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Austin Hughes reinforces commitment to the Sub-Saharan market
Released 05 June 2008

Austin Hughes, a world leader in the design and manufacture of dedicated switch and rack mount screen technology for use in data centres and other high density server installations, has expanded its presence in the Sub-Saharan market with the appointment of R T Systems, a South African based specialist distributor that provides optimised solutions to the issues of physical security, environmental management and system control in high value technology infrastructures.  Austin Hughes already has a sales manager resident in Johannesburg, Murray Spark, murray.spark@austin-hughes.eu, who has been very successful in developing the local market; following on from his pioneering work, R T Systems will provide local stock holding, additional commercial and technical support and an enhanced market presence.

Martin Hennessey, Managing Director of Austin Hughes Europe, said, "R T Systems is an ideal channel partner who, with its existing strong position in network and environmental management for large installation, is uniquely placed to grow our sales in the region.  Initially, R T Systems will obviously focus on its home South African market, but we are both agreed that there are significant opportunities for us throughout the wider Sub-Saharan region."  In response, Pieter Liebenberg, pieter@rtsystems.co.za, the newly appointed RT Systems Managing Director, commented, "We are very pleased to be able significantly to enhance our offering to our existing customers with the addition of the wide range of server management products from Austin Hughes; they are an innovative and high quality operation.  We are also looking forward to expanding beyond our national boundaries to bring the benefits of our supply partners' products and our expertise to a wider audience in our region."

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Bernard Hennessey
Austin Hughes Europe Ltd
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