Bristol, UK, December 12 2011, UNIT4, the world’s leading provider of business software for Businesses Living IN Change (BLINC™), has been awarded the Intellect Business Professional Certificate – a recognised marker of quality and professionalism.
Developed by Intellect, the UK trade association for the IT, telecoms and electronics industries, achievement of the Business Professional Certificate demonstrates professionalism and commitment to quality across a company’s operations.
“We are delighted to recognise the work of UNIT4 by awarding them the Intellect Business Professional Certificate. The processes in place at UNIT4 meet the highest standards. We have been impressed by the company’s enthusiasm and commitment to seek opportunities to improve,” said John Higgins, Intellect’s director general.
The Intellect Business Professional Certificate has been created by experienced industry professionals who are already developing and sharing best practice to continually improve the standards and reputation of the industry. It is an assurance of professionalism to clients that want to work with suppliers committed to attaining high standards.
“We live in difficult economic times in which companies are looking to make the right decisions around their technology for competitive advantage,” said Anwen Robinson, Managing Director of UNIT4 Business Software Ltd. “The high standards in place at UNIT4, which have been recognised by Intellect’s Business Professional Certificate, gives those companies additional peace of mind that our solutions are robust, proven and reliable.”
The scheme covers ten components:
Information Security Policy, Business Continuity, Project Management, Proposal Review, Customer Care, Corporate Social Responsibility, Human Resources, Customer References, Professional Indemnity and Escrow.
About UNIT4
UNIT4 is a global business software and services company aimed at helping dynamic public sector, and commercial services organisations to embrace change simply, quickly and cost effectively in a market sector it calls 'Businesses Living IN Change' (BLINC)™. The Group incorporates a number of the world’s leading change embracing software brands including Agresso Business World, our flagship ERP suite for mid-sized services intensive organisations and Coda, our best-of-class financial management software.
In the UK we focus strongly on the public sector, where we are the leading provider of ERP systems to local government and post 16 education organisations, as well as having a considerable presence in the emergency services and health sectors. We also focus strongly on professional services organisations and a range of commercial sectors including Financial Services, Retail and Media and Publishing. Overall we aim to be the UK’s foremost business software company, providing solutions that transform the delivery of public services and comprehensively support commercial organisations in their ability to adapt and prosper in rapidly changing environments.
With operations in 17 European countries, as well as 7 countries across North America, Asia Pacific and Africa and sales activities in several other countries, its revenue was €421.7 million in 2010. UNIT4 is headquartered in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands and has over 4,000 employees. It is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and is included in the Amsterdam Midcap Index (AMX). For more information on UNIT4 or any of its operating companies, please visit the website at www.unit4.com, follow us on Twitter @UNIT4_UK
For further information please contact Lynn Robinson, T 020 7331 2184, E bpc@intellectuk.org or visit W www.intellectuk.org/bpc
