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Pivot3, has been named on Forbes’ list of America’s Most Promising Companies in February 2013.
In addition to sales growth, Forbes also weighs employee growth, quality of management teams and investors, margins, market size, and partnerships when making its ranking decision. “To be acknowledged by such a well-respected publication is a great achievement for our team and a testament to our
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ccording to Forbes, the technology company saw $31 million in sales in 2012, and was accordingly ranked No. 74 on the list.
technology, and more importantly, a marker of our commitment to our customers’ success,” said Pivot3 CEO Rich Bravman in a statement. “We have an extremely bright future ahead of us, as we have leading storage technology solutions, an increasing breadth of customers, strong partnerships and rapidly expanding market opportunities.”
Innovolt Joins First Distribution’s Networking Division
First Distribution To Distribute Intelligent Power Protection and Management Technology
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irst Distribution has signed agreement with Innovolt® Inc., the industry leading provider of intelligent electronics management technology, to distribute Innovolt’s comprehensive technology platform throughout South Africa and the rest of Africa. The Need for Power Protection in South Africa Since 2008, South Africa’s electricity crisis has been highly visible throughout the media and is largely tied to the availability and affordability of electricity. The country struggles with ongoing outages, blackouts and power disturbances that lead to damaged electronic equipment and lifeless computers. While power outages not only impact productivity for businesses in the region, they limit growth in a nation that accounts for a third of sub-Saharan Africa’s economic output and ranks among the world’s top 25 countries in gross domestic product . First Distribution’s General Manager for Networking, Charlie Murray comments that: “in today’s ‘always-on’ business society, the need to have a constant and uninterrupted power supply has grown to the point where protecting your electronic equipment is vital. Luckily, Innovolt offers innovative and proven solutions which can ensure that o ur electronic equipment never fails when our customers most need it.”
The Optimal Solution: Intelligent Electronics Power Protection & Management
Innovolt’s patented and predictive technology platform allows business and consumer electronic equipment to last longer by keeping the devices protected from 99.5% of common power disturbances that damage electronics, shorten product lifespan, decrease reliability and increase service related calls. The company’s product offer has application in commercial, residential, industrial, manufacturing and utility applications.
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