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comprising carriers, service providers, Australia and internationally. Collaborating network and extend their reach between
content providers, distributors, research with PCCW Global on a project like key data centers, cloud services / partners
and education, private enterprise and this is beneficial to our members and or other users across our global platform.
industry professionals, IAA is a vital nexus the wider Internet community as it The collaboration will also, in time, facilitate
for the industry and driver of innovation. removes connection complexity, allowing extended reach for our global customers
The Console Connect SDI® platform opportunities to readily expand for global to more data centers in Australia and New
spans over 128 data centers in more than reach. This enables our members to deliver Zealand.” “Our strategy is to facilitate
40 countries, and the number is growing a tremendous expansion of services both on-demand platforms for our partners to
with more connections being added into and out of Australia.” Elaborating on self-provision services anywhere on our
continuously. Customers can purchase the importance of the collaboration, Mr. extensive uncontended global backbone
on-demand connectivity between key Michael Glynn, Vice President of Digital which currently spans over 160 countries.
data centers, partners and all major cloud Automated Innovation, PCCW Global, said, With key SaaS, IoT, cloud, carrier and ICT
on-ramp operators, including AWS Direct “Over the last six months, we have focused partners, we are enabling a community of
Connect, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, on building our core platform in Asia, North platforms to work together on one global
Oracle Cloud, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and South America, Europe, Africa and the real time ICT ecosystem,” he said. Console
Tencent Cloud and NAVER Business Middle East. We have recently upgraded Connect runs on top of the worldwide
Platform. They can also directly connect our backbone from Australia to Asia and PCCW Global MPLS network, which spans
with other key IX operators in Europe and the USA, and I am pleased that we can over 160 countries and 3,000 cities and is
the United States who are already on the now welcome key partners to the platform physically separate to the public Internet,
platform, including players such as DE- in Australia.”Mr. Glynn added, “Having a offering an uncontended, redundant
CIX. Mr. David Hooton, IAA Chair, said, partner like the Internet Association of core network with multiple diverse paths
“IAA is committed to the development Australia enables its members to access between countries.
and growth of the industry, both within our pay-as-you-go global uncontended

Tech Mahindra and Ahlstrom-Munksjö Collaborate

to Enable Digital Transformation with SAP’s
S/4HANA

Tech Mahindra Ltd. a leading provider of digital transformation, Mahindra, said, “Tech Mahindra is proud to have been chosen
consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, as a strategic transformation partner for the Business platform
announced a collaboration with Ahlstrom-Munksjö to enable renewal program. We have been a strategic technology partner
digital transformation with SAP’s S/4HANA. The collaboration of Ahlstrom-Munksjö for more than 5 years now and this new
will deepen strategic partnership to provide a digital roadmap for engagement will further strengthen our partnership. We strongly
Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s global business. The collaboration aims at believe this transformation will result in, enhanced customer focus,
a company-wide, multi-year business platform renewal program higher growth and long-term profitability for Ahlstrom-Munksjö.“
to power the future success of the company. It is the key enabler This collaboration aligns with Tech Mahindra’s TechMNxt
in Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s growth strategy implementation and it charter, focused on leveraging next-generation technologies
will be aligned with many of the ongoing development programs. like Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, 5G, and
This is one of the largest programs for SAP’s S/4HANA based Internet of Things, to disrupt and enable digital transformation,
ERP globally for business support and transformation. Kristiina and to build cutting-edge technology solutions and services for
Lammila, CIO, Ahlstrom-Munksjö, said, “Tech Mahindra has been customers globally.
our partner in the major IT transformation that we have been
carrying out in Ahlstrom-Munksjö during the past almost 6 years.
They are supporting us on many levels, from enabling strategy
implementation to aligning business process management and
securing business. They are a partner with an attitude to rapidly
solve problems and develop things together with us. We have
full confidence in them and are happy to further deepen our
cooperation with our next major project of renewing our business
platform. ” The collaboration will also shape a long term success
through business transformation with an efficient, agile and
advanced business platforms leveraging SAP’s HANA technology
worldwide. Rajesh Chandiramani, Senior Vice President, Tech

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