Why buy when you can rent? And why build up and purchase your own complex audio-visual systems when you can hire one that is tailored to your exact needs and is then maintained and upgraded for you, hassle-free? Now Teljoy Business Systems (TBS), specialist in integrated audio-visual rentals, has teamed up with Tactile Technologies to bring touch-screen solutions into its range of rental products.

TBS describes itself as a turnkey business - and by providing clients with ready-to-use systems on a rental basis, the business carries the responsibility of sourcing and customising the equipment as well as installing, maintaining and upgrading all the products for its clients. The company has established an extensive clientele since it first imported televisions into South Africa 30 years ago.

Today its audio-visual products include CCTV systems, home theatre packages, high-end home automation, video and audio conferencing, integrated boardroom solutions, interactive video on demand systems, information channels, high-end distribution systems and many more specialist products. It services some of the most prestigious companies in South Africa within the hospitality, retail, corporate and health industries.

Rosemary Finch, General Manager for TBS`s Entertainment and Security division, says TBS is now expanding its product range to include an extensive line of touch-screens. "Tactile Technologies offers the best range of touch-screen hardware in the country, so it is the obvious choice," Finch says.

Tactile Technologies specialises in touch-screen hardware and tailor-makes solutions for clients. It is also the sole distributor of the world-class Elo TouchSystems products in southern Africa.

"We are now supplying Teljoy Business Solutions with the full range of our monitors, including a range of 17-, 19- and 27-inch touch monitors which are in great demand," explains Tactile Technologies` Mauro Mercuri. Touch computers will also feature, while the company will offer its expertise to assist TBS with building up customised solutions for its range of clients.

Tactile Technologies is the sole distributor of Elo TouchSystems touch-screens and computers in South Africa.