Advanced 365

Advanced 365 (formerly Business Systems Group
Industry IT Managed Services
Founded Incorporated in 1987
Headquarters London, UK
Key people Vin Murria (CEO), Nick Gerard (Executive Chairman), Neil Cross (Managing Director)[1]
Products Managed Services, IT Outsourcing, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Software Development, Business Intelligence.
Parent Advanced Computer Software PLC (AIM:ASW)
Website www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/365

Advanced 365 rebranded from Business Systems Group Ltd (BSG) in November 2010 and provides outsourced IT managed services, software development and business intelligence services to the commercial, not for profit, health and public sector markets.

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Operations

BSG was based on City Road in London. Incorporated in 1987 and acquired by Advanced Computer Software Plc (Advanced) in 2009[2] BSG has approximately 120 employees and as part of Advanced, BSG have substantial cash reserves and the group contracts with over 7000 customers and has over 50% contracted annuity revenue. BSG customers include: Association of Accounting Technicians, Cazenove Capital Markets, Charles Stanley Stock Brokers, Enrich Reward Ltd, High Speed 1, Morgan Sindall Plc, Newspaper Licensing Association, and Vail Williams LLP. After its rebrand it continues to operate from its City Road location

History

1987

Business Systems Group formed by Phil Buckingham and Nick Gerard.

2000

Purchased Webgenerics Ltd, a provider of hosting and ASP software.[3] Floated on the London Stock Exchange as Business Systems Group Holdings Plc July as a constituent of the TechMark Index, raising £15m to finance the ongoing development of the group. Nick Gerard becomes CEO of the new Plc.

2001

Purchased the Experience Design team of Atomic Tangerine[4] to extend user experience capabilities of the consulting practice.

2004

Acquisition of the managed hosting and IT maintenance services of GNS Europe Ltd.[5]

2008

Appoint Vin Murria as Non Executive Chairman

2009

BSG acquired by Advanced Computer Software Plc to focus on managed services, application development and SaaS. Neil Cross announced as Managing Director, Nick Gerard becomes Executive Chairman.

2010

BSG rebranded to Advanced 365 taking on the branding of its parent company

Awards, accreditations and memberships

See also

References

  1. ^ "Leadership". Advanced 365. http://www.bsg.co.uk/page.aspx?id=292. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  2. ^ Barr, Fiona (2009-05-11). "ACS buys hosting and outsourcing firm". E-Health Insider. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/4825/acs_buys_hosting_and_outsourcing_firm. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  3. ^ "Webgenerics pushes BSG into the red". Net Imperative. 2001-06-18. http://www.netimperative.com/news/2001/06/18/Webgenerics_pushes_BSG. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  4. ^ "BSG buys AtomicTangerine design business". Net Imperative. 2001-06-11. http://www.netimperative.com/news/2001/06/11/BSG_buys. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  5. ^ "BSG acquires GNS Europe Ltd's Managed Hosting and Maintenance Business". Investegate. 2004-08-17. http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=200408170745460288C&tab=article. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  6. ^ "Microsoft Announces 2007 Partner Program Award Finalists" (Press release). Microsoft Corp. 2007-06-11. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jun07/06-11FinalistPOTYPR.mspx. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  7. ^ "International Register of TickIT - certificated organizations" (PDF). October 2007. http://www.tickit.org/organis-oct07.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  8. ^ "Directory: For all sectors of the outsourcing industry". National Outsourcing Association. http://www.noa.co.uk/index.php/site/directory/P10/. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  9. ^ "HP - Global Partner Locator". Hewlett-Packard Development Company. http://h20465.www2.hp.com/GPL/PartnerDetails.aspx?intPartnerId=1-1WV-885&long=-0.15367103875394200000&lat=51.49071977521840000000&PName=Business+Systems+Group&Fax=%2b44+(0)20+7390+8500&Phone=%2b44+(0)20+7880+8888&Cnry_Code=UK&lng_Code=en&SLprofile=&prefShopIcon=. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 

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