NEC and Koning & Hartman intensify cooperation in The Netherlands
Complete IT & Communications offering is enabler for organizations in their transformation to a Smart Enterprise
Amsterdam, Hilversum, 25nd February 2019 – NEC Enterprise Solutions and Koning & Hartman have agreed to intensify their cooperation on the Dutch market in order to respond to the latest developments and opportunities that this market offers for IT and Communications related business solutions and services.
Koning & Hartman has for many years been a service partner for leading suppliers of communication solutions in The Netherlands including NEC. Koning & Hartman provides service to business customers of NEC and NEC’s business partners such as KPN. The excellent cooperation and good relationship between the two organizations has now led to strengthening of the commercial partnership that perpetuates and expands the offering of new UC&C and IT solutions as well as services to existing company telecommunication systems. With this new partnership, existing and new customers can rely on high-quality and future-proof support for their on-premise, cloud or hybrid business communication solutions.
Complete IT & Communications solution set
"With an increasingly important role for data and IT in networking and communication solutions, NEC is, with its powerful and broad portfolio, ideally suited to support organizations in the digital transformation that characterizes the contemporary market," says Oswald Coene, CEO of Koning & Hartman. "NEC’s High Availability systems and software match well with our Mission Critical Communications and Wireless Connectivity services that we provide to our customers.
"The broad and powerful portfolio of NEC enables us to be a total provider in the field of ICT and to better guide our clients in realizing a Smart Enterprise. By using NEC's high-quality servers, software, data storage systems and data center solutions in addition to the well-known NEC communication systems, organizations can significantly increase the efficiency, customer focus and competitiveness of their operations," he adds.
"The knowledge and experience of Koning & Hartman with regard to our NEC VoIP platforms, UC & C applications, Contact Centers and Mobility solutions, including Fixed/Mobile integration, Private GSM/3G and SIP DECT, are invaluable", Paul Kievit, President NEC Enterprise Solutions EMEA, explains. Important customers, from Corporate to top end SME, can rely on excellent services for the continuity of their mission critical business processes.
"In addition to our Large Enterprise and Corporate customers in Industry, Healthcare and Government, Koning & Hartman has also proven to be distinctive in serving, for example, the Cruise Line business, a market segment where we with our wireless communication solutions are market leader. Expertise, drive and reliability are common core values of our organizations and that is reflected in our cooperation", concludes Kievit.
Leading worldwide
NEC, whose activities in EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) were part of the Philips group until 2010, has been at the forefront of the Dutch telecommunications market. Daily hundreds of thousands of employees in companies, government institutions, hospitals, hotels and other organizations in The Netherlands use NEC's communication systems. As the world's leading supplier of IT & Communication solutions to small, medium and large enterprises in both the private and public sectors, NEC is committed to durability, innovation and customer satisfaction.
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About NEC Enterprise Solutions
NEC Enterprise Solutions provides IT & Communication solutions to small, medium and large enterprises in both the private and public sectors. Designed for open connectivity, high availability and flexible growth, our innovative solutions incorporate the latest voice, data and video technologies and enable real-time, collaborative working, increased productivity and customer satisfaction. Our servers, storage solutions, software and virtualized workstations enable businesses to maximise operational efficiency, performance and profitability.
NEC Enterprise Solutions serves its customers across EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) through a network of direct sales organizations, business partners and value-added resellers. For more information, please visit: http://www.nec-enterprise.com.
Koning & Hartman
With over 350 employees, Koning & Hartman is a technology company focused on telecom and industry. Our knowledge and passion for technology ensures that we can serve our customers with valuable innovations. This we call Technovation. Technovation makes Koning & Hartman the ideal partner to help organizations become smarter, more reliable and more sustainable. Koning & Hartman is a specialist in the field of Smart Industry, Wireless Connectivity, Mission Critical Communications, Industrial Solutions and Dealing & Control. Since 2013, Koning & Hartman has every year been named Top Employer in The Netherlands. We have recorded our CSR activities in a FIRA Complete Report. The head office of Koning & Hartman is located in Amsterdam, the other offices in Delft and Vilvoorde (Belgium). Discover more at www.koningenhartman.com.
Koning & Hartman B.V. - De Passage 120 - 1101 AX Amsterdam - Tel.: +31 (0)20 587 76 00