INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHOLOGY LTD RC 651119

COMPANY PROFILE

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COMPANY PROFILE

NEXTONE Information and Communication Technology Ltd, was

incorporated as a limited liability company in Nigeria by the corporate Affairs

Commission (CAC) under the Company and Allied Matters Act of 1990. It
started operations in 2006 and has a headquarters in Bauchi, Nigeria

As partners in Technology solutions we are the home of creative and

strategic planning with expert knowledge to tackle the toughest challenges for
business. today's business environment rely in ICT to build a solid foundation
for service delivery, we have supported institutions, organizations and
businesses with IT staffing and Outsourcing, IT consulting and IT Project
Management.

NextOne provides service in the following areas; Enterprise Software

application and Web Development, Network Services, Information Security

Services, Help Desk and Support Services, Internet and Intranet Services.
NextOne is also an authorized and licensed reseller of Mikrotik, Meraki,
SkyDirect VSAT service. Other computer hardware and software retail are
also provided to fill the market need for personal computers. NextOne
delivers unequaled quality service and support to differentiate itself from
more price oriented vendors and resellers.

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MISSION STATEMENT

NextOne Provides professional Information & Communication Technology

services and superior products, pursues vigorously, all aspects of
professionalism in fostering skill development. NextOne is committed to
excellence and is approachable, dependable and responsive to its customers at
all time, our esteem to our clients is established on a culture of excellence that
encourages conception, nurture collaboration and yields results.

Our aspiration is to provide IT solutions to make it easier for you to do

business. Organizations differ, thus NextOne analyze your business for you
towards profitability and efficiency added with the advantage of proffering
suitable technologies tailored to your needs.

We can offer valuable expertise in a broad range of IT systems to deal with

your support needs. NextOne ICT Ltd can also fulfill your hardware and
software requirements and has carefully selected a number of leading
manufacturers and suppliers to partner with.
At NextOne ICT Ltd we understand the importance of your IT systems in
helping your organization achieve its goals.

As your IT partner we will:

• Tailor IT solutions to your specific needs.

• Make your business more productive by allowing you to concentrate on
your core activities.
• Ensure you have secure & resilient professional IT systems.
• Provide fast, dependable support when you need it.
• Supply excellent value-for-money hardware, software & services.
• Be honest, reliable, practical & jargon free - we talk your language.
• Maximize the return on your IT investment.

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Our Philosophy & Approach
NextOne ICT engages in evaluation-based, market-driven approach to serving
clients. We believe in continuous improvement and providing more than
quality to our clients. We invest significant effort in the early stages of our
work to thoroughly understand the culture, background and needs of our
clients. Our company is a one-stop shop for all components of ICT solutions.

Our Vision
We are a business with a very professional team capable of conducting great
ICT projects. We are also a learning organization, continuing working for
improvement in our processes. Our directors, consultants and staff are
recognized as being at the top of the field. We are a growing business doing
important National and International projects, and gaining National and
International recognition for our work.

Our Values
Clients:
We believe our first responsibility is to our clients both private and public
who use our products and services in meeting their ICT needs. Everything we
do must be of high quality. Clients' orders must be always serviced promptly
and accurately.
Employees:
We are responsible for the women and men who work with us throughout the
world. Everyone must be considered as a human being. We must respect and
recognize their merit and Compensation must be fair and adequate.
Community and Environment Responsibility:

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We are responsible to the communities in which we live and work. We must
support ICT sensitization and awareness, support charities and bear our fair
share of the taxes. We must also maintain and protect the environment and
natural resources surrounding our working parameters.
Shareholders:
Our final responsibility is to the shareholders. Business must make good
returns.
Our core principles:

• Responsiveness.
NEXTONE ICT Ltd has a commitment to meet its clients' needs in a
customized and timely way - and to anticipate their needs for the future.

• Integration.
NEXTONE ICT Ltd seeks to meet its clients’ needs on an integrated
basis, bringing to bear the strongest offerings in every area of need,
recognizing that businesses today are beyond over-specialized
technology solution providers.

• Innovation.
NEXTONE ICT Ltd aims to be ahead of its competitors in providing
tomorrow's solutions today.

• Commitment to clients and market.

NEXTONE ICT Ltd is an African-focused and -based company, which
nurtures client relationships for the long-term.

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SERVICES

Software Development
NEXTONE ICT Ltd offers a range of software development services to meet
the needs of its clients, including:

• Applications Development
• Data Analysis
• Systems Analysis and Design
• Systems Programming
• Systems Testing
• Web Development

We employ multi-disciplined IT professionals, highly experienced in software

development on multiple platforms, and skilled in numerous programming
languages, enabling technologies and tools, including:

• Databases
(Access, dBase, MySQL,)
• Languages
(Java, PHP , SQL, Visual BASIC)
• Web Technologies
(ASP, VBscript, dthtml/DHTML, XML, CSS, Javascript)

Website Design And Development

Web solutions can encompass a wide range of business activities including:

• Internet solutions to communicate information to your prospects,

interact with your clients or sell merchandise to your consumers
• Intranet solutions to enhance your internal corporate communications,
streamline group activities and help simplify workflow
• Extranet solutions to assist your organization's affiliates, transact
business with your trading partners, and keep your valued customers
informed

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Our entire websites feature:

• Professionally designed pages to attract your customers

• Optimized images for quick loading
• Professionally prepared content
• Online forms
• Search engine optimization

We carefully design marketing and sales oriented sites to communicate your

message, converting prospects into customers while retaining your loyal
customer base.

E-Commerce
Today, your customers expect to purchase goods and services online.
Selling online is simple. Our e-commerce solutions are designed to provide
outstanding value and exposure for your company.
Our e-commerce solutions features include:

• Quick loading professionally designed pages

• Customers can browse categories or search for specific products
• Quick search available from every page
• Advanced search capability
• Detailed product images
• Prices in multiple currencies
• Multi-lingual support
• Express checkout capability
• Cross sell features
• Opt in/out e-mail marketing
• Automatic product notifications
• Product reviews and ratings
• Accept Visa, MC, Amex
• All personal information is kept secure

Easy to use features for you include:

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 • Easy to use secure, online administration through browser interface
with 24/7 access
• Password protected administration screens for security
• Unlimited number of product categories and sub-categories
• Unlimited number of products
• Easy to maintain product listings
• Product descriptions and product attributes
• Start/stop date for sales
• Discounts can be applied based on login, price or volume purchases
• Real-time access to customer, order and transaction information
• Product, order, invoice and packing slip reports
• Set minimum/maximum quantities for product orders
• Inventory management
• Extremely flexible shipping and handling rules
• Flexible tax rules
• Links to leading real-time payment services
• Newsletter manager
• Maintain subscriber list for bulk e-mailing

Our solutions are custom-tailored to fit your needs and your budget.

Online Brand Marketing

Make your brand more visible, more memorable and more accessible!
We offer innovative solutions for superior online brand performance
including:

• Logo design
• E-commerce
• E-coupons
• Interactive games
• Online contests
• Customer relationship building
• Co-branding

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 • High ranking search engine placement

Our solutions will create a strong awareness of your brand, build online
customer relationships and capture market share.

Flash Animation, Audio and Video

Bring your website alive with Flash animation, audio and video!
Cutting edge web sites today incorporate Macromedia Flash design. Flash web
pages are dynamic, highly graphic and full of multimedia content. Your visitor
is given more than just information — they are given an experience.
Our flash designers can integrate html, graphics, audio and video into our
designs providing a rich multimedia experience for your visitor.
Our multimedia solutions include:

• Flash enabled web sites

• Flash-based CD-ROMs
• Computer based learning
• Interactive games
• Online contests
• Embedded audio in your website
• Mini infomercials
• Online web shows

Deliverable
The deliverable from each report is a comprehensive list of action points that
need to be undertaken. Actions are identified between those that should be
undertaken immediately and those that can be considered for the next stage
of site development.

Website Enhancements

Clients can request their existing web development company to undertake

some or all of the suggested enhancements. We can also offer web

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development services to undertake any suggested site repair or improvement.

Preventative Care Plan

Through proper maintenance, updates and administration of your
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems, Preventative Care
Plans anticipate and resolve problems before they have a chance to happen.
These plans cover routine servicing and updates of all hardware & software to
ensure your system operates at peak performance, minimal downtime and
keeps you fully prepared in the event of a system failure. All our agreements
include the following and are tailored for your particular requirements:

• Network engineer dispatched to your facility at specified intervals.

• Server and workstation patches and fixes, operating system updates,
virus updates, backup maintenance, efficiency tuning.
• Perform application maintenance, installation, training, &
troubleshooting.
• Provide highest system performance & reliability for the entire network.
• Perform duties related to network administration, security,
maintenance, & day-to-day operations.
• Free travel for all preventative care scheduled visits.

We negotiate and tailor the preventative care plan to meet your specific
needs. The cost of the agreement is based on our normal charge out rate –
with a range of benefits to you at no additional cost.

Consulting
In offering an extensive range of consulting services to our customers,
NextOne ICT Ltd achieves a number of mutually beneficial objectives,
including:

• The ability to comprehensively cater to the total information technology

support requirements of clients, in the manner of a one-stop services
provider
• The ability to address the diverse needs of our unique client base
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 • The ability to attract, challenge and retain employees with multi-
disciplinary skills

Our approach ensures the consistent provision of quality services, including

the following:

• Business Continuity and Contingency Planning

• Business Impact Analysis
• Business Process Reengineering
• Capacity Planning
• Change Management
• Data Management
• Disaster Recovery Planning
• Hardware/Software Evaluation
• High Availability
• Independent Verification and Validation
• Messaging/Collaboration
• Network Analysis and Design
• Risk Management
• Security Management
• Strategic Planning
• Storage Solutions
• Systems Integration
• Technical Writing
• Training
• Voice Integration

Support Services
In addition to high-level ICT advice, ICT Consults offer a range on 'hands-on'
ICT related services. These include:

• ICT Human Resource Recruitment and development.

• Provision of Preventative Maintenance / Care Plan services.
• Configuration, installation, and maintenance support for Network

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 Operating Systems.
• Configuration, installation, and maintenance on network hardware and
software.
• Configuration, installation, and maintenance of Windows Terminal
Services.
• Provide integration of new systems and technologies into the existing
network environment.
• Establish protocols and procedures to perform server, system, and data
backup and recovery.
• Support standard software applications.
• Inventory assessment and asset tracking.
• Provide directory service solutions
• Implementation and support of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
technologies to Support and Help Desk staffing.
• Develop and document system and data backup procedures.
• Provide training to support system administrators for optimal use of
hardware and software.
• End-user training on a range of desktop applications.
• Supply and maintenance of cost effective Internet firewall solutions.
• Supply and maintenance of cost effective Internet mail an

Project management
As Project Management specialists, NEXTONE ICT Ltd has significant
experience in the management of all aspects of IT-related projects, including:

• Project Initiation
• Project Planning and Organization
• Project Execution
• Project Monitoring and Control
• Project Close Out

Additionally, NextOne E ICT Ltd can provide:

• Independent Verification and Validation of Existing Customer Projects

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NextOne ICT Ltd project management professionals are employed for the
following skills and experience:

• Project Planning
• Scope Management
• Time, Cost, and Resource Management
• Quality Management
• Risk Management
• Human Resource Management
• Communications Management
• Contract Management
• Project Coordination and Control
• Project Finalization
• Business Acumen
• Industry Experience
• Negotiation
• Management Reporting
• Customer Relationship Management
• Leadership
• Technical Knowledge
• Problem Management
• Flexibility to Accommodate Environments of Constant Change

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KEY PERSONNEL

1. Professor. S. I. Abdulrahman CHAIRMAN

2. Umar Saleh Gwani (B. Tech, CCNA, CCAI) CEO/CIO

3. Mustapha Jawad Director Business Development

4. Yakubu B. Toro (ND, CCNA,) Support Manager

5. Alhassan S. G (CCNA) Network Manager

6. Abdulkareem Abubakar Engineering/Field Support Service Manager

7. Ahmad Tijjani (OCP, OCDA) Database/Oracle Training Manager

8. Kabiru Ibrahim Musa (B.Tech, CCNA) Application & Software

Development Manager

9. Danlami M. Abdulkadir (B.tech, CCNA) Systems Integration and Web

development Manager

10. Muhammad Kabir Salihu (B. Tech Eng, CCNA, CCAI) Training Manager

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SUCCESSFULLY HANDLED PROJECTS

1. Design, development and Deployment of City Wide Bauchi Wireless

Internet Service Provision (Bauchi WIFI) for UNDP AND Bauchi State
Government (e-Governance fund project), 2007 Status: Completed

2. Design and Deployment of Wireless Distribution System with Cisco

Aironet Wireless technology at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
University Bauchi (2007) Status: Completed

3. Design, development and hosting of Student Web Portal for Abubakar

Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi (2007) Status: Completed

4. VSAT Installation and Internet Services Clients:-

• Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi (1mbps)

• Prescot Integrated Concepts Limited Jalingo Taraba

(128/256kbps)

• Prescot DotCom Cyber Café, Jos (128/256kbps)

• UNDP Bauchi State Desk Office (512/256kbps)

• LinkNet Cyber café Kaduna (128/64kbps)

• Supply and Installation of 100 thin clients computers, Printers,

Scanners for the Isa Yuguda Digital Centre, ATBU 2007

• Consultants UNDP/RENECON Energy Biodigester and iogas

Development training held in Bauchi (Ogbunna Royal Hotel)
Bauchi 16th – 18th July 2008

• Consultants NUJ workshop on IT for Local Government

Information Officers, State Hotel Bauchi (29th August 2008)

• Design, Construction & Deployment of Cisco Unified Network for

CBN Currency Centre Lafia, Nassarawa State, Completed 2010

• Installation of VSATs and LAN/WAN links with VPN via Satellite

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 for Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria in 30 State Office Sub-
Contract for Nu~Firma Nigeria Ltd 2009-2010 Completed
Successfully

• Design & Installation of 110 Unit Computer Network with VSAT

PTDF project for Sokoto State Polytechnic 2010 on-going.

• Installation of VSAT and the provision of Internet Service for

Federal Polytechnic Bauchi Socketworks Digital Centre 2010
Completed successfully.

• Design and Testing of Debt Profiling Software for Debt

Management Agency Bauchi, 2010. Completed

• Design, Construction and Configuration of Local Area Network

for DSU Stock Brokers, BIC Plaza, Murtala Mohammed way
Bauchi. 2010. Completed

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 Some Samples of Screenshots of Website developed and hosted by NEXTONE

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