Simeka Consulting, the leading BEE consulting firm providing service-oriented architecture (SOA) services in South Africa, today announced it has been selected to participate in the ZapThought Leadership Programme by ZapThink, a leading industry analyst firm.

The ZapThought Leadership Programme recognises leaders and innovators in the SOA, XML, and Web services markets. ZapThought Leaders are dedicated to helping their customers implement these emerging technologies and develop more flexible architectures.

“Simeka is doing exceptional work in bringing global SOA best-practices to South Africa and in helping its clients see past the hype and confusion that surrounds SOA to define clear, solid and actionable strategies that take their clients’ businesses to the next level,” said Ron Schmelzer, Senior Analyst at ZapThink.

“Simeka is one of the few professional services firms in South Africa to embrace the conceptual changes the shift to service orientation demands.”

“ZapThink has been an important influence in the industry by providing market leading insight about the progress and direction of SOA and its related organisational and technological concepts, and clear-headed perspectives about products in this market. Simeka is incorporating ZapThink’s service as a vital component in all our market, customer and development work.”

As part of Simeka’s continuing efforts to bring global SOA thought leadership and best-practices to SA, Simeka will be introducing ZapThink’s globally recognised SOA-focused Licensed ZapThink Architect (LZA) bootcamp and accreditation locally with the first event to be run from 7 to 9 November in Johannesburg.

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