Hertfordshire County Councilhas
signed a three-year contract withBTto consolidate its communications
services to save money.
BT will consolidate all of the council's existing contracts and
associated invoices into one, removing the need to manage multiple
accounts.
Hertfordshire County Council will also benefit from improved
service levels and a single point of contact for all service
related issues.
The council has opted to deploy the BT Assured Service Extra
service as part of its long term strategic plan to migrate existing
voice and data networks to a converged network infrastructure.
This will ultimately enable the council to roll-out technology
services that will benefit public services.
John Alleyne of Hertfordshire County Council, said, "Long-term,
we recognise the huge benefits that convergence can deliver -
greater mobility and flexibility for our staff, improved customer
communications through our contact centre, and vital efficiency
savings too.
"This is clearly an ambitious transition plan and we welcome the
phased approach that BT is offering."