Hummingbird and LogicaCMG in info management alliance

Enterprise content management vendor Hummingbird and global solutions company LogicaCMG have announced a strategic alliance to deliver solutions in the enterprise information management space.

The partnership will see LogicaCMG market, service and support enterprise level needs for a range of Hummingbird information management solutions, such as document management, records management, knowledge management, contract management, collaboration, search and retrieval, business intelligence and data migration.

LogicaCMG sought a business partner to assist it in targeting the Australian information management market to complement its systems integration capabilities The vendor said it selected Hummingbird because of Humingbird's comprehensive, integrated offering for both structured and unstructured data.

Simultaneously, Hummingbird looked to increase its partner channel at the top end of the market, so LogicaCMG's expertise and presence in the energy, utility, state and federal government and financial services sectors made the pair a good fit.

Tony Hughes, managing director, Hummingbird Australia/New Zealand, said: "We have worked with LogicaCMG in the past and realise that each of our individual strengths can be brought to bear to a client's advantage. LogicaCMG has an extensive track record of prompt execution of services, on time and within budget. I believe that the alliance will set a number of benchmarks in the industry with respect to customer satisfaction in project management, product deployment and user acceptance of enterprise solutions."

Malcolm Risby, managing director, Business Solutions, LogicaCMG in Australia, said: "Information management is a key issue for many of our customers, particularly those within the government sector. Hummingbird is a recognised leader in this space, with an excellent product suite and we have been working together globally for some time. We feel strongly that this new phase in our relationship will bring significant benefit to ourcurrent and prospective customers."

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