PSC Wins IBM Lotus Award
Chicago, IL - December 18, 2008 - PSC Group, LLC. (PSC) has been selected as the winner of the Best Philanthropy category for the Sixteenth Annual IBM Lotus Awards. The selection is based on PSC’s support of Africa Challenge Productions S.A., (ACSA) in the creation of the Zain Africa Challenge (ZAC).
“We are very grateful to receive such an honor,” said Andrew Lauter, President of PSC Group. “Winning such a prestigious award is something we are quite proud of. It is an honor we could not achieve without the support of our clients.”
“Working together with our client, we were able to capitalize on our industry leading knowledge of Lotus Notes/Domino and workflow technology to provide a world-class process in a region that is just now emerging,” said John Head, PSC’s Director of Enterprise Collaboration. “In Africa, the task of coordinating an event such as ZAC is daunting because nothing can be taken for granted.”
The PSC/ZAC team automated key processes with Lotus Notes/Domino in order to meet tight timelines and focus on issues unique to an African program. The collaboration tools of Notes/Domino and Lotus Sametime allowed the local staff in Africa to work closely with the worldwide authors and editors, providing better localization of the content. The result is a product that is more responsive and accurate for the people of Africa. In fact, the real-time collaboration tools of Lotus Sametime changed the entire process, reduced costs, and transformed the ZAC cultural for the better.
In the end, automating this process with Lotus Notes/Domino, the ZAC was conducted flawlessly for students from 100+ universities across Africa and will reach an estimated 250 million people with the televised events.
The solution provided a time to market of less than one month, administrative efficiencies allowing the re-tasking of 30% of the ASCA staff and the seamless communication between hundreds of collaborators. The rapid development was facilitated, in part, through the use of Integra Quick Reports™ from PSC business partner Integra4Notes.
About ACSA
Africa Challenge S.A. (ACSA), has joined with Zain, Africa’s most successful pan-African mobile network, to create the Zain Africa Challenge (ZAC). ZAC, the first-ever televised academic competition among students at African universities across the continent, is a major undertaking for ACSA.
The Zain Africa Challenge (ZAC) is an event that celebrates higher education in the continent of Africa. ZAC unites students and creates a forum for like-minded individuals and educators to meet and collaborate.
A great benefit of the ZAC is the social networking that begins as students from many nations intermix and compete. These future leaders come to respect peers from neighboring countries that have often had poor relations. The leaders are learning the value of networking, education, and collaboration. http://www.zainafricachallenge.com/ZAC/info.html
About PSC Group, LLC.
PSC Group, LLC., headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., is an information-technology and professional services consulting firm that specializes in providing its clients with innovative ways to maximize profitability, improve internal processes, and enhance their customer's overall experience . Since its founding in 1990, PSC has helped enterprises in the Services, Insurance, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Financial Services sectors that view IT as a strategic resource. PSC professionals provide their clients with access to current product information, technical support, advanced training programs, and future trends. PSC is a partner with many of the IT industry's leading firms and software providers. For more information, visit www.psclistens.com