ALTRON BECOMES SA’S FIRST NPN COMPUTE DGX PARTNER

Altron Systems Integration (ASI), a subsidiary of JSE-listed Altron, announced in January that it had joined the NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN), making it the first NPN Compute DGX partner and solutions provider in South Africa.

ASI joins the NVIDIA Partner Network as a solution provider focusing on the Compute and Compute DGX competencies, serving customers across Southern Africa in their AI journey. This gives Altron Systems Integration access to the latest hardware, trainings, technical documentation, technical specialists, and promotions for its customers.

The partnership will allow Altron Systems Integration the ability to distribute NVIDIA’s AI solutions across Africa.

ASI managing director Leslie Moodley explained in a statement that NVIDIA’s expertise in building end-to-end AI and data science solutions and frameworks enable every enterprise to realise their AI potential. “As an NPN member, Altron plans to leverage NVIDIA expertise and accelerated computing technology to better serve our customers in their AI journey,” added Moodley.

NVIDIA’s invention of the graphics processing unit (GPU) in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics and revolutionised parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI – the next era of computing – with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world.

Alfred Manhart, Vice President of Channel at NVIDIA said the company has evolved the GPU into a computer brain at the intersection of virtual reality, high performance computing, and AI. “Becoming an NPN member will enable Altron Systems Integration to take advantage of NVIDIA’s supercharged GPU computing platform, allowing customers the opportunity to accelerate discovery that prevents disease, builds smart cities, and revolutionise analytics,” he added. ai