IT services provider, Alphawest Services, has appointed Alan Keys as business solutions manager for South Australia. Keys has more than 25 years of experience in the IT, communications and high-tech manufacturing sectors. His background includes executive roles in government, large corporates and SMEs. For the past year Keys has been engaged in providing business advisory services for fast growth high-tech companies. Immediately prior to this, he was employed by Sun Microsystems Australia, in a territory and business development role.