Victor Oisaghie has been appointed as the new managing director of Linkserve Limited, Nigeria’s premier Internet Service Provider .The company said his appointment takes effect October 1, 2009 even as it also announced the launch of a new product - Linkserve Hosting from its stable..
Chima Onyekwere, Linkserve’s chairman on behalf of the board said the appointment of Oisaghie was in line with the company’s drive to reposition in the industry. He said, ‘ Victor Oisaghie’s appointment is indication of our desire to reposition the Linkserve brand in the industry. We have always strived to provide the best services possible to Nigerians and we feel that Oisaghie’s skill and experience will help take Linkserve to the next level.’
Onyekwere added that Oisaghie is only one of the six Cisco Certified internetwork experts in Africa. He said, ‘Like in everything else we do at Linkserve, we go only for the best because we believe that our clients deserve only the best. Linkserve’s network connection solution is second to none and will only get better as new technology is developed.’
The new managing director expressed his enthusiasm in joining the Linkserve team. He said, ‘I am happy to be a part of one of Nigeria’s landmark brands and look forward to playing my part in taking the company to the next level.’ He went on to add that Linkserve possessed the potential to continue in its pace-setting role in Nigeria’s ICT industry.
Victor Oisaghie, a Chemical Engineering graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has over fifteen years experience in Information Technology and Consulting. Until his appointment, Oisaghie was the Technical marketing director for VRCon Incorporated, and undoubtedly one of Africa's leading IT engineers with vast experience in product and business development, project management and networking.
Oisaghie began his IT career with Optimal Systems Integration in Lagos and has since served in key leadership and management positions with several organizations including Anderson Consulting (Accenture), Chevron Overseas Petroleum Incorporated and Cisco Systems Incorporated. He has expertise in network protocols, issue resolution, requirement analysis, design, component selection, change management and process re-engineering. His current interests are around building, developing, managing and directing business/IT consulting and sourcing services in emerging markets.
Added to his Cisco certification, he is also a Kepner-Tregoe Certified Programme Leader as well as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and is currently pursuing an MBA. Oisaghie takes over the managing director position from Victor Emodi who resigned to further his personal career.
Linkserve also launched a new product - Linkserve Hosting - at its corporate headquarters with an event that coincided with the country’s Independence Day celebrations. Linkserve Hosting is a complete web hosting automation control panel designed for web hosts to experience infinite hosting possibilities in cluster environments. It enables web hosting companies to manage all their servers through centralised interface.
Onyekwere, CEO Linkserve, stated that Linkserve Hosting is designed to ease the organisation’s clients. He said, ‘With Linkserve Hosting, our clients can manage routine tasks of registering new domain names, hosting their businesses websites, likewise transferring their domain names and web servers for hosting while enjoying the flexibility of the software designed to provide seamless and consistent service.’ He added that the software system can manage a cluster of web servers that exposes a centralised interface posing as a single virtual entity.
Yinka Adesanya , Linkserve’s product manager introduced the product with a live demonstration listing the features and benefits that individuals using Linkserve Hosting will enjoy. He said, ‘Linkserve Hosting is designed for clients to experience infinite hosting possibilities in cluster environment. It enables clients to manage all their servers on both Windows and Linux operating systems through centralized interface as well as providing the option of managing and automatically regulating traffic within the cluster. It also lowers operational costs.’
Linkserve, since its inception in 1996, has been at the forefront of providing quality connection. The company pioneered internet in Nigeria and has multiple satellite HUBs dedicated to serving the African market with broadband internet, data service and video streaming. The company’s data services are very popular among corporate organisations and its innovative approach to providing connection service is highly acclaimed in the industry being the winner of many awards.
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