Expertise
Worldnet21
Worldnet21 SL is a Spanish multinational company with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Mexico DF(Mexico) & Shannon (Ireland) that
specializes in development & implementation of ICT solutions & services for a mobile world. Worldnet21 wants to become a reference in
the global telecommunications industry, with a special focus in the mobility area.
With more than 10 years experience in the ICT sector, the company group has currently circa 100 profesionals, 90 % of them highly qualified software engineers. Its main work areas are the following:
-"TurnKey" telecommunication applications development & implementation. Worldnet21 designs & develops communication projects on
proprietary or third party components, from the design of infrastructure & telecommunications networks up to the customizing or
developing of software components, integration with existing back-end systems, implementing, tuning, maintenance & support.
-Consultancy on Telecommunication Projects. Worldnet21 provides effective & comprehensive advise to companies interested in
communication applications design & development, based on its extensive experience of efficient project planning, tracking & quick
implementation.
-24x7 System Support. Worldnet21 has at its clients disposal a full time support center to help them to solve their incidences in the most
efficient & fastest way, helping them to ensure correct operation of their own systems.
- R&D. The company R&D Department is permanently innovating & developing new products based on the latest technological trends.
The Department has developed a wide range of products internationally marketed under the brand name of "anthasoft".
Anthasoft tools (AnthaVPN, AnthaDeployment Manager, AnthaSecure, AnthaFirewall, Antha-M-Crypt, AnthaMobileSync, AnthaBackup
for PDAs& so on) were created to provide security solutions for mobile devices as well as enterprise solutions such as user
administration & management solutions.
Specially significant is AnthaVPN Secured by Certicom, an award winning VPN client that provides secure wireless access to corporate
network resources. Built on the IPSec standard, AnthaVPN works on leading VPN gateways, handheld devices and wireless networks
so you can extend strong, cost-effective security to mobile employees.
Other products of the anthasoft portfolio are:
- AnthaDeploymentManager: a tool to extend the power of centralized policy management to enterprise secure mobile devices.
-AnthaFirewall, a personal firewall that empowers the user to decide which connections will be allowed (or not allowed) to his/her
computer or personal device.
-AnthaSecure, to manage & control the access of a PDA device using different securing systems.
-Antha-M-Crypt,a tool to quickly & easily encrypt mobile data to protect sensitive PDA files.
-Antha-M-Applications, to make easy VPN configuration & setup.
Worldnet21 has become a significant technological partner with different roles :R&D partner, system integrator, internet service provider,
technological consultant, critical applications support provider & so on. The company clients come from a wide range of market areas
and include significant players in both Spanish & international markets:
In the telco area, worldnet12 has provided solutions for the Telefónica group (including Telefónica de España, Telefónica Móviles &
Telefónica Data), O2, Auna, ONO, Comunitel, Verizon, British Telecom, Telekom Lab & Colt.
In Government, the company has developed & implemented systems for relevant Spanish & international clients: Spanish Ministry of
Foreign Affaires, Spanish Ministry of Defense, Junta de Andalucía, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, US National Security Agency or Singapore
Government.
Other significant clients are BBVA, Banesto, BANIF & la Caixa (in Bank & Finance), Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, Aventis or Cofares (in
Pharm & Chemistry), Metro de Madrid or Iberia.
Amvos
Amvos Consulting SL is a consulting company focused on CRM & e-business areas, with an extended experience in designing and
developing significant corporate information systems that enable big public and private organizations to optimize both the selling of their
products/services and the management of their clients/citizens through a broad range of channels, where web or phone coherently
coexist with more traditional interaction channels, like partners, distributors, sales force networks and so on.
Founded in early 2004 its workforce has regularly come from a double background: firstly, big national and international ICT consulting
firms and, secondly, international CRM software vendors. Currently, with more than 50 highly qualified professionals working in the
company, it is aimed to CRM consulting, system integration & project management services usually for major national or international
organizations.
Amvos is an ICT company created to help its clients to become highly effective & efficient organizations (both private companies and
Public Authorities as well) by implementing innovative Front-Office strategies that allow them to better know, reach & communicate with
the clients and/or citizens they serve.
In addition to the aforementioned CRM focus, amvos offers to its clients the following services portfolio:
Security Consulting
Amvos offers its clients a brad range of services to plan & manage security issues, according to best practices codes as defined by ISO
17799. These services include:
-Risk Analysis & Management
After an initial risks assessment, company vulnerabilities related to those risks are identified & measured as well as their potential
impact (IT, economic & so on) on the organization. An Action Plan is suggested to avoid all these potential dangers in a cost effective
way.
-Training
A comprehensive security awareness & training of the organization workforce is by far the most effective tool to improve security issues
in any company.
-Technical Consulting Services
Remote or On-premises maintenance & monitoring of all company security systems.
-Legal&Procedure Consulting Services
Different legal texts compliance, ISO17799, auditing & continuity services are several of the "maintenance" services included in this
chapter.
Q Consulting in Public Sector
Government is a strong priority for amvos. Being this sector Front-Office strategies so deeply dependant on procedures, amvos has
included in its services portfolio a Quality Consulting chapter to help its clients to improve these procedures according to ISO (& other
public institutions) standards & get Q certifications.
These services include:
-Present Situation Diagnosis
-Q Management System (QMS) Documentation
-Q & QMS Training
-QMS Implementation
-Internal QMS Auditing
-Supporting Consulting in Q Certification Processes
Serving exclusively Spanish market, Amvos is responsible for designing, developing, implementing and maintaining several of the
biggest and/or most technologically challenging CRM projects in this market, including clients like Sogecable, the leader company in
pay-TV in Spain, or Banesto, one of the biggest commercial banks in this country.
Significant projects have also been implemented for Telefónica, ING Nationale Nederlande, BSCH, Ministerio de Fomento, Ministerio de
Industria or AENA, the company responsible for management & operation of public civil airports in Spain.
Bizmaps
Organisation Overview
BizMaps is an Irish software and consulting company specialising in the development, hosting & delivery, maintenance and support of
web enabled business applications that incorporate geographical information and location services to public & private large
organizations in Ireland.
BizMaps is a company founded in 2000 and driven by the vision that both GIS & LBS (Location Based Systems) will become a key part
of mainstream business applications. So its main technological objective is to create an appropiate & cost effective geospatial
development, deployment & maintenance environment for enterprise geoapplications.
Bizmaps provides geospatial systems to a wide range of Irish government bodies & major companies established in Ireland & has
enjoyed a relevant relationship (for the purposes of this specific project) with two organizations in particular: Failte Ireland, the Irish
Tourist Agency, and telecommunications operator Vodafone.
For Failte Ireland BizMaps has designed, built & hosted a web based enterprise system that will enable potential visitors to Ireland to:
- View on a webmap different places of interest in Ireland
- Get info about different accommodation types across the nation, in particular their exact location
-Plan their journey from any start point to any destination, and including any way points en route
This system has been built incorporating geodata provided by public authorities (Geodirectory National Adress file & other data from
Ordnance Survey Ireland) & software developped by Bizmaps and it has proven to be an outstanding success with circa 200,000 maps
being downloaded from the site (www.discoverireland.ie) each month. This system is currently undergoing extensive redevelopment,
including new software algorithmia & using Microsoft Virtual Earth as a map server & viewer.
BizMaps has provided Vodafone with their Location Based system (LBS) platform for Ireland & it includes four key geo functionalities
(that can be delivered to final clients via any Internet access mode):
-Adress Matching
Including Geocoding (adress matching in the Republic of Ireland to the GeoDirectory and conversion into latitude longitude coordinates),
Reverse Geocoding (conversion of precise co-ordinates, as provided by GPS, into an adress in the Republic of Ireland) and
Positioning (conversion of an approximate latitude/longitude co-ordinates, as provides by network positioning methods, into a range of
possible adresses in the Republic of Ireland).
-Dinamic Mapping
System enables dynamic generation of maps in different formats to desired scale, which can be zoomed & panned and even
customized to additional features to meet specific client requirements
-Routing
System genarates fastest/optimized route between a number of locations on foot & by car, and displays directions, distance and journey
time calculations.
-Specific Spatial Quering
The system makes possible to select locations based on their proximity to other locations in terms of drive/walking time or within a given
radius
Bizmaps employs 20+ professional people of whom xx are focused full-time on product development, integration and hosting. Our
professional team provides a broad range of skills and depth of experience with a range of GIS and spatial database technology,
government operations, and successful delivery of high-profile projects.
