About Us
Established in 1996 by Norbert Burmester and Vic Beacham as specialist Data Security, Data Storage and IT Communications specialists, our concept was to provide a full range of VAR services to a very restricted portfolio of products. This concept has now become policy and before we promote and sell any product our sales an technical resources must be able to provide Consultancy, Pre and Post sales Service, Support Integrations and when required full Systems Management.
Lightsource operate from their Canberra Head Office and a Melbourne office. Expansion into Sydney and Wellington NZ are planned.
Our success has been built on the significant added value we put into the solutions we deliver, currently this policy has allowed us to achieve;
- Endorsed Supplier Status with the Australian Federal Government (ESA) – The The ESA is administered by the Australian Department of Finance and Administration and provides pre-qualification (endorsement) for suppliers to sell to the Australian Government in specific areas.
- Premium Partner (Asia/Pac) - Secure Data in Motion Inc. (DBA Sigaba). Sigaba provide email, e-statements and I.M. security to major global markets that include; Defence inc. US Defense; Government; Healthcare; and Financial institutions inc. the Bank of America.
- Bronze Partner - Nortel for WAN and VoIP systems.
- Asia/Pac Entrust Trusted Partner – Entrust are the global leader in PKI with over 1,400 government agencies and enterprises in more than 50 countries using their technology to secure their digital lives and those of their customers, citizens, employees and partners. As a Trusted Partner, we help our customers to implement proactive security strategies to leverage the Internet and enterprise networks, increase productivity, enable secure communication and information sharing among stakeholders, and comply with information security and corporate governance regulations.
- Asia/Pac CoreStreet Premium VAR – CoreStreet technology, along with CoreStreet-Enabled products and services from n extensive range of partners, OEMs, VARs, and integrators, allows us to bring about the convergence of physical and IT security systems. With CoreStreet, organisations can ensure that every important action is performed only by those individuals who are authorised to perform them, at that moment. Whether it's entering a secure location, logging onto a network with your smart credential, or checking your digitally signed email, CoreStreet establishes the critical trust and security in the transaction.
Our customers benefit from these relationships by enjoying first class technical support, fast delivery times, competitive pricing and the supply of proven leading edge products and services typically not available even from the largest of suppliers.
Our major markets include:
Australian and New Zealand Defence, Government, Financial Institutions, and Healthcare
Trusted Supplier
Lightsource’s policy is to only use experienced and professional personnel in the delivery of products and services. Maintaining this high standard requires they utilise their own people in which they invest heavily. Supporting these highly trained engineers is a national cadre of external engineers and consultants. This policy ensures that only the best people available are utilised, it is a deliberate and successful plan to elevate the LightSource organisation to that of a trusted supplier.
