Inlaks Computers, a foremost Information and Communications Technology infrastructure solutions provider in Nigeria, entered into a strategic partnership with Ramco Systems, the world's leading enterprise business application provider on cloud technology and solutions for businesses and public organisations.
The partnership was consummated during an international seminar on cloud computing organised by both companies in Lagos recently.
Speaking on the collaboration, Managing Director of Inlaks, Femi Adeoti, disclosed that Inlaks decided to enter into this partnership with Ramco to assist institutions and the general public in achieving better operational effi ciency, cost reduction and security of their critical data. The Cloud option is a revolutionary business model that dramatically changes the way enterprises addresses their business challenges. Organizations, large or small are looking for unique and dynamic enterprise solutions that will streamline business processes, bring transparency in operations and increase effi ciency," he said.
He described Ramco as a market leader in providing business applications on cloud, stressing "we are confident that our alliance with Ramco will further enhance and strengthen our leadership position in our market segments."
Also, Director, Implementation and Managed Services Unit of Inlaks, Oladimeji Koyejo, noted there was a growing market for holistic, integrated and robust enterprise software on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.
"Ramco's ERP on cloud Suite is a fully integrated business management system covering functional business areas that will help organizations synchronize and integrate isolated business functions into streamlined processes to enhance complete automation of the entire business strategies. We see a latent demand among our customer base for Cloud ERP solution and believe Ramco ERP on Cloud will assist us tremendously to provide an effective solution," he said.
Ramco ERP on Cloud is based on multi-tenant architectural model. It is a full-suite, feature-rich solution which enables customers to adopt and realize benefi ts of a business application simpler and faster.
Vice President for Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Ramco, Hari Krishnan, said data were vulnerable to various risks elements irrespective of the hosting type or locations, stressing that the safety of data therefore has become a great concern to organisations.
"To protect clients' data, Ramco has put in place a comprehensive Information Security System as mandated by ISO27001 standards. This security system was subjected to rigorous audit by BSI of London before certifi cation. The certifi cate is an authentication of data and Information Security at the Data Centre of Ramco Systems," he said.
According to Krishnan, Ramco Systems takes the business of data security very seriously having created a number of security port folios such as Internet Theft (Hack), Physical Access Control, Physical Access Monitoring, Login Access Control, Audit Trail, Data Transport over Internet, Firewall, Fire and Natural Calamities and Privacy (Internal, external & Government/Regulatory Bodies).
"Therefore, as a result of the very effective security policies, "Only authentic customer's data fi nally reaches the servers even as the fi rewall policies are continually updated in line with Information Security Management System deployed."
The Corporate Affairs Executive for Inlaks, Affi ong Bassey, said due to the launch of this solution in the West African region, Inlaks' customers that adopt the solution would start experiencing major effi ciency in their operations.
Already, she said the solution has been adopted by a number of reputable organisations such as KPMG, Bank of India, Emirates Airline, Avaya, Henkel CAC, TVS Logistics Limited, Yemen Airways, Gulf Helicopters, among others.
National Mirror
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