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Business Online Now! Andre Bergh

11 May 2009

Vodacom BusinessWho are we?

• Vodacom Business is a leading provider of converged communication solutions

• We are a next-generation network provider that understands our customer’s voice, video and data requirements.

• Offer a comprehensive portfolio of converged ICT business solutions across our state-of-the-art next generation network platform, which is built on world-class infrastructure.

• Vodacom Business aims to help organizations achieve the agility they require to compete in a challenging and changing world.

• We have partnered with SA Tourism to E-enable SME businesses in the tourism sector before 2010.

E-TourismHow important is the Internet to my business?

Respondents of a recent survey [1] revealed their preferences for using the Internet when planning travel:

• 71% use the Internet to search for travel information

• 41% have taken a virtual tour of a destination

• 38% have built a trip itinerary online

• 58% cite the “ability to check the best fares/rates” as the most important feature in

a travel website.

• 37% say that personal comments on social networking or travel advisory sites

influence their travel decisions

• 33% have posted their own travel review online

[1] http://www.centralshowplace.com/cs/us-real-estate/north-carolina-real-estate/next-generation-travelers-heavily-influenced-by-technology/

Get ConnectedWhat Broadband Access do you have?

Does anyone still use dial-up?

There are a number of fixed and wireless broadband solutions that can get you connected to the Internet:

• 3G/HSDPA• Wireless G (WiFi hotspots for your premises)• ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)• WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access)• Microwave • Fibre Access

The faster your internet connection, the more you can do with it

Wireless G• Wireless G – Wireless Internet access over broadband wherever a wireless hotspot exists.

• 110,000 International hotspots

• 650+ local hotspots

• Venue Owners apply for a WirelessG Wifi hotspot from Vodacom

• WirelessG installs a broadband connection and Wifi equipment on the venue owners premises be it a hotel, B&B or restaurant

• Venue owners has the ability to sell Wi-Fi vouchers and earn 30% on the usage and 10% on the voucher sales

• Venue owner pays a monthly fee per Wi-Fi access point to wirelessG

• Tourists and business travellers

• Connect to the wifi hotspot using a wifi enabled latop or PDA

• Purchase a voucher from the venue owner

• Open a My Wifi account and transfer funds from your Vodacom mobile account

• Pay as you surf using your credit card

3G / HSDPA• Allows internet surfing while on the move - great for travelling business owners

• Countrywide coverage – stay in touch with your customers

• Broadband up to 7.2mbps download speeds

• Payment flexibility:– Prepaid, – Top Up, – Month-to-Month– Once-off data bundle options,– Same in-bundle and out-of-bundle data rate options– Free router or modem options with 24 month contracts

ADSL Broadband

• ADSL from Vodacom Business provides high-speed broadband connection over existing copper telephone lines.

• The technology works off a special ADSL modem that is permanently connected and is 'always-on’.

• Allows you to simultaneously make calls and use data services and fax

Benefits:• Cost-efficiency • Fixed line reliability • Download speeds up to 4096 kbit/s• Perfect for voice (VoIP), video (multimedia), online gaming

WiMAX Broadband• WiMAX is a wireless alternative to fixed line and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)

offerings• High speed data and Internet access of up to 1024 Kbps• A reliable premium service – the customer is pre-allocated capacity on a

WiMAX base station & licensed microwave spectrum is used.• Perfect for a VoIP PBX solution – visit our Indaba stand for a demo• No phone lines at your business? In an outlying area? – Get wireless

broadband with WiMAX• Coverage map - http://www.vodamap.net/3g/

Roof Mounted Antenna Computer

Power over Ethernet

WiMAX Broadband

Fibre Access• Broadband over Fibre is a managed, high capacity network service that provides connectivity within metropolitan hubs at speeds of 10Mbps - 10Gbps.

• These are located in:

– Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban.

• A fibre-based network affords business users a more cost-effective, flexible, scalable and high bandwidth service .

• It is suitable for general use but ideal for bandwidth demanding applications, e.g:

– Hosting Connectivity, Primary Internet Access, Video and Voice

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Get a Web PresenceGet Online, Get visible

• Make your brand more visible out there • Allow local & international customers to find you online• Make use of the latest web technologies, • Keep up with the online marketing latest trends• Make sure your Google can find you! • Get a personalized domain• Get personalized e-mail accounts (yahoo.com doesn’t impress)• Get people to create their own content• Get people to engage online about your business

Get a Web PresenceGet Online, Get visible

• Make your brand more visible out there • Allow local & international customers to find you online• Make use of the latest web technologies, • Keep up with the online marketing latest trends• Make sure your Google can find you! • Get a personalized domain• Get personalized e-mail accounts (yahoo.com doesn’t impress)• Get people to create their own content• Get people to engage online about your business

Web Hosting When choosing the right hosting partner, look for:

• Connection speed (your customer user experience)• Bandwidth cap • Available storage• E-commerce components• Data integrity (backups)• Server virtualisation (server consolidation)• Server scalability and failover

– will your application handle a successful Viral Campaign? 33 hits per second?

• Remote accessibility • Customer support• Value adds

- Installed components

- SLA’s

- Free web templates

- Free za.net domain

- e-mail accounts

Web Hosting

Some facts about Vodacom Business’s Internet Data centers- 1000m2 datacenter live in Midrand- 1000m2 datacenter planned for Cape town- State-of-the-art-technologies- Dual fibre connection- First virtual hosting offering in South Africa- Biometric Security- 2 x 10Gbps connections per cabinet- 24x7 Monitoring

Web Hosting • Vodacom Business offers 7 Web hosting options,

• Use the latest in Virtualization technology

• For both Windows and Unix environments.

• These options range from Bronze to Platinum.

• The Bronze option is to allow customers to get an online presence at a very low cost

• For the more advanced customer, e-commerce ready options are available

UNIX OFFERINGS

WINDOWS OFFERINGS

UNIX PLATINUMUNIX GOLDUNIX SILVERUNIX BRONZE

WIN PLATINUM WIN GOLDWIN SILVER

Get MobileHow mobile is your business?

• A large percentage of businesses are mobile – tour operators, tour guides, hotel managers etc..

• How productive are you when you are out of the office? • Can you access your email?• Can you respond to urgent requests?• Can you access your intranet? • Can your customers contact you?

• How mobile is your website?• How well does it display on a cellphone screen?

Get Mobile

Vodacom Business can help you• Mobilize your office through 3G/HSDPA modems and data bundles

• Allow your workforce to connect to their private company networkusing an APN (Access Point Name on the GSM network).

• Break you free from phone lines – use VoIP

• Enable your website to be viewed on a cellphone with Hosted Sharepoint

• Push your email & calendar to your phone with Hosted Exchange

Benefits • Your customers can contact you 24/7/365

• Receive more bookings

• Respond to emails anywhere, anytime

• Be more productive

• Reduce your IT and cellular costs with Vodacom Business

No-one checking in?Get Connected with the right partner. Get Busy.

• Choosing the right service provider is vital to your business’s success• With Vodacom Business you can:

• Give you a single point of contact• Optimise your communication requirements• Reduce your costs• Mobilise your business• Support your business as it grows

Thank you… any Questions?

• For more information, please visit us at the Vodacom Business stand in the Expo Hall

• Go to www.vodacombusiness.co.za,

• Or email me andre.bergh@vodacom.co.za