Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Plato Announces Professional Services Agreement
Plato joins MTS Allstream Inc., Infotech Canada Inc., and Tamarack Geographic Technologies Ltd., to provide IT and IM professional services
St. John's, NL, March 28, 2006 - Plato Group Inc., a leading professional consulting firm, today announced its involvement in a three-year consortium to provide Information Technology (IT) and Information Management (IM) professional services to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The consortium, including partners MTS Allstream Inc., Infotech Canada Inc. and Tamarack Geographic Technologies Ltd., is a multi-million dollar agreement to enhance and strengthen the long-term IT capacity of the provincial government.
"We are excited to partner with such a diversified and experienced group of professional IT companies", said Kevin Fleming, President, Plato Group Inc. "Combined with the expertise of MTS Allstream, Infotech, and Tamarack, Plato will offer an extensive breadth of professional consulting services to assist the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador with its IT and IM infrastructure initiatives over the next three years".
"I am very pleased that our government is entering into this partnership with MTS Allstream, Plato Group, Infotech and Tamarack as we continue to reform the technology functions of the Provincial Government", said the Honorable Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. "We firmly believe that modern IT and IM services in this province will help to pave the way to greater economic diversification, and we are proud to further invest in this important industry."
The agreement, to commence April 1st, 2007, will facilitate the efforts of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to achieve its critical IT and IM infrastructure initiatives. Together, Plato, MTS Allstream, Infotech, and Tamarack combine for more than 24 years of concentrated, high quality professional services experience to enhance the government's existing knowledge-base and capabilities. Through leveraging the unique expertise of each partner, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador will build upon its existing resources and infrastructure to achieve its future IT and IM objectives.
About Plato
Plato is a Newfoundland & Labrador-based professional consulting and software development firm. Established in 1997 in St. John's, the company provides information management consulting and software development services for government and healthcare organizations, public agencies and private sector clients across North America. Plato's consulting services are focused in the areas of project and information management, strategic IT planning, organizational/technical reviews, business process re-engineering, security and privacy legislation compliance and proprietary and custom software development. To ensure the delivery of consistent and superior quality service, Plato's Quality Management System is registered to ISO 9001:2000. Plato's flagship software product is Camouflage®. Designed specifically for data masking, Camouflage exhibits leading-edge technology that facilitates an organization's data privacy needs and compliance with privacy legislation. Camouflage masks sensitive information, yet ensures accurate and quality test data for a variety of environments including development, testing, quality assurance, training, and data mining. As organizations shift towards a global approach to business operations, Camouflage is also ideal for data sharing for international outsourcing and offshoring initiatives. For more information, please visit: www.platoconsulting.com.
About MTS Allstream
MTS Allstream Inc. is one of Canada's leading national communication solutions providers, delivering innovative products and services through its Consumer Markets and Enterprise Solutions divisions. Our Consumer Markets division serves small business customers nationally and residential customers in Manitoba with a full suite of wireline voice, high-speed Internet and data, next generation wireless, digital television, security and alarm monitoring services. Our Enterprise Solutions division provides national business customers with a world-class portfolio of IP-based connectivity, managed network services, and professional services. MTS Allstream's extensive national broadband fibre optic network spans more than 24,300 kilometres, and provides international connections through strategic partnerships and interconnection agreements with other international service providers. The company markets its consumer products and services in Manitoba under the MTS brand, and its enterprise products and services nationally under the Allstream brand. MTS Allstream is a subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. whose common shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (trading symbol: MBT). For more information, please visit: www.mtsallstream.com.
About Infotech Canada Inc.
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Eastern Canada (St. John's), Infotech provides productivity solutions for the workplace. Infotech is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner - with a highly qualified staff of system and software architects, developers, designers, business analysts, project managers, network engineers, and support personnel that represent a cohesive and capable organization that delivers results. Infotech delivers highly-scalable productivity solutions based on Microsoft Products and Technologies including: Information Management Consulting (web, content management, strategic planning); Knowledge Management Solutions; Collaboration Portals (SharePoint Products and Technologies); Business Process Management Solutions (BPMS); Web/Application Development; Software and Systems Development; Information Architecture; Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Consulting and Development; ISV/Software Solutions, and Infrastructure Services. For more information, please visit: www.infotechcanada.com.
About Tamarack Geographic Technologies Ltd.
Tamarack Geographic Technologies Ltd. is a Newfoundland and Labrador company that delivers leading edge geographic information systems solutions and technology. Established in 1996, Tamarack provides local, national and international clients with a suite of enterprise integration services and solutions, including: design and delivery of corporate GIS, online systems, mobile data collection, integration of GIS with legacy systems, enterprise architecture design and development, and planning and implementation of large spatial database infrastructure. Tamarack Geographic Technologies is a growing company that has built its reputation on providing a client focused commitment to quality solutions, industry recognized expertise, continuous development of knowledge and skills, and a strong desire to deliver spatial information systems that work for its' clients and their people. For more information, please visit: www.tamarackgeographic.ca.