The Internet Solution The Internet Solution's background Points of presence International Connectivity Areas of operation More information The Internet Solution (TIS) is South Africa's leading Internet Service Provider. Founded in October 1993, TIS has since played a crucial role in the incredible growth in Internet usage by South African business. TIS provides high quality Internet access and technical support to South Africa's leading corporations, ensuring that usage of the Internet increases both their productivity and profitability. South Africa is currently the 15th most connected country in the world and over 75% of businesses with Internet domains are connected through The Internet Solution. The Internet Solution offers a holistic service covering all aspects of registration, configuration, customisation and training. The skilled TIS personnel provide in-depth security consultation and aid in the development of tools which enable clients to become sophisticated information providers in the global "market space". Having originally established an Internet POP (Point of Presence) in Johannesburg, The Internet Solution has recently established POPs in Cape Town and Durban. These hubs have been established to facilitate cost effective Diginet access beyond the PWV. The establishment of 2 further POPs is planned for late 1995. The company has a number of dial-up accounts from commercial and government organisations beyond South Africa operating primarily in Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The establishment of a hub in Botswana is envisaged within the next year. The Internet Solution also provides a direct circuit into Uninet - the South African University network. This facilitates local access for its clients to Southern African academic resources. The primary link is the Telkom owned SAT-2 undersea fiber optic cable which links directly from Rosebank, Johannesburg to SprintLink in Washington DC. Current international bandwidth is 768 Kbps with an upgrade to 1Mbps planned for November 1995. The Internet Solution is the first SA Internet Service Provider to partner with AT&T on an international data half circuit. TIS has contracted to AT&T for the use of this additional circuit as a second growth path as well as a redundant link. The link will initially be a 128 Kbps link, with an upgrade planned for early 1996. The Internet Solution covers all areas of Internet access and related project management. This includes: * co-ordination of Telkom leased line installation on behalf of clients * official IP number allocation and Internet domain registration * full host configuration including Mail & DNS * security consulting & implementation * recommendation and installation of client software * development and installation of WWW servers * development of WWW home pages * value added services including the Clarinet commercial news feed (Associated Press,Dow Jones and Reuters) and a hypertext Internet yellow pages * technical and user support hotline * training in system administration Please contact The Internet Solution for more information: Toll free : 0800 119 477 Telephone : (011) 447 5566 Fax : (011) 4475567 If you are Internet connected: email info@is.co.za Please contact us for a copy of the White Paper on 'How to choose an Internet Service Provider'.