By Addis Mulugeta
Janora Technology, a computer company established eight months ago here in Ethiopia, has obtained 3000 sqm of land in Bahar Dar for locally manufactured ICT goods, export ready support and implementation capacity in the effort to harness the ICT developments efforts in Ethiopia with a total capital of 20 million birr, including a government loan.
According to Bekele Gebere Medhen , one of the shareholders, who exclusively
told Capital, the founders are five Ethiopians, among whom three are residing
in America They have experienc of over 20 years in computer architecture,
electronics hardware design and manufacture.
Bekele noted that Janora Computers has ISO 9000 standard bearing manufacturing
process and state of the art software and debugging tools for QA. The highly
automated inventory possess with each computer barcode tagged and tracked its
service/ maintained history for many years after sale service matches the best
Dell or HP desktop computer in performance at a low price.
The assembly will start in six to eight months by importing the inputs from Singapore.
At the moment, the shareholders are going to be deal with Microsoft to get a
license and they are asking a plot of land here in Addis Ababa in addition to
Bahar Dar for computer assembly. Their plan is not only to control the local
market but assess markets in Sudan and other African countries.
After establishment this computer assembly will create jobs for more than 50
individuals. The assembly is important for TVT graduate students including, to
establish their own computer maintenance in every district by using Janora
brand.