iSOFT, Oakton partner on Microsoft systems integration

Gordon Peters
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 01:33

IT Industry - Market

Listed-Australian technology and business consultancy, Oakton, has been chosen by iSOFT as the preferred partner of systems integration services in a project to roll out Microsoft Dynamics AX to 28 customers nationwide in the health care industry.

Under the agreement, iSOFT will subcontract to Oakton to deliver Dynamics AX to clients in the healthcare industry to replace their existing financial system, with iSOFT touting the project as a “major transformation initiative to modernise financial operations and provide more integrated back office services.”

iSOFT operations director, Rein de Vries said Oakton was selected as preferred partner due to its “deep Microsoft capability and its alignment to our successful deployment methodologies.”

De Vries said that, in partnership with iSOFT, Oakton will provide system integration services to support the deployment of Microsoft Dynamics AX to iSOFT customers in health care.

Oakton CEO, Neil Wilson said the project will enable iSOFT to take advantage of Oakton’s “deep Microsoft solution capability and experience in successfully deploying strategic solutions to our clients.”

The first phase of the project has already begun with the first clients set to go live in July.