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Pfortner - secure redundant connectivity that simply works

Our solution to the challenge of secure connectivity is briefly explained above and has been articulately developed around the needs of our clientele. This is perhaps the greatest differentiating feature we have as an organisation; our ability to adapt our solutions and meet our client's unique requirements.

The products and services we develop allow our partners and clientele to build a communications solution that's robust in design and focussed on security. We have developed this tough system so that our clientele can focus on their business, being assured that connectivity and security is taken care of.

Our unique secure redundant connectivity offering saves our clientele time and money but mostly it simplifies their business. A single solution to connect disparate system and platforms securely using a myriad of connectivity mediums - that's what we're about.

Lastly, we believe that peace of mind is a most precious commodity. Every time our clients have to switch a transaction or connect another ATM or deploy another branch in the most remote location, we ensure that they can do so securely, simply and quickly.

Contact Us

Telephone

: 012 653 6914

Facsimile

: 086 661 7321

Mail

: info@pfortner.co.za

Commercial

Aubrey L Swanepoel
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Technical

Gerrit du Buisson
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Physical Address
995 Saxby Ave
Eldoraigne
Centurion
0157

About Us

We Focus

It's best to do one thing really, really well. We only do secure redundant connectivity. Just that, no more. Our dedication to this focussed offering means we're continuously improving by applying what we learn from our clientele on a daily basis.

We love Simplicity

Simplicity is the foundation of good design, including ease of use, speed, visual appeal, and functionality. Pfortner haven't set out to create feature-rich products; our best designs include only the components that people need to accomplish their goals.

Our products and solutions evolve from client requirements (it must solve a problem) rather than additional features and enhancements. Innovation for innovation's sake serves no purpose and undermines the value of the product or service. Our primary purpose is to save our clients' money or to help them make more money.

We have a Vision

Our clientele are largely in the developing world; so we aim make a positive difference to their lives by doing our best at the only and only thing we do: secure, redundant connectivity.

We plan to do this by providing our clientele with the most secure, most available connectivity service, thus growing their business, protecting their reputation and most of all offering peace of mind to their customers.

We need each Other

Every product or service we provide is the culmination of hundreds of hours of teamwork. Each individual in our team is a specialist in their discipline to ensure we have a well balanced approach to solving problems. As a team we're more interested in having likeminded people who share our work ethic and culture than any other attribute.

Success Stories

Perimeter Security - Delfran Pharmaceuticals

"The STEALTH perimeter security solution Pfortner provided is probably one of the most important components of technology we've acquired for the business."
Francois I Ferreira
Director & Responsible Pharmacist
Delfran Pharmaceuticals

Redundant Connectivity - Blignaut and Associates

"Pfortner provided us with a proven mission-critical solution at an affordable price. One cannot risk the service delivery of one's business on an inferior offering."
Frederik Meyer
Office Manager
Blignaut and Associates

Data Encryption - Paytronix

"The secure connectivity solution Pfortner provided us was timely and simple to deploy, making it possible to switch on our new branch without a costly business disruption or compromising on our high security standard."
Gys Potgieter
IT Manager
Paytronix

Services

Availability, Confidentiality, Non-Repudiation for peace of mind

Perimeter Security problems are overcome by combining our robust solutions architecture with proprietary technology delivered through the flexibility of physical firewall appliance, virtual firewall appliance or software only solution.

Network Failover means we solve our client's availability challenge by automatically detecting a connectivity failure and having the ability to switch between connectivity media and providers.

Encrypt and compress utilizing industry standards and best of breed technologies to encrypt data for confidential transmission purposes whilst compressing the data for maximum throughput and overall system performance.

Access Control to network systems is a critical discipline so our solution also comes with built in non-repudiation features to add to the integrity of the total offering.

Manageability, Easy of Deployment for lower Total Cost of Ownership

Rapid Deployment can be achieved as our solution caters for the developing world's requirement to rapidly deploy services in low bandwidth environments where security is critical.

Centralised Management means the overall solution is geared to delivering enterprise class business critical services on developing world infrastructure.

Community

SensePost

SensePost is an independent and objective organisation specialising in information security assessment, management, consulting and training services. Pfortner uses SensePost's expertise to validate their security posture.

For more information please see www.sensepost.com

SUSE

Established in 1992, SUSE is the original provider of the enterprise Linux distribution and the most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing. All Pfortner solutions are developed using SUSE Studio(tm)

For more information please see www.suse.com

Partners

Pfortner is a Novell Gold Partner

Novell is a world leader in solutions development and system integration. Pfortner utilises an operating platform developed by Novell and leverages technology awareness as well as worldwide expertise from this truly global player.

Novell SUSE Appliance Toolkit Article, Novell Customer Success Story

For more information please see www.novell.com

Pfortner is a Targaid Trusted Systems business partner

Targaid Trusted Systems (TTS) is a South African company offering integrated IT-security and governance, risk and compliance solutions (Governance, Risk Management & Compliance).

Our mission is to professionally deliver, and support, security offerings to the marketplace that are relevant and fit for purpose; thereby enabling clients to be assured that they will experience a minimum security risk environment.

For more information please see www.targaid.co.za

Pfortner is an Equip GRC business partner

Based in Tanzania, Equip GRC assist organizations in doing the right thing and navigating the changing landscape to meet stakeholders' needs. They are a management consulting firm working with leading private and public sector organizations to provide innovative governance, risk management, compliance and internal audit solutions.

For more information please see www.equipgrc.com