{"id":5079,"date":"2014-05-30T18:47:56","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T10:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=5079"},"modified":"2014-05-30T19:15:54","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T11:15:54","slug":"pointwest-handle-crown-agents-key-software-migration-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2014\/05\/30\/pointwest-handle-crown-agents-key-software-migration-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Pointwest to handle U.K. company’s key software migration program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crown Agents Ltd<\/a>, an international development consultancy firm, has recently signed up Pointwest Technologies Corporation <\/a>for a strategic alliance that would see Pointwest handling Crown Agents\u2019 key software migration program.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCrown Agents is delighted to be working with Pointwest Technologies, a leading light in Information Technology and business process outsourcing. We are excited about working with them to develop innovative solutions that will benefit our clients,\u201d according to Nick Small, Crown Agents Business Director for IT Solutions.<\/p>\n

Crown Agents Ltd, headquartered in the United Kingdom, also has offices in Asia and Africa, as well as the US and Japan.<\/p>\n

Crown Agent\u2019s goal is to \u201cmake lasting change to the systems and organizations that are vital for people\u2019s well-being and prosperity.\u201d Crown Agents Ltd. works alongside governments, aid agencies, non-government organizations and companies in over a hundred countries. They provide consultancy, supply chain management, and financial services.<\/p>\n

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Photo shows (from left, seated) Mohammed Razak Bhatti, IT Consultant Project Head for the Philippines Crown Agents and Ma. Cristina G. Coronel, President, Pointwest Technologies Corporation. Standing behind them are (from left)<\/em>
Rene P. Canlas, Market Circle Head for Banking, Retail, Utilities and Public Sector Verticals, Pointwest; Ma. Josefina M. Reyes, Senior Executive, Pointwest; Renato B. Quizon, Senior Executive, Pointwest; and Rainier P. Canlas, Microsoft COE Head and Project Manager, Pointwest Technologies Corporation.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The company has been a major provider of services in the Philippines for many years, implementing projects on behalf of various development organizations as well as working directly with branches of the Philippine government.<\/p>\n

Among Crown Agent\u2019s significant projects was the establishment of a National Single Window for international trade.The system automated the process for license and permit applications, streamlining the processes involved, reducing transaction costs, and saving time for both the public and private sectors.\u00a0 The National Single Window helped facilitate trade in the Philippines and empowered the trade community.<\/p>\n

Pointwest is a leading 100 per cent Filipino-owned IT and business process management firm. It is one of the most active companies in the outsourcing industry promoting\u00a0 the country, the industry and the\u00a0 talented software engineers in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Pointwest was recently recognized as the Best Filipino-owned Company of the Year at the 2014 International ICT Awards Philippines. For a over a decade now, Pointwest has provided first-in-class IT and BPM\u00a0 services to top Fortune 500 companies, as well as leading companies of various industries here in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s experiences in providing services to major companies have boosted Pointwest\u2019s best-of-breed application development services, independent software testing\u00a0 services, and production and help desk support in the transportation and logistics, healthcare, financial, utilities and retail verticals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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