IT infrastructure upgrades are driving network integration in Latin America, US IT services provider Dimension Data's Americas branch CEO, Jere Brown, told BNamericas.
Brown said firms are investing in IT infrastructure to support both enterprise expansion and collaboration solutions such as IPT and video conference. He added that consolidation and government investments are also causing increased network integration.
Dimension Data is growing its operations in Mexico and Brazil, where the firm provides network integration, converged communications, and security. The firm has more than 100 clients with operations in those countries as well as in Argentina, Brown added.
Dimension Data is expecting strong revenue increases in Latin America, the executive said, without disclosing hard figures. The firm is currently analyzing means to consolidate its regional presence.
"We will continue to make investments in our existing Latin American operations to grow scale and will consider all options to further expand our geographic footprint throughout Latin America - be it through our preferred partner program, organic growth or acquisition," he said.
Dimension Data saw revenues in the Americas region increase 18.4% to US$686mn during its fiscal year 2008, ended September 30. Sales in the region, which includes the US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, were driven by network integration and security solutions, while professional service sales exceeded expectations.
Globally, net profits increased 23% to US$141mn and revenues were up 20% to US$4.51bn. The company's network integration solutions, which accounted for 59% of Dimension Data's total revenues, grew by 20%, while security solutions increased by 32% and Microsoft implementations increased by 26%.
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