DALLAS, Aug. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BT today announced
details of a new "Business Platform-as-a-Service", the first of its
kind widely available in the market. The platform, called BT
Personalised Compute Management System (PCMS), is designed to help
companies speed up time-to-market for new digital services, disrupt
their traditional business models and create new ways to grow.
PCMS is built on the same proven and award winning cloud
management platform used by BT to allow its customers to
self-serve, purchase and access cloud services online. BT
customers will be able to use the same platform to consume or bring
their own digital services to market, helping them to simplify and
accelerate their digital transformation.
Users will gain access to ready-made business support processes
and functions to enable them to sell, fulfil and monetise their own
portfolio of digital services. Customers wanting rapid entry into
the cloud market will be able to resell BT's existing digital
ecosystem services such as Cloud Compute, Compute Storage and Apps
from BT available from a choice of 22 locations around
the world. This can be for internal consumption or for sale to
their own customers, value added re-sellers or to cross-sell to
other PCMS users.
PCMS will allow users to curate the best services and create new
business models. It offers more than 45 fully digitalised business
support processes, such as product management, customer management,
user authentication, order management, service management and
billing and collections.
A single PCMS platform with a global catalogue of business
support services simplifies how customers manage their digital
services globally. PCMS supports multiple sales and execution
channels, each with the appropriate local language, currency,
pricing and contract terms.
Neil Lock, vice president
Compute, Global Services, BT, said: "PCMS brings to life a vision
of how businesses can innovate in the digital economy. It is a
ready-made platform that allows new ways for companies to
digitalise, manage and build profitable business models from their
own vibrant ecosystem of consumers, producers and
innovators.
"By building on a proven platform, businesses can confidently
bring their digital services to market within shorter timescales
and concentrate time and resources on innovation and development.
It's a great example of how BT's Cloud of Clouds portfolio strategy
empowers customers to create new business relationships."
PCMS has been developed and will be offered to the market in
partnership with management and technology consultancy
BearingPoint.
Angus Ward, partner & CEO
Digital Ecosystem Management (DEM), BearingPoint, said: "PCMS
brings together BearingPoint's expertise in digital business
transformation with BT's skills in digital platform management to
provide an end-to-end digital business service. Together, we're
working with customers to deliver real digital business outcomes,
allowing them to compete more effectively in the digital
economy."
The platform will be available globally during the final quarter
of 2017.
About BT
BT's purpose is to use the power of
communications to make a better world. It is one of the world's
leading providers of communications services and solutions, serving
customers in 180 countries. Its principal activities include the
provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and
international telecommunications services to its customers for use
at home, at work and on the move; broadband, TV and internet
products and services; and converged fixed-mobile products and
services. BT consists of six customer-facing lines of business:
Consumer, EE, Business and Public Sector, Global Services,
Wholesale and Ventures, and Openreach.
For the year ended 31 March 2017,
BT Group's reported revenue was £24,062m with reported profit
before taxation of £2,354m.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets
of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in
London and New York.
For more information, visit www.btplc.com
About BearingPoint
BearingPoint is an independent
management and technology consultancy with European roots and a
global reach. The company operates in three units: Consulting,
Solutions and Ventures. Consulting covers the advisory business;
Solutions provides the tools for successful digital transformation,
regulatory technology and advanced analytics; Ventures drives the
financing and development of start-ups. BearingPoint's clients
include many of the world's leading companies and organizations.
The firm has a global consulting network with more than 10,000
people and supports clients in over 75 countries, engaging with
them to achieve measurable and sustainable success.
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