Australian information systems and management consultancy Velrada has secured a number of major state government contracts in Western Australia and South Australia; including a multi-million dollar project with SA Water for the implementation of an organisation wide workflow, search, records and document management solution in partnership with RecordPoint.

“SA Water picked up on our depth of Microsoft SharePoint expertise and the fit of the RecordPoint product, and we were particularly pleased to do this partnering with RecordPoint as another independent, locally owned Australian company. Our solution and services were chosen over what we believe were global international players, and this is a great result for a local organisation employing SA people” said Tom Fuller, SA state lead for Velrada.

“The SA Water project adds to our growing capability and extends our capacity in the SA market. We now have a team of 20 in SA engaged on strategic projects for Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology and Electranet, he added.

“We’re excited to add a significant South Australia Government customer to our growing portfolio of Australian public sector customers. It is further proof that we are changing the future of records management. The selection of our solution again demonstrates our ability to enable records compliance in Australia and add significantly to the value of our customers’ investment in SharePoint as a platform."

"We are really happy with our blossoming partnership with Velrada and the SA Water project marks the first of many customers we hope to work with together in this region”, said Elon Aizenstros, CEO of RecordPoint.

SA Water was looking for a Records Compliance solution as part of their EDRMS strategy to upgrade from SharePoint 2007 to 2010 with RecordPoint to provide users with a single view of all content.

The SA Water project win comes after recent wins in the Western Australian public sector; for the design and development of an online Seniors Card System for the Department for Communities; a major consultancy engagement with the Department of Health designing information systems for the new Fiona Stanley Hospital; and a range of projects for the Departments of Planning, Regional Development and Lands, Water, and Indigenous Affairs.
Robert Evans, managing director of Velrada said that these projects demonstrated that government was pushing ahead with the strategy of technology-enabled, citizen centric service delivery.

“The Fiona Stanley project will enable an effectively paperless hospital, and that will extend to all the site based services and information systems. We will be providing solutions that are familiar to people used to social networking and consumer websites; access will be multi-channel and consistent across bedside touch screens, tablets and smart phones”, he said.
Commenting on the broader momentum of Velrada in the WA and SA markets he said:

“These wins show that there is a strong demand for a consultancy which can cover all aspects of business transformation, change management and information management from the boardroom to operations, not only designing strategies and solutions but supporting their effective implementation. Our blended approach offers clients a compelling alternative to dependence on product-specific vendors or outsourcers, or going it alone using contractors or agency-style businesses. Velrada’s strategy of recruiting globally and leveraging local knowledge to bring top consulting and technical expertise to our clients has given us a strong point of difference in the local market”.