Bangkok--Nov 10--Aziam Burson-Marsteller
TA Orange today announced that a partnership agreement has been signed with KPMG Phoomchai to provide BlackBerry services. This corporate solution from TA Orange and its major shareholding company, True Corporation Plc, will make KPMG the first business in Thailand to implement BlackBerry services. With TA Orange BlackBerry services, KPMG management and staff can now adopt a new business workstyle that will help them to keep connected to KPMG’s global network, anywhere and anytime. The use of BlackBerry will enable KPMG’s partners and staff to respond to their clients’ needs at all times.
“Ever since we were the first to launch BlackBerry in Thailand just over 2 months ago, the response from the business community has been overwhelming. And today we are very delighted to sign on KPMG as our first corporate customer,” says Mr. Supachai Chearavanont, CEO & Chairman of the Executive Committee of TA Orange, and President & CEO of True Corporation Plc. “This special occasion also makes KPMG the first corporation in Thailand to use BlackBerry services which will keep its management and staff connected to KPMG’s global network. TA Orange and True’s pioneering spirit in bringing BlackBerry to Thailand opens up new avenues in new global business workstyles for corporations here, and also reinforces our position as the nation’s only fully-integrated communications solutions provider and leading lifestyle enabler.”
BlackBerry is an innovative communications solution that offers wireless access to email, phone, Internet, text messaging and corporate data applications via a single, easy-to-use device. BlackBerry has quickly become the solution of choice for customers around the world because it provides secure, push-based, wireless connectivity, allowing mobile professionals to remain productive while away from their desks.
According to Ms. Kaisri Nuengsigkapian, CEO of KMPG Phoomchai, introducing TA Orange BlackBerry services will enable KPMG’s management and staff to be in constant communication with their colleagues all over the world and to access KPMG’s worldwide information resources. “KPMG Phoomchai is a member firm of KPMG International which has a global network and operations spanning 717 cities in 148 countries comprising 94,000 staff worldwide. BlackBerry is the global communications solution that is used by KPMG International, and today we are thrilled that KPMG Thailand now joins its partners around the world through TA Orange BlackBerry services.”
KPMG Phoomchai’s position is enhanced by international links to the pool of technical and industry skill resources within its global network which, in turn, helps the company to deliver better results and achieve the highest standards and quality of service for clients. TA Orange BlackBerry services have been customized for KPMG and is the ideal global communications solution because it integrates fully with KPMG International.
For corporate customers, True offers BlackBerry Enterprise ServerTM which tightly integrates with Microsoft(R) Exchange, IBM Lotus(R) DominoTM and Novell GroupWiseTM and works with existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based, wireless access to email and other corporate data.
“This is an important milestone not only for KPMG but also for the telecommunications industry as we roll out the first BlackBerry services by TA Orange in Thailand,” concluded Mr. Supachai.
For more information please contact:
Aziam Burson-Marsteller
Steve Vincent/Porntip Lertvechakul
Tel: 0-2252-9871
TA Orange PR
Sisadhi/Pimolpan/Nawanooch
Tel: 0-2643—2463, 0-2699-2772
KPMG Phoomchai — Markets Group
Roongtip Koungyuttamongkol
Tel: 0-2677-2949 End.