Dimension Data wins Microsoft's innovative technology for good citizenship Partner of the Year award

Dimension Data New Zealand today announced that it has won Microsoft’s Innovative Technology for Good Citizenship Partner of the Year Award. The award was granted for the company’s implementation of Dynamics CRM with Prison Fellowship New Zealand.

Dimension Data migrated Prison Fellowship’s Angel Tree programme from a legacy bespoke application to a new system, which gave the organisation flexibility to manage years of historical data, while being future proofed to extend its capability and manage other programmes in the community.

The Dynamics CRM solution helps the Prison Fellowship manage grants and funding, community children enrichment programmes, donation management and volunteer training. In addition, Dimension Data built a donation portal, hosted on Windows AZURE, to collect donations through a credit card gateway.

“Being selected by Microsoft for this award is extremely satisfying” said Simon Gillespie, CEO of Dimension Data.

“It is very fulfilling to use our skills and experience with Microsoft technology to help organisations like Prison Fellowship do great work for the community.”

Barry Timms, Prison Fellowship New Zealand General Manager said, ”We are delighted that Microsoft has recognised the value of this programme.”

“We selected Dimension Data not just because of their evident skill set, but also their interest in understanding our organisation.

The first portion of work required a custom-built application that sat within Microsoft Dynamic CRM and this was completed to specification and on time.

“During implementation, Dimension Data’s support was excellent,” said Mr Timms. “As Prison Fellowship moves further into community-based integration, we will require effective and supportive processes for our growing number of volunteers. We are committed to our partnership approach with Dimension Data to bring this to fruition as we continue to build upon this solid CRM foundation.”

The Innovative Technology for Good Citizenship Partner of the Year Award recognises the partner that has created and deployed a cutting-edge technology solution for a non-governmental organisation (NGO)/non-profit, and delivers significant social impact to the community and helps improve the quality of life of all New Zealanders.

About Dimension Data
Founded in 1983, Dimension Data is an ICT services and solutions provider that uses its technology expertise, global service delivery capability, and entrepreneurial spirit to accelerate the business ambitions of its clients. Dimension Data is a member of the NTT Group.

In Asia Pacific, we operate in over 60 offices across 13 countries. We help clients plan, build, support, manage, improve and innovate their ICT infrastructures. It combines an expertise in networking, security, data centre solutions, Microsoft solutions and converged communications and contact centre technologies, with advanced skills in consulting, integration, training and managed services. www.dimensiondata.com

For more information on Prison Fellowship New Zealand, visit www.pfnz.org.nz.