Girlguiding UK to Launch New Platform for Their Centenary


LONDON, March 2 /PRNewswire/ --     Girlguiding UK's new secure and dynamic online services portal
will be ready in time for their Centenary Year celebrations which begin in
September 2009 and continue until October 2010. Through a partnership with
BIS this technology investment underlines Girlguiding UK as a modern, forward
thinking organisation and reflects their commitment to providing relevant
skills to their members in the 21st century.

Hilary Chittock, Girlguiding UK's Head of Membership Support
Services said, "For obvious reasons our data needs to be secure. With BIS as
our technology partner we have been able to design and deploy a secure hosted
web platform within a BIS Datacentre. This new platform will free our 80,000
adult volunteers from time consuming paperwork, leaving them to focus on
providing new adventures for the half a million young members aged between 5
and twenty five across the UK."

Eddie Thomas, Girlguiding UK's IT Services Manager said; "BIS
have reduced the headache of managing and monitoring the systems. In
addition, real value has been added via BIS' involvement in the evolution of
the new system's design and testing."

Initially BIS tendered for just the hosting services that
Girlguiding UK required. It soon became apparent that BIS could provide
invaluable advice on the design of a new system given the company's
experience in this arena.

Samantha Keating, Sales Director of BIS said; "We have been
able to work with Eddie and his team to create an environment that
Girlguiding UK will be proud of when they launch their new system."

About BIS Ltd

BIS has been designing, building and managing IT
infrastructure solutions for over 10 years. The company established its
reputation as a customer focused technology partner following a number of
high profile implementations with leading clients, primarily in the
insurance, shipping, legal and media sectors.

As an independently owned service provider, our UK based team of leading
technical, project and operational experts provide impartial advice on how
best to meet your IT service delivery objectives.

Information about BIS Ltd and its services can be found at
http://www.bis-internet.co.uk

About Girlguiding UK

A dynamic girl led organisation, we've been going strong for
almost 100 years. Our methods have changed with the times, but our aim
remains the same, to enable girls to unleash their potential in a fun,
challenging environment.

For further information, please see http://www.girlguiding.org.uk

For more information, please contact Samantha Keating BIS Ltd 
Tel: +44(0)20-7861-9322, Email: skeating@bis-internet.co.uk

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