Crown Agents, Pointwest Technologies forge strategic alliance

MANILA, Philippines - Crown Agents Ltd., an international development consultancy firm, recently signed up Pointwest Technologies Corp. for a strategic alliance that would see Pointwest handling Crown Agents’ key software migration program.

“Crown Agents is delighted to be working with Pointwest Technologies, a leading light in information technology and business process outsourcing. We are excited about working with them to develop innovative solutions that will benefit our clients,” said Nick Small, Crown Agents business director for IT solutions.

Crown Agents, headquartered in the United Kingdom, also has offices in Asia and Africa, as well as in the United States and Japan.

Crown Agents’ goal is to “make lasting change to the systems and organizations that are vital for people’s well-being and prosperity.”

Crown Agents works alongside governments, aid agencies, non-government organizations and companies in over a hundred countries. It provides consultancy, supply chain management, and financial services.

The company has been a major provider of services in the Philippines for many years, implementing projects on behalf of various development organizations and working directly with branches of the Philippine government.

One of Crown Agents’ significant projects was the establishment of a National Single Window for international trade. The system automated the process for license and permit applications, streamlining the processes involved, reducing transaction costs, and saving time for both the public and private sectors. The National Single Window helped facilitate trade in the Philippines and empowered the trade community.

Pointwest Technologies is a leading 100 percent Filipino-owned IT and business process management firm. It is one of the most active companies in the outsourcing industry, promoting the country, the industry and the talented Filipino software engineers.

Pointwest was recently recognized as the Best Filipino-owned Company of the Year at the 2014 International ICT Awards Philippines.

For over a decade now, Pointwest has provided first-in-class IT and BPM services to top Fortune 500 companies, as well as leading companies of various industries in the Philippines.

The company’s experiences in providing services to major companies have boosted its best-of-breed application development services, independent software testing  services, and production and help desk support in the transportation and logistics, healthcare, financial, utilities and retail verticals.