Bolton-based IT services provider, Imerja has successfully completed a project to implement a flexible working strategy for Warrington Borough Council.

The work, carried out in partnership with Virgin Media Business, involved installation of encryption technology on all laptops and USB devices as welll as providing secure remote access allowing people to work either from home or other mobile sites. It was introduced alongside new remote working policies to ensure that mobile working is properly policed.

Ian Jackson, Managing Director of Imerja, commented: “Most councils now understand the necessity of high-capacity network access and data security, and we are delighted to have been able to supply the solutions that Warrington required. The council is now benefiting from increased resilience, capacity and functionality, meaning that services can be delivered in a more efficient manner.”

Ian Hawkins, service design & delivery manager at Warrington Borough Council, said: “This project has been extremely successful for the council and we are quickly reaping the benefits of a more flexible workforce.”

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Imerja is committed to the continued modernisation of local and central government and in particular the work around the Government Connect programme.

In addition to servicing the local authority community, Imerja has been actively involved both directly and in-directly with the Government Connect programme since it was launched in March 2005. More recently Imerja has teamed up with the NCC Group to jointly develop the Enabling Government Connect service.

Aimed at local authorities, Enabling Government Connect offers a three staged approach to the implementation and integration of GC products and services. The steps – GCReview, GCAssess and GCEnable – help enable a seamless implementation taking authorities from the development of their initial business case through to compliance, ensuring they achieve a return on their investment.

The service brings together the strengths of NCC’s independent ICT, information and business consultants with Imerja’s ICT infrastructure security specialists, drawing on the combined expertise and extensive experience of local government ICT projects.

For more information about how we can help you get connected please come and see us at SOCITM or visit:

• www.imerja.com
• www.nccgroup.co.uk

Attendance at SOCITM 2006 in October will see the continued promotion of Enabling Government Connect complimented by televised exposure of Imerja’s approach to the public sector during the main political party conferences in September and October of this year.

Imerja has joined forces with independent consultancy NCC Group to provide local authorities wishing to join Government Connect with a tailor made package of professional services which will take them from zero to connected with minimal fuss or disruption to their organisation.

Government Connect provides a secure and sustainable framework to securely transmit electronic communications, enabling local government and its partners from other public sector organisations, and the third sector, to deliver personalised joined up services to their customers and offer service improvement.

The “enabling” service from Imerja and NCC Group provides an uncomplicated three stage approach which will ensure a seamless implementation from development of the initial business case through to compliance.

The service will be delivered by a team of experienced consultants from NCC Group and Imerja, bringing together the strengths of NCC Group’s independent ICT, information and business consultants with Imerja’s ICT infrastructure security specialists, and drawing on the team’s combined expertise and extensive experience of local government ICT projects.

For more information about how we can help you enable Government Connect please contact us.

“Government Connect is an exciting initiative that will make a positive difference to the delivery of public services, and NCC Group is delighted to be working with Imerja to help provide secure connectivity to local authorities wishing to join”

Ian Lever, Principal Consultant
The NCC Group