KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s integrated technology powerhouse Productive Business Solutions Limited (PBS), has moved more aggressively into the Latin American market, adding one of the region’s most vibrant economies Colombia to its widening regional business footprint.

PBS, a subsidiary of the Musson Group of Companies, has been known mainly in Jamaica for its local representation of the Xerox brand and being the exclusive distributor of Xerox products in many Caribbean & Central American countries.PBS operates in 14 countries throughout the region representing world leading brands such as HP, Sony, Motorola, VeriFone, Kodak, Pitney Bowes, L3 Security, Cisco, Oracle among others in the different markets.This has in part allowed the company’s offerings to span distribution, installation and service of computer, printing, imaging, security; identification and transaction processing equipment; lease and rental of specific types of equipment; distribution of parts and supplies for printing machines including paper) and manufacturing of IDs, and access cards.Its foray into Colombia, with a population of 49 million, a GDP of in excess of US$300 billion and strong economic growth has reaffirmed its heavyweight status in the Caribbean and Central America. The company has benefitted from strong growth in sales and revenues in addition to increased interest in new products such as Cisco and Oracle products and services.The company has now developed strong relationships with leading brands in security, identification and card technology solutions has also attracted strong attention from private and public sector entities across the region.PBS, now a US$200 million multinational company, is generally classified as the largest IT and Technology company in the Caribbean Central America (CCA) region, with a footprint in 22 countries.Balford Henry