South Africans Attract NZ Sports Software

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South Africans Attract NZ Sports Software

Wellington - 16 September 2011 - A specialist New Zealand software produced to assist sports, schools and social groups in their organizational activities is under discussion has caught the interest of the South Africans.

Mr. Will Stamers-Smith, Chief Executive of ALLTEAMS, producers of the sports software, said today he had begun talks with South African officials through introductions made at the Ekhaya business forum in Wellington yesterday.

Ekhaya is the South African hospitality Centre opened in Wellington's Amora Hotel for the Rugby World Cup tournament which highlights the country's trade, investment, cultural and tourism opportunities.

Mr. Stamers-Smith met with Mr. Gerst Oostehuizen, the Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation for South Africa at a business luncheon attended by the South African Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.

"We've had success in taking this software from New Zealand through to the United Kingdom in partnership with a UK government agency - the Youth Sports Trust which runs school sport throughout the country," he said.

"Now as a result of talks opened yesterday at Ekhaya with officials from the Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa, we have an excellent opportunity to widen our overseas sales programme."

Mr. Stamers-Smith said his company worked with sports and school organisations in New Zealand and the UK to provide web solutions that simplify and enhance interaction and communication between players, supporters, administrators and their sponsors.

"AllTeams web solutions really help drive sport participation by making it easy for coaches and administrators on the one hand, and participants and supporters on the other to self-organise and communicate. The interactive nature allows photographs, results, statistics, news and comments to be shared. It's both a fun place where the sports community can share their weekly on-field endeavours, as well as a tool to really cut the time and costs involved in organizing sport - we provide tools for every level of sport from the teams changing room to the National Body Boardroom."

For more information please also visit www.ekhayasouthafrica.com

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