| ntl’s business
division, ntl business, has secured a contract to design and implement an
advanced communications network for Macclesfield Borough Council. The
firm, a leading provider of communications services to businesses and the
public sector, will connect 19 sites across the council region — enabling
faster and more effective communications, and saving money and boosting
efficiency into the bargain.
The new internet protocol (IP) network will enable Macclesfield Borough
Council to offer many of its services online, more quickly and
conveniently for the public.
The ntl infrastructure will also support the rollout of an extensive
customer relationship management (CRM) solution which will improve public
access to key services, information and resources by telephone, email or
online.
David Naylor, Head of ICT and eGovernment Champion at Macclesfield
Borough Council, said: “In the run-up to the 2005 egovernment targets,
this investment in a state-of-the-art communications network is vital to
bring Macclesfield, quite literally, up to speed. Having worked
successfully with ntl in the past, we were convinced that the local team
would more than meet our requirements, both in terms of the technical
solution and project management skills.”
The contract to provide the IP network was awarded to ntl following its
successful completion of a project to upgrade the council’s cabling in
Macclesfield Town Hall.
Source: bjhc&im November 2004
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