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TMCNet: Programos Software Bags Software Company of 2009 Award

[May 06, 2009]

Programos Software Bags Software Company of 2009 Award

(AllAfrica.com Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Programos Software Limited, an indigenous software development firm in the Nigerian ICT industry has in a separate award ceremonies won two awards including Software Company of the Year 2009 and IT Champion award 2009 respectively.The awards were presented recently to Programos at the just concluded Titans of Tech awards night organized by the Technology Africa and at the just concluded ADIPENG 2009 World ICT conference organized by the Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN, the Nigerian Computer Society, NCS, and the World Information Technology Alliance Services, WISTA under the chairmanship of Dato' Dan E Koo from Malaysia.


In his remarks, the Managing Director of Technology Africa, Don Pedro Agambi, organizer of the Titans of Tech award told the capacity audience in attendance that Programos Software products have the_state_of_art technology to support the Nigerian financial institutions.| According to Agambi, Programos Software which has continued to be the toast of the Nigeria ICT market, especially for the financial sector, has the capacity to support the Nigerian growing ICT market said to be attracting international community.

Similarly, Programos Software was awarded IT Champion award 2009 award , according to the Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN, President Dr Jimson Olufuye in recognition of the company's exemplary commitment to the advocacy, application, promotion, use and deployment of Information Technology infrastructure and contents in your workplace as a means of boosting productivity and fast tracking the business of governance, learning, and creation of jobs towards the attainment of the 21st Century Knowledge Society in Nigeria.

Dr. Jimson Olufuye, who has been preaching local content, said with optimism that Programos' indigenous software products can compete favorably with other foreign software products in the international market. "Programos products have been certified by the appropriate authority and have the capacity to support Nigerian banks scrambling for foreign software applications" he said.

Reacting to this development, Mr. Amos Emmanuel, President/CEO of Programos Software Limited with excitement told newsmen shortly after receiving the awards that Programos is one of the greatest convergent ICT entrepreneurs in the country, having been rated world champions to bring about sustainable ICT education to millions of Nigerian youths across the country very soon.

According to him, the public-private-sector initiative will complement the federal government's preparedness for the vision 20:2020, adding that the education of the Nigerian youths from the unfolding initiative, which will involve indigenous computer manufacturers, other local and foreign ICT champions, will form the basic foundation for a true self_growing national development and create millions of employment opportunities across the country.

"At the international level, we are becoming quite visible as we recently represented the Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN/NCS at the LICOM (ICT Services and Trade Liberalization) Project in Dakar, Senegal" he added.

Before now, it would be recalled that Programos Software Limited is a Titans of Tech Award 2008 Winner of "Best Technology Company with Local Content" among other prestigious recognitions including the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), This Day Newspaper and NTA.

Programos Software which is undergoing its ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Certification programme is a leading light in software development for the Nigerian Financial Sector. Programos Software, designers of INTEGRA 2000+ Software, INTEGRA.WEBSTONE Online Intelligent Asset Management Solution, services over 100 Stockbrokers in Nigeria.

Programos Software Limited who also supports online operation of Micro_Finance Banks recently released a new bilingual (English and French) e_business solution with e_payment capability, product called ePROFITA for small business ventures and traders in commercial cities across Africa. The President/Ceo of Programos Software, Amos Emmanuel has also confirmed exhibiting its software products at the upcoming CTO 2009.

Programos Software Limited takes Corporate Social Responsibility matters seriously and has concluded several sessions of free management cum ICT trainee programmes for fresh graduates of diverse disciplines with automatic job placement particularly in the Nigerian Capital Market where Programos has operated and maintained its bullish hold for over a © 2009 AllAfrica Global Media. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company (c) 2009 AllAfrica Global Media.

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