(1888PressRelease)
September 11, 2008 - Datacraft Taiwan’s comprehensive service and support package includes quarterly equipment maintenance at each of the organisation’s main offices; annual inspection of 240 branch offices throughout Taiwan; maintenance of hardware installed across the network including technologies from Cisco, F5, Netscreen and Packeteer; plus access to Datacraft’s Uptime powered by Cisco Services.
The agreement with Datacraft plays an important part in the company’s restructuring plans to provide more customer-focused services, greater management effectiveness and improved business competitiveness. As part of this efficiency drive, Datacraft was chosen as the sole vendor responsible for maintaining network infrastructure within the company’s six newly consolidated business groups: Corporate and Investment Banking, Financial Markets, Consumer Finance, Wealth Management, Investment Management and Insurance.
An aggressive company that started as an insurance business in the 60s, it has since grown into a diversified financial services organisation offering a comprehensive range of banking, investment and securities services. Besides expanding its coverage in Taiwan, the company is also extending its regional footprint to Hong Kong, Vietnam, and more recently China.
The partnership between Datacraft and the financial client began in 2007, during the early stages of the organisation’s restructuring when an island-wide MPLS-ready data backbone was set up to provide secure internal communications among the various company business units.
“Our long standing partnership provides a solid platform for the new services contract and is a strong affirmation of the client’s confidence in Datacraft’s expertise and professionalism,” said Benjamin Wang, General Manager for Datacraft Taiwan. “With our proven experience across the region, I am confident that Datacraft is ideally placed to meet our client’s expansion requirements and will continue to work closely with them to achieve their business objectives.”
About Datacraft
Datacraft is the leading independent IT services and solutions company in Asia Pacific. The company helps clients plan, build, support and manage their IT infrastructures. Microsoft solutions, data centre storage and contact centre technologies, with advanced skills in consulting, training and managed services, to craft IT solutions for businesses.
A member of the Dimension Data Group, Datacraft is listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. Headquartered in Singapore, Datacraft operates in more than 50 major offices and has over 1,460 employees across 13 Asia Pacific markets.
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