To ensure the digital transformation of its processes and enable improved service delivery to citizens, the LEC undertook a journey to the cloud and subsequently became the first company in Lesotho to embrace a cloud roadmap. As an initial step, the organisation deployed its Enterprise Resource Planning(SAP) Development and Disaster Recovery (DR) environments, to [...]
Due to the powerful capabilities of SharePoint, Mutual & Federal’s internal communication processes were streamlined, improving efficiencies, response times, tracking, and feedback. Mutual and Federal Leverages SharePoint for ECM Platform Mutual & Federal is the longest-serving short-term insurer in South Africa, with a proud heritage that dates back more than 180 years. the [...]
Mint assisted SilverBridge with its transformation into a DevOps-culture organization, which is a union of people, processes, and products to enable continuous delivery of value to its customers. The journey involved embracing a cultural change with regards to planning and work tracking, a reimagining of their testing practices, the automation of Silverbridge’s build and [...]
Dynamics 365 is transforming healthcare in South Africa through the transformative impact that it had on the National Department of Health’s collaboration and visibility processes with resultant improved service delivery to the citizens of South Africa. South Africa’s National Department of Health digitally transforms health service for citizens with Dynamics 365 The South African [...]
To simplify collaboration, version control and the legal requirements of its document management processes, Hollard utilised the powerful capabilities of SharePoint to develop a solution that caters for the creation and approval of the base templates, as well as the final customer communication. Customer Communication Management Redefined The Hollard Insurance Group is South Africa’s [...]
By utilising the powerful capabilities of Azure, an SME disrupted the African retail industry through the innovation of an application called Africa Eye that gathers critical data and enables a look into the business potential across Africa. Digital Disruption with Azure One of the biggest challenges facing the African economy is the formalisation of [...]
Mint and ISSC enabled better business for an asset management provider by exposing the organisation's development ecosystem to the larger Microsoft intelligent cloud, leading to the realisation of the first SAP on Azure deployment in South Africa. First SAP-on-Azure Implementation for South Africa The first successful SAP-on-Azure deployment in South Africa was a notable [...]
Written by: Pani Harito, Sales Executive As salespeople, we need to use a Customer Relationship Management system to ensure adequate lead capturing, follow up and nurturing – crucial aspects that have led to many celebrated deal closures and pats on the back for me and my sales comrades. Most CRM systems perform the [...]
Written by: Lauren Clark, Head of People May 11, 2017 - Johannesburg The fourth IAMCP WIT South Africa gathering united women from various positions and skill levels in the IT industry under one roof, enabling them to share their own career development and mentorship initiatives within their organisations, and brainstorm ideas aimed at [...]
‘Share the love’ was the theme of the South African International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) Women in Technology (WIT) event on February 16, 2017 at Microsoft Gold Partner Mint Management technologies’ local office in Bryanston, Sandton. The event was a great success, notes Mint HR Executive, Lauren Clark. “The interaction received from [...]
Mint Business Development Director, Francois Pienaar was featured in Simple Media Group's web publication CMS Wire, where he praised the Microsoft Office 365 software suite and highlighted how it enables increased productivity and efficiency for organisations. Why Office 365 Is Your Path to Streamlined Productivity Considering the current excitement brewing around the Office 365 [...]
The world is abuzz about the cloud and the efficiencies it can bring to your business. Many companies, however, still have fragmented strategies with a mix between on-premise and cloud solutions, coupled with reservations as to what cloud adoption means, what it accurately entails and if it is the right way forward. With the [...]
I work with numerous dev teams and clients in various industries and find that it is extremely challenging for many companies to function in an agile fashion. The trouble is that it is easy for people to talk about and use tools but it is extremely difficult to change behaviour. As a tech person [...]
South Africa’s first CRM Roadshow was held at the end of March at Microsoft in collaboration with Mint Group. Aimed specifically at the Financial Services Industry (FSI), the event was deemed a tremendous success with the amount of Financial Services Providers (FSP’s) attending and logging in via live video conferencing from all over Africa, [...]
By Francois Pienaar This shouldn't be difficult, but still remains a challenge for most of the industry. What is missing, is it people, process or more technology? Let me give you the secret sauce. White collar crime, or fraud, remains one of the biggest silent killers throughout the world. Wait ... what? People just [...]
By Ryan Britton The world around us is changing as technology continues to seep into the cracks of our socio-economic structures, rendering it difficult to remember what adhesive we used to hold it all together before… Our environments are becoming digitally tactile landscapes which monitor and adapt to their inhabitants, and our reality is [...]
By Francois Pienaar As a parent and sales executive, I face many similar issues in two very different worlds. Currently as a parent, I’m faced with a critical decision in the development of my son’s cycling career – when do I take off the training wheels? He has three different bikes, all bought at [...]
Technology giant Microsoft’s partner network officially launched the South African chapter of International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) on October 26, 2016, which will enable the Microsoft community to combine initiatives and make unprecedented strides in the technology industry together. is a professional global association dedicated to assisting Microsoft partners, who are members, [...]
By CRM Senior Project Manager Ross Musselman When I was growing up, banks were the icons of conservation. They were, by design, rigidly process-driven. Their investment decisions were cautious, as compared to investment markets (e.g. junk bonds and Black Monday), and they could be relied on for prudence above all else. It was all [...]
By Jaco Badenhorst - Mint Governance & Project Office Manager, Operations Ole Jonny Klakegg‘s said that governance is the alignment of projects with the organisation’s goals, and, above all, governance is about creating value. For Mint, the biggest drive in agile is to provide our customers with real business value in short phases (iterations) [...]
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” - Long Walk to Freedom Basking in the glow of Mandela Day, the hall at the Afrika Tikkun school was echoing with laughter, chatter and harmony as the [...]
Tasked with the responsibility of developing the enterprise sales team, establishing public sector relationships and identifying new innovative solutions offerings, sales management, and business development expert Sophie Hasell was officially welcomed and on-boarded to Mint as the new Enterprise Sales Lead on Monday 16 January 2017. Determined, driven and disruptive, the former Microsoft and Intervate [...]
With 460 delegates attending the annual DevConf seminar hosted at the Riversands Incubation Hub in Fourways, Johannesburg, Microsoft Gold Partner Mint Management Technologies says that it derived great exposure, networking opportunities and useful information from its investment in the event. DevConf is a community driven, developer focused one-day conference hosted annually that aims to provide [...]
In line with Mint Management Technologies evolution from a single entity to a global group, the organisation announced its new focus of driving a digitally-led strategy for its clients across regions and multiple technology areas. Assuming responsibility for this focus is former Mint South Africa ECM Executive, Francois Pienaar, who has now assumed the [...]
Microsoft Gold Partner, Mint Group, was the only African representative at the Azure Cloud Architecture Boot Camp in Seattle from October 17 to 21, 2016, which provided in-depth insight into the Azure platform, and cemented Mint’s position as the leader in the Azure development space. The training, which is the same high-quality technical teachings [...]
Microsoft Gold Partner and top 1% global Dynamics 365 provider Mint Management Technologies was recognised as the Microsoft Dynamics 365 partner of the year at the Microsoft Partner Network Awards 2017 and was also deemed a finalist in both the Application Development and Cloud Productivity categories. The Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement Partner of the [...]
As part of its commitment to putting people First, Microsoft Gold Partner Mint Management Technologies has partnered with non-profit company (NPC) Ekukhanyeni to further its focus on community upliftment in the poverty stricken informal settlements surrounding Johannesburg, South Africa. This partnership was announced at the annual Microsoft Partner Golf Day which took place at [...]
Focusing on all things SharePoint with Microsoft South Africa, global technology consultancy Mint’s Employee Engagement practice showcased its solutions, culture and innovation at SharePoint Saturday on October 8, 2016, as a silver sponsor of the event. SharePoint Saturday is an educational, informative and fun-filled day where information workers, IT pros and developers collaborate and showcase their [...]
As published in Brainstorm Magazine December 2017: A Microsoft Gold Partner, Mint Management Technologies was recognised for its role in cloud-based digital transformation – particularly in the healthcare, education and financial services sectors. Group CEO Carel du Toit points to the team’s depth of vertical-specific expertise in these sectors, and their ability to implement [...]
In yet another demonstration of Mint’s culture of being ‘first’, the global technology consultancy was announced as the Microsoft’s Application Development Partner of the Year at the technology giant’s annual partner awards hosted at the Gallagher Conference Centre in Midrand on August 24, 2016. The Application Development Partner of the Year award recognises a [...]
Mint Management Technologies recognised as a top 2% global Dynamics 365 partner Leading technology consultancy, Mint Management Technologies has been awarded membership into the prestigious Inner Circle for Microsoft Dynamics at the annual Microsoft Inspire worldwide partner event, which took place in Washington, DC - July 2017. Deemed one of the most strategic Microsoft Dynamics partners [...]
Microsoft Inner Circle Member Mint Group announced the launch of its Intelligent Insights (II) Practice comprising Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cognitive Computing – rendering the accessibility of this ground-breaking Microsoft technology a First for business innovation and disruption in South Africa. Mint Group CEO Carel du Toit states that in the new digital world [...]
Technology consultancy and development company and Microsoft gold partner, Mint Management Technologies, announced on 30 March 2016, that it has established an office in Austin, Texas, United States (US), and will be expanding its capabilities into this region. Mint Group opens an office in Austin, TexasMint Group CEO Carel du Toit states that Mint [...]
Technology is all about the people with an increase in demand for applications that simplify our lives and enable increased productivity - a theme that reverberated throughout the ModernBiz Africa Summit 2016. This theme was also the focus of Mint ECM director Francois Pienaar’s keynote address session titled ‘You, me and we are still [...]
Global technology giant Microsoft announced its plans to deliver the complete, intelligent Microsoft Cloud, for the first time, from data centers located in South Africa on May 18, 2017 – an investment which not only proves the organisation’s commitment to empowering every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more, but also [...]
Renowned for his fearless entrepreneurial spirit, Mint Group CEO Carel du Toit was one of ten IT Personality of the year finalists for 2016, highlighting the invaluable contribution he has made to the South African ICT sector over the past year. In its 38th year, the prestigious award is presented by the Institute of [...]
Global technology consultancy Mint Management Technologies’ is proud to announce that two of its employees have been inducted into the ranks of the ALM Rangers organisation - demonstrating the organisation’s dedication to advancing the science of software development. The ALM Ranger status tasks Mint with the responsibility of providing professional guidance, practical experience and gap-filling solutions to the [...]
In continued support of its partnership with the International non-governmental organisation (NGO) Afrika Tikkun, Mint Management Technologies provided stationery to the youth of the organisation’s Diepsloot branch to ensure the children kick of the school year with the right tools to enable brighter futures. The NGO uses a cradle-to-career model that invests in the [...]
In an effort to motivate and upskill learners at the Afrika Tikkun center in Diepsloot, Fourways, Mint sponsored prizes for the NGO’s maths and science competition which took place on October 14, 2016, thereby, arming students with the necessary skills to mitigate South Africa’s current skills shortage. Various industries are grappling with skills shortages [...]
23 September 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa Mint announces a major global brand refresh and repositioning - to better serve the changing enterprise market for customers in South Africa, United States and West Africa. Says Mint CEO, Carel Du Toit: "While history shows us that most change takes place over time, our human story is littered [...]
Customer relationship management (CRM) is one of the most important phrases in the Banking and Financial Services industry (BFSI) – or at least it should be. In today's “financial” world these words should be linked with the following phrase: "Gain a competitive advantage by identifying, attracting and retaining profitable clients." Financial institutions today are [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has subtly snuck into our lives, not as evil robots trying to destroy humankind as Hollywood touts, but rather to make mundane tasks and routines easier and quicker. It’s impacting every industry around the world today and helping to shake things up in the form of digital disruption. In terms of [...]
In today’s evolving marketplace customer experience software is not just a “nice to have,” but a “must-have,” and forms a critical part of every company’s engagement strategy. For the customer experience to positively impact an organisation’s bottom line, buy-in from all internal stakeholders is required to enable the delivery of a holistic client experience, [...]
Taking another notable leap into technology disruption South Africa has seen its first successful SAP on Azure deployment thanks to cloud providers Mint Management Technologies and ISSC, highlighting the platform’s stability, flexibility, and security. The deployment was initiated for Physical Asset Management provider, Collaborit who notes that it believes Azure is a stronger technology [...]
Let's face it, work isn't cool. For quite some time, organisations have tried to make work more fun and endearing by incorporating gamification into the work environment. Of course, there are various layers of the concept but at its core, gamification is playing a work-related game to achieve something and get a reward. This [...]
by Ross Musselman and Justin Adan (Customer Centricity Client Leads) While Dynamics 365 was always a game changer in its ability to holistically address the applications that are required to drive process, accountability, and performance within the modern business, the latest releases for D365 has taken the solution up a notch in employee engagement [...]
Customer relationship management (CRM) is one of the most important phrases in the banking industry – or at least it should be. In today's financial world CRM should be linked with the following mission: "Gain a competitive advantage by identifying, attracting, and retaining profitable clients." Financial institutions today are facing the same challenge today [...]
Ignoring all the policy and product details, insurance effectively comprises a process whereby clients outsource their perceived risks and ask organisations to carry the financial burden in the event that the risk occurs. This has been at the core of long-and-short term insurance processes over the past few decades where clients and insurance organisations [...]
With 74% of Tech CFOs saying cloud computing will have the most measurable impact on their business in 2017, it is clear to see that organisations are increasingly realising the importance of cloud technology. But amid an increase in cloud adoption, much uncertainty still exists regarding this process with organisations struggling to grasp a [...]
Organisations all over the world are moving to Azure to mitigate security threats with an IT solutions provider in Iraq serving as an excellent example of an organisation that instantly halted website attacks by moving its clients to Azure, thereby, stressing the powerful capabilities of the Azure cloud platform. The business impact of cyber-attacks [...]
Among all of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) type tech, such as bots, robots, and chatbots, a large amount of attention is being given to chatbots. Every business feels it needs one, but many don't have a clear business reason or vision to fully utilise it. Often this desire for a chatbot is simply based [...]