Dimension (South Africa)
Knowledge Dimension specialises in solutions which enable organisations to provide exceptional Web experiences for all stakeholders, both internal and external, and to encourage innovation by taking advantage of social networking opportunities on offer.
An IBM Lotus business partner since 1991, Knowledge Dimension is recognised as a market leader by IBM and was the first South African company to win a prestigious Lotus Beacon Award, in 1997. Knowledge Dimension is an end-to-end service provider of solutions and services spanning Lotus Domino, Notes and all the collaborative technologies in the Lotus stable, including Lotus Connections, WebSphere Portal & Application Server, and has enabled, and continues to enable, organisations to maximise their human capital potential and deliver real business value and return on investment.
Since making a strategic decision to move into the WebSphere Portal 18 - 24 months ago, Knowledge Dimension has doubled in its staff complement, and experienced license revenue and margin growth in excess of 500% by subscribing to, and taking advantage of, the various IBM programmes on offer.
