TELECOMS giant BT has secured a new two-year smartphone deal with Tourism Ireland following an extensive competitive tender process.
The unique BT talk time contract is designed to enable Tourism Ireland's staff do business across Ireland, in Britain, mainland Europe and beyond.
This latest announcement further strengthens the relationship between BT and Tourism Ireland following a five-year deal signed last year which saw the organisation move the majority of its IT operations to a private cloud-based solution with BT.
Paul Convery, head of BT business in Northern Ireland said: "Through our network and product offering, BT offers both efficiency and innovation, which is key for organisations like Tourism Ireland who have a presence in over 20 countries and run more than a dozen web sites. "We are delighted to be providing Tourism Ireland with all of their technical and operational requirements through a single managed service. "This latest smartphone contract announcement reinforces BT's commitment to delivering operational expertise as Tourism Ireland seeks to enhance connectivity across its global marketing team."
David McIntyre, ICT project and implementation manager at Tourism Ireland said: "Digital marketing now plays a hugely significant role in our work to promote the island of Ireland overseas and social media is an increasingly important element. "Reliable, faster and more affordable IT operations are essential. This new contract allows us to leverage BT's proven know-how to deliver on our objective of growing overseas tourism revenue and visitor numbers to the island of Ireland."