2. BACKGROUND
OTB Africa is an IT solutions and services provider based in Nairobi, Kenya. We provide a wide array of business
solutions through our expertise in the development of enterprise software and mobile solutions.The remaining
sections of this document describe our service offering in detail.
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
Mobile technology has been penetrating the African market and the world over, presenting abundant opportunities
to corporations that integrate the technology into their daily activities. Mobile technology brings with it additional
benefits such as reduced transaction costs, increased mobility of services and broadening customer reach among
others.
OTB Africa has noted that for this technology to reach its full potential in the African market, mobile solutions
must be carefully architected to meet the needs of local African consumers, both individual and industrial, thus
allowing the use of this technology in developing African economies while at the same time bringing a sense of
relevance to the scenarios of local economies.
3. OUR VISION
To be the pioneering force in making Africa a world class center of IT excellence and innovation.
OUR MISSION
To harness and elevate the potential of the IT industry in Africa by providing concrete and quality business
solutions to corporate clients as well as providing relevant and indigenous technological solutions to mass market
consumers in Africa and the world over.
OUR VALUES
Integrity
Growth
Professionalism
Team work
Innovation
4. OUR SERVICE OFFERING
MOBILE ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS
The mobile enterprise refers to business applications that are accessible by users on the go. These applications
are accessed via connectivity platforms such as GPRS (General packet radio service). OTB Africa provides
mobile enterprise solutions that basically allow for the business functions and operations of an organization to be
performed on the go. With our mobile enterprise solutions, we are able to offer your company’s staff the ability to
monitor functions of the business concerning them from their mobile phone handsets.
The business functions that OTB Africa is able to mobilize for your company include:
• Customer Relationship Management
• Human Resource Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Financial Accounting
The technical background of our mobile enterprise solutions will vary as wide as we develop a comprehensive and
relevant strategy. The backbone includes but is not limited to:
• Java applications
• Windows Mobile applications
• SMS based business applications
• The Mobile Web
5. MOBILE MARKETING SOLUTIONS
OTB Africa provides marketing solutions for brand advertisers wishing to interact with their audience on a more
personal level; using the mobile phone. Our mobile marketing solutions are 360 solutions that integrate a variety
of mobile platforms, providing mobile advertising campaigns to brands on a wide mobile scale. These platforms
include but are not limited to:
• The Mobile Web (WAP)
• Bluetooth advertising
• SMS technology
The solutions provided strive to roll out successful advertising campaigns to consumers while at the same time,
respecting the privacy of these very same consumers by provisioning the advertising services using an ‘opt-in’
approach.
OTB Africa designs mobile marketing solutions using both ‘push’ and ‘pull’ approaches to send advertising
content ranging from text, images, audio and video to consumers.
6. SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
OTB Africa is an information systems developer, implementing solutions for business process automation. Our
solutions focus on improving organizational performance through the integration of activities across various
functional departments. We build IT business solutions that automate the functions and operations of process-
driven enterprises. OTB Africa has the capacity to deliver software systems that support various functions of an
organization ranging from:
Business Solution Our Platform(s)
• Enterprise Resource Planning Systems • Microsoft Dynamics Nav, C#, Java
• Customer Relationship Management Systems • Microsoft Dynamics CRM
• Supply Chain Management Systems • Microsoft Dynamics Nav, C#, Java
• Document Management Solutions • Microsoft SharePoint
• Collaboration Solutions • Microsoft SharePoint
Also together with our mobile service offerings, we are able to provide total enterprise mobility. When providing
enterprise mobility, we leverage existing internet and mobile platforms, resulting in real time processing of
information, thus offering a competitive advantage in terms of service delivery.
7. SMS SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
Our SMS service offering allows various organizations to roll out solutions that use SMS messaging technology.
We have the capacity to design, implement and deploy SMS based solutions. The SMS technology can also be
integrated to existing systems. SMS based systems can be deployed through the use of network operator short
codes. Some Examples of SMS applications include:
• SMS based Ordering Systems
• Bulk SMS Services
MOBILE WEB SOLUTIONS
The mobile Web refers to internet access using portable devices connected to a public network (The Internet) e.g. a
cell phone. Our mobile Web solutions offering allows for the deployment of business solutions on the mobile web,
thus allowing your company’s stakeholders to access your information and services on the mobile web directly
from their mobile devices. Our solutions offering on the mobile web can be split onto three categories:
Mobile website development: More and more internet users are using their devices to access the internet. We
create and optimize organizational websites in order to provide mobile users accessing your website with a more
fulfilling and efficient user experience.
Mobile online systems Development: OTB Africa has the capacity to develop online systems that are easily
accessible from mobile devices, providing the users of these systems with an excellent mobile user experience and
giving them information on the go.
Web/Mobile Portal Development: This is similar to our mobile website offering, but portals are more complicated
and are suitable for business that need to heavily interact with their customers and employees using the internet.
8. CLIENTS
Some of the clients we have worked with so far include:
LANDMARK EDUCATION KENYA SHENG.CO.KE
Project Description: Enterprise Information System Project Decription: Java Application Development (J2ME Mobile
Status: Systems Development Complete Application)
Contact: Ngethe Githinji – Operations Manager, ngethe@landmarkkenya.com Status: Systems Development complete
Contact: Duncan Ongweno – Director, duncan@sheng.co.ke
IMPALA PAY LTD
GILAZONE LIMITED
Project Description:Database migration and development of audit trails
Status: Systems Development Complete Project description: SMS and USSD Service Development
Contact: Andrew Mutha Kabeke, 0725 568995, andrew@comet.co.ke Status: System Development complete
Contact: Morris Mwongela – IT Manager, mossrusso@yahoo.co.uk
KEHUCO LIMITED / AGA KHAN HOSPITAL
BRAZ GROUP LIMITED
Project Description: Development of Nurse Call System
Status: Systems Development Complete Project Description: Mobile Web Development
Contact: Andrew Njeru, Director, Kehuco Limited, 0721 974020 Status: Systems Development Complete
Contact: Nicolas Mwaura/IT/IMPEXP, it@brazafric.com