Go Global: Take Your Business Digital

GO GLOBAL

Take your Business Digital

By Keesha Claudia Bethell Photographs Courtesy Of Open Systems Technologies International (Bahamas) Limited

The dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic has placed The Bahamas on the path to advancing in the digital space. This advancement is now a way of survival for countries around the globe. The ability to work remotely. The ability to work digitally. The ability to work safely. Those three bedrocks are key to contingency plans of businesses in the international landscape to protect the integrity of its employees and company documents, as well as clients’ personal files. This helps to mitigate and prevent fraud.

President of Open Systems Technologies International (Bahamas) Limited Peter Bridgewater runs a tight ship at his New Providence-based company with professionally trained and certified project management personnel to provide the services required to meet the international need for the digitization of companies. He believes that digitization is important for both big and small companies to enable the digital transformation of the business.

“In this business, there is no such thing as a lost file or document,” explains Bridgewater. “The more efficiently your company runs, no matter how big or small, it can operate like a Fortune 500 Company.”

Open Systems Technologies International provides IT solutions tailored to each business. Those services include an array of professionally managed services: content management, customer journey management, cloud backup solutions, cyber security, disaster recovery, remote access and teleworker solutions. Open Systems Technologies International has been an Authorized DocuWare Partner for the past 21 years, successfully being awarded with the DocuWare Diamond and Silver Awards.

“In today’s world, where you are forced to be on the go and work from home or locations around the world, you still need to be connected and productive. We can help you access your information from anywhere at any time, securely”. Bridgewater said.

“Efficiency and collaboration are of the greatest assets in today’s business survival and growth. Gone are the days where you were obliged to sit in your office 9 am – 5 pm to maximize your business productivity. We provide managed solutions and services that make the ease of doing business reliable and cost efficient to work anywhere and anytime.”

You may be wondering how and why Bridgewater established Open Systems Technologies International (Bahamas) Limited. Here is his explanation:

“After working in the Information Technology (IT) and Financial Services Industries for a combined 40 years, I was exposed to this type of technology during my travels, and I realized then that there had to be a way to manage paper for Know Your Customer. I believed it would be a good thing for my country to improve productivity and efficiency and the ease of doing business. That technology was Electronic Document Management. Today, that term is known as Enterprise Content Management. After I saw the need for it, Open Systems Technologies International was established in 2001 and I have no regrets starting this digital business.”

Bridgewater goes on to define Enterprise Content Management and its importance.

“It enables businesses to capture, store, archive and search information electronically or digitally. Security can be put in place, so that only authorized persons will have access to information in secure digital file cabinets which can be encrypted. Additionally, all authorized persons can access the information at the same time and all access is logged for auditing purposes.” Peter C. Bridgewater, President/CEO

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Now more than ever, companies are realizing the importance of digitization, making Bridgewater’s foresight even more of an asset than before.

“When I first started in 2001, there were not many companies introducing that type of technology,” said the president. “Companies are now seeing the importance of improving productivity and efficiency in order to save money on administration costs and disaster recovery due to the increasing effects of climate change.”

At the end of the day, the Open Systems Technologies International (Bahamas) Limited president said from inception, the mindset is a focused vision that the company has for digital transformation in accordance with its mission statement.

“To be the leading provider of electronic document management solutions that would enable organizations to increase their efficiency to both internal and external customers to maximize their profit potential.”

Open Systems Technologies International (Bahamas) Limited will continue to move forward with that vision in mind. Bridgewater promises that his company will go beyond that vision as it continues to forward think about the constant evolution of the importance of digitization.

To learn more about the products and services needed to make your business digital, visit the company’s website at: www.opensystems-bs.com. UA