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Citizen Engagement, Technology

IT initiative launched to help SME's in Singapore

By Pia Rufino | 20 July 2011

A local ICT firm in Singapore has launched a business unit to help to private and public sector enterprises deliver improved services using new technologies such as social media.

The NCS Group unveiled the initiative, dubbed Catalyst, which is a unit tasked to identify and develop next-generation technologies and solutions and turn them into enterprise-ready solutions.

Catalyst will employ solutions such as mobility, social media, cloud computing, business analytics, portal management and operations delivering speed, flexibility and security for businesses.

It likewise offers two new products—One Place and Cal—aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s) boost networking and costumer communication.

OnePlace allows the SME’s to employ social media, mobility, and business intelligence to improve their operations.

OneCal, on the other hand, is a scheduling tool with customisable alerts. It can be link from alerts to catalyst’s other partners, which includes government agencies and private sector companies.

Chia Wee Boon, NCS’ Chief Executive Officer, said the programme will give customers greater options to on-board and embed pre-selected technologies that can be implemented quickly and marketed effectively, with minimal change or impact to their backend systems.

“By harvesting new solutions and harnessing next-generation technologies, our customers will have access to a single, integrated marketplace that blends cutting-edge technologies with end-to-end services that address every aspect of successful go-to-market campaigns,” he added.

Headquartered in Singapore, NCS is composed of 7,000 staff in more than 10 countries across Asia Pacific Region and Middle East to provide consultancy services on customising technology.

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