Chile-iT opens office in Colombia

Published on Friday 11 of November, 2011

Its official launch took place under the XXVI International Congress of ICT ANDICOM 2011, Cartagena de Indias, in the presence of prominent national and international authorities, including Chile's ambassador in Colombia, Gustavo Ayar, who spoke at the Opening Ceremony together with the Minister of Information Technology (ICT) in Colombia.

Chile-iT, public-private agency that acts as a bridge between business IT facilitator Chilean and foreign peers, announced his official installation in the country under the International Congress of ICT 26 ANDICOM 2011, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia before a large audience of leaders and officials from the IT industry nationally and internationally. "We are pleased to formalize our presence in Colombia, which is having a significant growth in recent years, especially in the development and implementation of digital plan (Living Digital) and the application of new technologies, where Chilean companies can be a great asset." said Gordana Stojkovic, executive director of Chile-iT.

The arrival of Chile as a platform-iT umbrella of Chilean firms seek technological area open to other markets, is justified in the context of increasing global services industry (offshoring) in the region and the strategy of internationalization of Chile, seeking to become a powerful strategic partner investments of this kind in Latin America.

Chile-IT began in 2009 with support from the Government of Chile through CORFO and ProChile, and the Chilean Association of IT Companies (ACTI). In its first stage, the goal was to create outreach and promotion between TI Chilean suppliers and potential partners in the U.S., the market absorbed more than 50% of the offshoring industry worldwide. Currently entering its second phase, Chile IT seeks to adjust its service offerings and expand their networks, especially in Latin America.

In this sense it begins its expansion strategy in Colombia, a country which already has been working for several months, building networks and prospecting for the benefit of enabling commercial alliances between their companies and business partners and potential partners in Colombia. This work was successful in opening an office in Bogotá, specifically on the premises of the Chilean Chamber of Commerce Colombo and hiring a business manager with significant experience in the area. Also, among other activities, it highlights the visit to Chile by representatives of the agency Invest in Bogota, among others, to take part in seminars to publicize investment opportunities between both countries.

Notably iT Chile as a sponsor and partner special CINTEL Andicom (Centre for Telecommunications Research) has had an active presence at the event, being presented at the opening ceremony of the Ambassador of Chile in Colombia Gustavo Ayar. Also, throughout the event the agency had a permanent table habilidata Networking (No. 3), where there were numerous business meetings among their assistants Chilean companies, which presented their products and services to local and foreign stakeholders.

"For Chile-IT is very important to participate in Andicom 2011 and provides an invaluable opportunity to introduce innovative services in the areas of managed security management, value added services for businesses in the area of ​​telecommunications and Integration Solutions, which allow customers to increase productivity of their organizations while they can focus on their business, "said Fernando Roca, Director Commercial IT Chile-Colombia. To which he added "Colombia is an attractive market because of its size and growth, is also a market [IT security] is active and has major players. A challenge for our company, "said the Chile-IT executive.

Chilean companies part of the platform-iT Chile Colombia:

NovaRed.

Services Offered: Management of IT Security and Infrastructure, Administration and Corporate Risk Monitoring (7x24x36), Security Consulting and Business Continuity. http://www.novared.cl.

Multinational computer security solutions provider Integrated Technologies of Information and Communication, founded in Chile in 1995. It has over 180 professionals in the field of Information Security and more than 300 clients throughout the Southern Cone. NovaRed has offices in Argentina, Peru, USA and now Colombia. The company is a partner of the major world leaders in technology and information security, and has international certifications that guarantee their quality (ISO 9001 - ISO 27001 - Standard CMMI Level 2).

Switch Communications:

  • Services Offered: Computer Telephony Integration, Solutions and products for companies, products and solutions for telecommunications.
  • http://www.switch.cl.

Integrator of technology solutions provider with over 23 years of experience. Among its major markets and solutions include telecom operators, with platforms of value added services as well as medium and large companies, IP Communications Systems, SIP and Contact Centers. Today, the company provides maintenance contracts to over 15,000 IP ports and SIP.

Adexus:

  • Services Offered: Infrastructure and technology operations, integration solutions, technical services and BPO platforms.
  • http://www.adexus.cl.

Chilean systems integrator company, with over 20 years of experience in the local market presence in countries like Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia today, our global solutions and services specializing in the areas of information technology and communications. The company has a vocation for service excellence and HR, adopting best practices in all operations, which are backed by certifications: ISO / IEC 20000, ISO / IEC 27001, CMMI Level 3, Six Sigma, ITIL , PMI, SAP Hosting.