PurpleWhite IT acquired by ITNA

ITNA believes that its delivery, technical and business processes background can benefit from Purple White's strength in public sector space in government departments and agencies.

PurpleWhite IT specialises in security, infrastructure and managed services, and its product offering includes web security, mobile device protection and end-point protection and penetration testing.

"The partnership with Purple White is the result of a two-year-long relationship of collaborations with the company and it will add a new dimension to our business. Historically, our attention has been on local and district municipalities in local government and, with PurpleWhite on board, we are broadening our focus to the public sector space in departments, agencies, parastatals and other government structures," explained ITNA director Cobus Kirkpatrick.

New role for Setsetse

The founder of PurpleWhite, Kagiso Setsetse, will move into a new role within the executive team where he will play an integral part in sales strategy definition and execution. "ITNA offers great technical services and business process support and PurpleWhite holds the relationships in the public sector. For this reason, the acquisition reflects a national progress as both our companies' services complement each other well," said Setsetse.

"PurpleWhite has undertaken and successfully completed a number of government projects, including the designing and installation of the CISCO Network at the Northern Cape Department of Education as well as a website development penetration testing for the Kgetleng Rivier Municipality," added Setsetse.

Kirkpatrick concluded: "We are excited to have PurpleWhite IT under ITNA's umbrella and we understand that in order to grow the business we need to constantly evolve and adapt. We have identified certain areas where we want to grow in a few years, which will most likely include further acquisitions."