Brainstorm Magazine

1. Wireless warrior

Henk Kleynhans` dream is to blanket Africa with the cheapest, fastest and most stable internet access possible.

2. Finding value under every leaf

Autumn Leaf has joined an exclusive club, but this is secondary to its record as a community business.

3. BreakinG THE speed barrier

Luzuko Maduna lives, works and talks at breakneck speed, and was quick to realise his dream of working for himself.

4. Hear them roar

The Lions Rugby website has become a popular interactive community of online fans.

5. Being Vincent Maher

6. Branching out

Soon to open an office in the Netherlands, RDB Consulting has come a long way since starting out in a Johannesburg living room 13 years ago.

7. Go your own way

He may only be 24, but Justin Stanford has the world in his sights. And nothing is about to stop him.

8. Old dogs, no new tricks

Developing new software may be a costly exercise, but using legacy software in certain new environments may actually do the trick.

9. Good, better, best?

SecureData s on a mission to become great. Brainstorm talks to COO Brett Parker about his plans.

10. Black diamonds

lefatshe may be rustling up the industry, but its CEO, Noedine Isaacs-Mpulo, would rather over-deliver quietly than shout its successes from the rooftops.

11. Out of the incubator

Black-owned SMME Adapt-IT has grown, merged and emerged as Adapt IT Holdings, all in four short years.

12. Specialised knowledge is power

When other IT consultancies focused on the manufacturing sector, Izazi pinned its hopes on financial services. That gamble is now paying off.

13. is power Specialised knowledge

When other IT consultancies focused on the manufacturing sector, Izazi pinned its hopes on financial services. That gamble is now paying off.

14. More bang for pay-TV bucks

African connectivity service provider Gateway Communications is breaking new ground with its pay-TV service throughout Africa – a lucrative and responsive market dominated by Multichoice.

15. Growing a business isn`t easy

Integr8 IT is serious about business and has taken a structured approach to protecting the family culture already created. But the path to success has been rocky.

16. Talent spotting in the Cape

Picking a winner among IT debutantes is tough. Not since Jake White met Luke Watson has it been so hard to decide if someone is the real McCoy.

17. An entrepreneurial flair

Local ISP Web Africa opened its doors in 1997 when its founder was still at school. It has acquired roughly 20 000 subscribers since then and is now spreading its wings, figuratively and literally.

18. To the Middle East and beyond

Quintica has become all things to all people in the local and global service management space. And nobody is holding it back either.

19. From bedroom to boardroom

Specialising in the support of local SME IT systems, Netsurit has grown exponentially in the last seven years. Now it`s taking some of its service offerings and expertise overseas.

20. Young conquistadors

The i5 Group`s specialisation in customised CRM, intranets, portals and call centres has secured it a prime position as a niche specialist.