MWL and Orange – Opportunities MWL Background Since 1985 Microcomputer Workshops Ltd has been a successful and prominent regional player in the IT services arena. Initially primarily servicing the needs of SMBs but since the 1990s we have derived increasing revenue from the Public Sector. We are an ISO 9001 registered, multi disciplined Systems Integrator with many industry accreditations including a Microsoft Gold partnership. For enterprise IT needs we supply and support Dell and HP, whilst our telephony offerings are centred upon Avaya IP Office systems.
MWL Capabilities Consultancy Systems Architecture Design Configuration and Implementation Helpdesk Support Field Engineering Bespoke Programming
Mobile Data Involvement In 2002 we undertook our first major PDA based development for North Wales Police, a Stop and Search data collection application. In a Home Office funded pilot scheme officers in NWP Eastern Division were all equipped with a variety of PDA and XDA devices running Microsoft Windows CE. This pilot was extremely successful, being considered leading edge at the time and gaining national publicity. We have carried out other similar projects and proofs of concept for public sector organisations including the Driving Standards Agency. We currently provide support for the 1800 or so Blackberry devices in North Wales Police which includes provisioning, installing applications, helpdesk and BES account administration.
Future Ambitions MWL’s aim is to capitalise on the years of experience developing applications based on Microsoft Windows Mobile and our complementary skills in SQL databases, network security, systems integration and communications. Our practical day‐to‐day hands on involvement with Blackberrys in an enterprise environment positions us ideally to deploy and support these devices to the highest standards of customer satisfaction. A partnership with Orange will enable both organisations to add value to each other’s sales propositions, and the customer can be assured of a dependable solution to real life problems, fully leveraging their investment in the technology. PKW 01.10.2008