As a supplier to Fortune 100 firms , Dimension Data continues to expand its digital offerings to a variety of industries

G lobal system integrator – Dimension Data ’ s operations span across 47 markets on five continents . The company employs more than 28,000 people and serves over 8,000 clients , and as a member of Japan ’ s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone ( NTT ) Group , services 70 % of Fortune 100 and 60 % of Fortune 500 businesses . Dimension Data was established in the South African capital city , Johannesburg , in 1983 . The company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange four years later , with international expansion beginning in 1993 into the firm ’ s first international market , Botswana . In the following years the business reached the Asia Pacific region , followed by the northern hemisphere . At the turn of the century , Dimension Data listed on the London Stock Exchange , raising raised US $ 1.25bn . As the company continued to grow it won over 100 client , vendor , and industry awards in 2015 , and over 50 in the first half of the following year .