Cibecs, founded in 2004, is a company located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Cibecs develops enterprise endpoint data backup, protection and security software.[2] The company was co-founded by Richard Dewing, Neal Dewing and Ilze Dewing.

Cibecs
Company typePrivate
IndustryComputer software, Computer security, Data security, Backup
Founded2004[1]
Headquarters
Key people
Richard Dewing, CEO

Ilze Dewing, COO

Neal Dewing, CTO
Number of employees
>50
Websitewww.cibecs.com

In early 2016 Cibecs released Cibecs Version 8.0, their latest data backup and recovery software for laptops and desktops. In 2016 Cibecs extended its offering in South Africa with a cloud based endpoint data backup and protection solution[buzzword] called Cibecs Cloud.

Investment & Partnerships edit

In December 2008 Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa, personal investment vehicle of Prof. Dr. Hasso Plattner, co-founder of SAP,[3] acquired a stake in Cibecs.[4]

In 2009 Cibecs partnered with JSE Limited listed managed services enterprise Gijima in a deal worth in excess of $30 Million.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Cibecs Company Profile". Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  2. ^ "LinkedIN company profile".
  3. ^ "Executive Profile Hasso C. Plattner". Forbes. April 20, 2011. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "SA Firm Ventures into Global Markets". IT Online. April 14, 2009.
  5. ^ "Cibecs, Gijima AST in new data backup and recovery partnership". ITWeb. November 10, 2009.

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