ASG puts in to Kangaroos' pouch

Perth-based IT services provider ASG Group Ltd will become a major corporate sponsor of the North Melbourne Football Club.

The full text of an ASG announcement is pasted below

ASG Group Limited is pleased to announce that it has become a corporate sponsor of the Kangaroos North Melbourne Football Club.

ASG is a national IT services group that delivers IT business solutions to clients in the private and public sector to help them achieve their strategic and operational goals.

ASG Group Managing Director Geoff Lewis said he was very excited about the partnership between the North Melbourne Football Club and ASG Group.

"The Kangaroos have a long and distinguished history, a brilliant reputation in this game and are expected to enjoy a successful 2007 finals campaign," said Mr Lewis.

"We are delighted to be on board and look forward to a long association with the club," he said.

ASG has more than 600 staff and offices throughout Australia. The company's expertise is in IT outsourcing, computer infrastructure, application development, systems integration and the provision of specialist technical services and support.

The company's customers include Qantas, Ericsson, Alinta, Victorian Department of Education and the WA Government Office of Shared Services.

ASG joins Mazda, Primus Telecom, Reebok and Fosters Group as major sponsors of the Kangaroos.