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6PM helps to make data processing easier at Kingston Hospital
6PM Engineer obtains CCNA Certification
6PM Signs Major Contract for Rollout of EDMS for Medical Records
Climate-HIV goes live at the North Middlesex University Hospital
Company announcement by 6PM Holdings plc
15th May 2013
In compliance with the Listing Rules, 6PM Holdings plc issued the following announcement on the Malta Stock Exchange. Copy of the announcement can be found here.
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As quoted in the Annual Report currently being distributed to the shareholders, the Group is now reaping the rewards of the investments done following the right issue in 2011. The Group continues to sustain the performance achieved in 2012 in the first months of 2013 and managed to achieve profits month after month as from September 2011.
The executive team and the Board of Directors are continuously challenging themselves to attain the desirable results for shareholders. This is predominantly done through the monthly comparative analysis of the results with the business plan prepared by each company for 2013. Although the Maltese market was affected negatively with the slowdown encountered during the election period, the latest months showed that performance will be recouped to remain in line with the business plan. The executive team will continue with its effort to curb costs as much as possible, to secure established targets and improve the bottom line of the Group.
Encouraged by last years’ successful launch of a clinical product (having sold to three National Health Service Trusts), the Group is in the process of developing another such like product to be marketed throughout the year - early market reactions already looking positive. Furthermore, the business-to-consumer suite launched last year continued to be developed and by the end of the year, other products within the same suite will be launched. It is also worth mentioning that the Group is also investing in another line of business-to-consumer products, which will immediately derive revenue from one of the Group’s subsidiaries. Apart from the above, during these initial months, 6PM managed to secure a substantial contract as previously announced. This is an IRM solution, consisting of the Group’s own iFiT solution and EDM solution, and the Group is currently in the first stages to start implementing the project.
6PM is also heavily involved in the necessary development in one of its associated companies, emCare360 Ltd, in which the Group holds 25% equity, has now managed to secure the first 10,000 customers in Malta for e-care and e-monitoring.
The Group has now finalized the purchase of the remaining 30% of the shares within its subsidiary, Agilis6 Ltd (formerly known as Softweb Ltd), this ensuring 100% holding.
The Group is cautiously optimistic for the forthcoming financial year and anticipates that the results obtained in the first months of 2013 will continue during the rest of the year, thus keeping the positive profitability situation which was experienced in the past months.
6PM hosts Technology Morning
9th May 2013
The 6PM Technology Morning hosted recently at the Westin Dragonara Resort proved to be a good eye opener as regards to steps businesses should take to guard and protect themselves from cyber-attacks.
This was more relevant given the recent attacks on Spamhaus, Google and the US Senate, just to mention a few. As David Vassallo from 6PM pointed out in his presentation, no one is really protected, not even the biggest technology companies. David Vassallo said that this year the majority of hacking was state sponsored, where hackers are going after the little companies and individuals to get the information needed. For this reason managed security services are on the rise. 6PM not only provides such services but it goes beyond by developing its own solutions to help the individual or company achieve its goals.
Nowadays it is difficult to determine if your computer has been infected by a virus. Restoring a back-up could take a day or two. Thanks to virtualization it is now easier to have your work backed-up and it is also easier for you to retrieve such back-ups if your system is down. Virtualization also provides on-demand apps to any user, anywhere.
6PM offers such services through its CITRIX portal. As Isaac Zarb said virtualization reduces validation cycles and provides a faster time to market.
Worryingly you cannot determine if you have been hacked or not and you can never rest assured that you are safe because you have an anti-virus and malware programme installed. Jose Muniz from Palo Alto Networks explained that 27 per cent of malware is not detected by anti-virus vendors adding that multi-vendor solutions do not work because of the cost to license and operate but rather because of the complexity of orchestration amongst multiple security vendors. What Palo Alto Networks offers is a state of the art prevention through a robust firewall. As Jose Muniz said, ‘the firewall, the whole firewall and nothing but the firewall’ is part of the fundamental infrastructure. It is in every branch office, every datacentre and sees all flows in ingress and egress, sits in-line and therefore it only makes sense to prevent Modern-Malware and APT’s with the firewall.
As the world becomes more virtual and we all depend on the different devices to remain connected, problems arise when one tries to synchronise everything. To help in such situations 6PM is now offering a solution called Cloudlink.
“Cloudlink is a conduit between the file server and the internet,” Brian Zarb Adami explained. “It leverages on what you have in place offering a world class connectivity solution.”
A Gartner report published in 2011 said that without proper planning enterprises deploying iPads will need 300% more Wi-Fi. Wherever we are, our devices are constantly scanning for wireless connectivity to the enterprise network. Jennifer Capewell from Xirrus said that by 2015 80% of newly installed wireless networks will be obsolete due to lack of planning. She added companies thus must optimise their Wi-Fi to deliver predictable user experience. Xirrus is the leader in high-performance wireless networks offering a future-proof and application-aware Wi-Fi infrastructure.
The 6PM Technology Morning event also discussed the importance of Business Intelligence. According to Gartner, the world's leading information technology research and advisory company, business intelligence has become an expected business competency for improving decision-making effectiveness. Elton Barry from 6PM said businesses today have oceans of data that needs to be measured. But for this to happen, especially in small family businesses, it requires a change in mentality. Business Intelligence helps businesses answer questions such as the costumers’ demographics and the business growth compared to marketing costs. While on paper things might look fine when digging deeper and incorporating all the factors things can show a different picture.
Participants at the 6PM Technology Morning were also briefed in detail about the advantages one gets when purchasing the new range of Epson Ink Tank System (ITS) printers. Boris Vetnic from Epson highlighted how the ITS printers which include 70ml ink bottles instead of the conventional ink cartridges on delivery, can save you hundreds of € in consumables. With the new Epson printers you really can print far more and pay even less.
Major Mental Health Trust Extends 6PM EDM solution
4th May 2013
6PM is pleased to announce a major extension to their EDM contract with a major Mental Health Trust.
The initial contract was awarded in November 2011 to pilot 350 users of the solution, utilising the EMC XCP Documentum platform for the management of Medical Record archives. Since the implementation, the Trust have identified several other uses of the platform and have now purchased an additional 1,500 users to rollout across the Trust to new areas such as Occupational Health.
”Trust employees have embraced the use of the platform very quickly and are identifying new uses on a regular basis, particularly the effective use of the process management elements. Given their current rate of progress, I believe that they will have a very sophisticated configuration within twelve months, much of which they are making available to other Trusts” commented Steve Wightman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 6PM Holdings plc.
Increasing your profitability
2nd May 2013
DSG Consulting Ltd, a subsidiary company of 6PM, is organizing a morning seminar which focuses on how a company can increase its profitability without affecting its day to day activities. The activity will be taking place on Tuesday 7th of May at Le Meridien Hotel and Spa in St Julians starting at 08.30h.
During the seminar, the speakers Alan Davis from i5 Services and David Spiteri Gingell and Paul Borg Costanzi from DSG Consulting Ltd, will demonstrate how the new i5 service platform can help your business become more profitable, efficient and effective, withno additional increase in your operating costs!
i5 Services can help organisations recover and save the % of annual revenues that would otherwise be lost. It is the only technology company that specializes in the broad spectrum recovery, savings and efficiency improvements of their clients. In addition, their services help prevent future losses.
The services provided by i5 Services are platform agnostic, integrating with any accounting system and are fully web-based and secure. The setup is typically less than ten hours and day to day takes no more than 15 minutes. All recovery and savings efforts are shared with clients in real time through web-based management dashboards.
Risk to client is significantly mitigated by i5's guarantee that the client will never pay more for the services than the amount of verifiable, unnecessary costs prevented.
To register please follow this link: http://bit.ly/ZBe5VH.
To scan or not to scan?
25th April 2013
Article by Steve Wightman, Deputy CEO of 6PM, published on the IHRIM Journal
Having worked in the Content Management arena for some 15 years and in the Health Industry for five years, making me still a novice by most standards, it is an interesting question – what is the best route forward for an NHS Trust?
First consideration should be the Clinicians, the very people who are going to have to use a system. Often too little consideration is given to users, a common problem across many industries with regard to IT delivery, but it is particularly endemic in the Health Industry where we are also trying to deliver to users who are already under increasing pressure to spend more time with patients and less on administration. Without a content management system, their world is based around the paper record and they understand the shortcomings of this and deal with it as they have done for their entire career to date. When one introduces an electronic system, the major barrier to success is the transition period. If a full back-scan is the strategic way forward, where does the Clinician look for the patient record during a lengthy transition period? On-line? On paper? For many solutions the answer becomes both, adding significant workload for the Clinician and making it almost impossible to drive out early benefits.
The second consideration should be where are the real business benefits to be derived? All too often IT projects become technology led projects rather than business benefit led ones. Surely the real objective here is to get the right information in the right place at the right time in the most efficient way. That does not necessarily mean instantly scanning everything and there are several business options – such as scan on demand, scan after first encounter, etc. Another aspect of this is what to scan. If we accept the widely held statistic that 80% of medical records will never be looked at again, which ones to scan becomes the important question to answer, if you consider the cost of deep store against the cost of preparing and scanning a record, these particular records will achieve a payback in about 30 years, so why not leave them where they are?
So what is the answer? Many Trusts are getting to grips with the challenges now and one approach is to get the paper under control first and managed in the most efficient way. One Trust pioneering such an approach is Surrey and Sussex Hospital who has implemented a location-based filing solution utilising RFID technology to track paper much more efficiently. Such systems are based on those adopted by the Logistics and Distribution industries that have spent years refining the process of being able to put things on shelves and send them to other locations in the most efficient way. To that end, Surry and Sussex Hospital have already achieved reductions in record handling costs of around 40%, giving them a payback on the solution in under 6 months.
The second part of the solution is to give the Clinicians one single view of the world by integrating the Electronic Documentation and the Paper Documentation under one single view. This means they can instantly see information online but also understand what is still on paper without going in two different directions, and the solution is further enhanced by enabling the Clinician to initiate a scan request for the paper because it is now relevant to have it online for that particular patient. A further benefit of this is that the transformation project from paper to electronic is no longer required and the business can decide what to scan and when, based on the benefits rather than a prescriptive process, all without causing confusion amongst the user base.
Cheshire HR Service go live with new Recruitment Case Management Solution from 6PM
Date: 23rd April 2013
6PM is pleased to announce that Cheshire HR Service has now gone live with a new, state of the art, case management solution to manage all aspects of its recruitment process. The application is part of the CareSolutionsTM HR Vision application which is based on the award winning Business Process Management platform, XCP, supplied by EMC to the NHS.
Commenting on the contract, Sally Campbell, Managing Director of Cheshire HR Service, said: "Maximising the benefits offered by national systems including NHS.jobs, NHS.net and ESR, the solution has been carefully designed to provide end to end management and visibility of the NHS recruitment process. The system enables high levels of efficiency and effectiveness whilst also giving us the agility required for process or organisational change in the future."
"HR Vision supports transactional efficiencies, allowing HR Teams to spend more time on value added activities, supporting managers in meeting workforce challenges. HR Vision forms an integral component of our HR Technology Strategy which underpins the Cheshire HR Service Delivery model," Ms Campbell said.
"One of the fundamental benefits the solution has is to provide the ability for Line Managers and HR to track any case online 24/7. The system automates all of this, greatly reducing the need for a Recruiting Manager to ever have to chase the case again with the ability to track the case online as it progresses through the system," commented Steve Wightman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 6PM Holdings PLC.
6PM registers positive financial results for 2012
16th April 2013
6PM Holdings plc has registered a profit after tax of GPB 526,536 for the year 2012 compared to a loss after tax of GBP 354,888 the previous year.
As at the end December, 6PM Holdings registered a pre-tax profit of GBP 433,586 (2011 – pre-tax loss of GBP 563,261). The gross profit for the year amounted to GBP 2,771,284 (2011 – GBP 1,824,068) equivalent to 39% (2011 – 34%) of total revenues. Administrative expenses amounted to GBP 2,238,779 (2011 – GBP 2,226,028). Group total equity at the year-end amounted to GBP 5,014,584 (2011 – GBP 4,662,132).
In view of the positive results registered, the Board of Directors proposed the payment of a final gross dividend to GBP 0.0246 per share equivalent to a final net dividend of GBP 0.016 per share. The Directors further proposed that a bonus issue of one share for every 25 shares held on 12th May 2013 equivalent to GBP 152,156 is allocated from the share premium account. Application will be made for the necessary authorisation concerning the listing of the share on the Malta Stock Exchange.
In a statement, the Board of Directors said that the 6PM Group is to further develop sales, especially in the newly developed products while also investing in getting annuity revenue. These, coupled with the cost containment efforts and building of synergies within the group, will help to sustain the profitability of the group within the foreseeable future.
Technology Morning by 6PM
Date: 11th April 2013
6PM will be organising a Technology Morning at the Westin Dragonara Resort in St Julians on Friday the 26th of April. During the event participants will get to know more about how their business can operate more efficiently, increase profits and obtain peace of mind through several solutions that are offered by 6PM Infrastructure. Speakers from Malta and abroad will be talking about several areas of specialisation.
Epson will launch a new range of Ink Tank System printers in Malta. Boris Vetnic will expand on Epson's plan to provide home and office users with affordable and reliable printing without the problems often associated with non-genuine inks or other refill systems.
Elton Barry from 6PM will be tackling the subject of how business intelligence can help an organisation wade through the vast amount of data it has available to proactively measure its key performance indicators. This can be done through several tools and techniques available in today's world.
The cyber-attack that occurred on Wednesday March 27, slowing up internet connections worldwide brought home the importance of security. David Vassallo from 6PM will talk about the eight things that you should know about security and how 6PM can help businesses mitigate their vulnerability to cybercrime.
In another session Jose Muniz from Palo Alto Networks will explain what the market offers in response to the evolution of modern malware and why a multi-vendor solution does not work.
As life becomes more virtual by the day the need arises to keep abreast of all developments that are occurring. Isaac Zarb of 6PM will be discussing the deployment of apps and desktops as a cloud service quickly and easily.
In line with the presentation above, Brian Zarb Adami, 6PM, will show how 6PM's solution maximises the potential of your on-premise file server by making data available to all devices whether you are in the office or away. Thus one does not have to worry about leaving any important files behind when going for a meeting.
Thomas Weiss from Xirrus, a world leader in high-performance wireless networks, will discuss how wi-fi optimisation ensures an efficient use of all available spectrum Ensuring network access scales for increasing needs.
To register for FREE to this event visit www.6pmsolutions.com/events
Date: 5th April 2013
6PM pursuing strategy to increase annuity business
by Joanna Ripard
6PM, the Naxxar-headquartered ICT company, is pursuing a strategy to build annuity business by becoming increasingly product-focused in its drive to satisfy client needs, according to chief executive Ivan Bartolo.
The company is considering a series of add-ons for its Care Solutions Climate-HIV management product as part of the strategic product's growth strategy. In February the company said it had concluded the sale of three solutions to trusts of the NHS – triple its original expectations for the quarter.
"Climate-HIV is receiving positive reviews in the UK and it is one of 6PM's strategic products," Mr Bartolo told The Times Business. "Beyond the actual sales, products bring annuity business with them. Our objective is to reach a position where, every year, 6PM is able to invoice clients for support, maintenance and managed services. Our biggest drive is to develop into an increasingly product-based company, looking more into satisfying customer needs and growing our annuity business."
Climate-HIV is an electronic care record system for HIV medicine, designed to simplify and safeguard clinician-patient relations. It allows clinicians to write clinic letters, code diagnoses, extract data for audit purposes, service planning, commissioning and research. The product's continuing development is a joint venture with North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.
Meanwhile, another major product for 6PM, Stroke Pad, is being considered by up to four UK hospitals. Stroke Pad, too, Mr Bartolo added, would also translate into considerable annuity business for 6PM.
Mr Bartolo said the team is particularly excited about the business prospects for its integrated records management system, which incorporates paper records tracking and electronic document management.
The paper management tracking solution called iFIT – intelligent file and inventory tracking – uses Motorola radio- frequency identification technology and allows hospitals to reduce file sorting processes to five minutes from three hours. Teams of more than 25 people who manage files in archives the size of factories can now be reduced by a quarter.
"The efficiency delivered by this product allows hospitals to reskill people and deploy them to different areas," the chief executive explained.
"In the health sector, the ethical business case is never based on financial gain but on the improvement in quality to patient care. Easy access to files and records is a major benefit to hospital teams and patients."
Mr Bartolo added how clients in the hospital sector were increasing comparing the costs of hard disk space to shelf space when considering records storage. 6PM's technology collects a range of data, such as the distances patients' records travel within hospitals.
Files which are in constant use, such as those relating to oncology patients, can be digitised so that contents are accessible on demand on mobile devices like tablets.
The presence of RFID infrastructure in hospitals opens up a range of possibilities. It allows for vulnerable patients, important mobile equipment, porters, professionals and documentation to be tagged for ease of traceability.
It means that team leaders are able to locate the closest porter, the nearest equipment, and available professionals in the hospital buildings. Work practices and processes can become increasingly efficient.
6PM recently told the stockbroking community about a "handsome list" of potential customers for iFIT for this year. Next year, the company plans to approach customers to introduce them to new applications.
"The NHS is Europe's largest employer with one million employees and hundreds of trusts," Mr Bartolo said.
"Over the past four years, however, we have continued to focus on products which are no longer NHS-specific. HIV and stroke treatment is similar across the world, and 6PM will market these solutions in other regions. Besides RFID applications are marketable in a range of sectors outside the medical field in Malta and overseas, such as hypermarkets. These are exciting times for us."
Date: 3rd April 2013
Leadership Perspective
Interview with Ivan Bartolo, CEO of 6PM, by Property and Life Magazine
The minute something goes wrong there is no opportunity for emotions. Ivan Bartolo considers the most expensive item on earth is not gold, diamonds or oil. The self-made entrepreneur maintains that the most expensive thing on earth is called procrastination – time. Here he tells Property & Life Magazine that if you procrastinate you are killing yourself.
PLM: Failure is inevitable, but is there a right way to go wrong, is an open mindset and willingness to learn from mistakes the way forward?
IB:The first thing you need to learn about mistakes is very simple. When you take a decision you will definitely take it in the best interest of yourself and your business. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, so you can go back and say: that was the way I thought about it at the time. Therefore, never regret any of your decisions in life. The first thing I tell people is that if you do not want to fail, do not procrastinate. If you need to take a decision, you have to take it no matter how hard it is. At times you have to take decisions to reduce headcount, to reduce people, to actually let a costumer go or to basically throw away products you have in stock. Whatever it is, kill it. Take your decision.
The most important part of this is to carry out an ‘after action review' every day to take ownership of your self development. Ask yourself: Today what did I achieve? Today what did I learn? Today what could I have done better? Tomorrow what am I going to do different? In addition, you need to be able to have a positive attitude in order to achieve the 100%. If you convert the word attitude and you convert each letter to a value, with A equals to 1% and Z equals 26%, Attitude translates into a hundred percent. So attitude has to give you a hundred percent. To give you a hundred percent in the instance of failure you have to embrace failure as an opportunity which you are going to learn from. The most important thing is that life, within your business and your personal life, will throw you into corners. It is not about how fast you can get up and out of that corner, but in what manner. You can get out of that corner like a bull in a china shop, which means you are going to go down and take everything down with you. Or you can come out of that corner with your head held high. But that requires thought, it requires process, honesty and a positive attitude.
PLM: How do you inspire others with your achievements and success?
IB: The first that comes to mind is umiltà – humbleness. Do not show off, you have to be humble. At the end of the day you have to remember your roots. Being humble is important because humility inspires people. When we are talking about inspiring people, you must always offer an opinion not advice. I don't like to offer advice. I have been through a lot in my life and the reality is that if you offer people and especially young people advice, you are almost telling them what to do. If you offer an opinion you are giving them the opportunity to have a bit more of an open mind. I think the first thing you need to do to inspire people is to admit your own weaknesses, admit your own faults. Show people that you are not here out of coincidence but on the other hand do not brag about it either. Make people understand that there was a journey, a composed journey. Do talk about the pain because people are far more inspired by the pain then what was easy.
I am going to say this because I really feel it. The secret of success is definitely a certain amount of spirituality. I am not going to go into the subject of religion or God. I am talking about the subject of spirituality. What you need to do is remember that you are a human being and I think through a level of communications with others, you will definitely inspire them.
Last but not least, having the ability to influence and teach others with real life pragmatic examples, not theoretical stuff. You cannot talk to people about what you have learned in a text book, you have to talk about people and real life examples. At the end of the day they need to be able to relate and touch - they need to see something tangible. Unless they see that I do believe they are not going to be inspired. Inspiring others is only going to happen if people are able to see the honesty in what you are trying to say.
I tell people to try their best, do their best and to set up their own businesses and then say how great it is and so on. This does not have to be applied in business only but also in everyday life. It is about enabling people to understand that the only way they are going to be successful is whether they do what they really want to do in life. I want to be at 6PM, I love being at 6PM and I want to be here every day. I have been offered jobs where I could earn much more than I make here. Yes I am a founder and a shareholder here, but putting that aside I would never leave this place, if they did not ask me to. Why? I enjoy it. That is the reality of life in my opinion.
There are twenty four hours in a day, eight hours we are sleeping, eight to ten hours we are at work. And the truth is that if you are not happy with what you are doing at work and you are not happy with what you are doing in life, it is time to move on. I am convinced that many people don't appreciate what I do but it does not bother me. I do not expect it. At the end of the day, what really matters is that I am enjoying it.
If you want to be successful in business, do not do it for the money. Money is a byproduct of passion.
PLM:Support and tolerance lead to growth and success. Do you agree?
IB:I fully agree. At 6PM there were some difficult moments due to what happened with the global economy in 2010 and 2011. It took a lot of support, tolerance and a lot of perseverance. It took a lot of heart to keep it all flowing and move forward. Growth is not the bottom line. I don't believe in growth only as a bottom line. For example, in this environment I see a lot of growth happening because of the maturity in the workforce. Effectively the people I employed two years ago were twenty four years old, now they are twenty six – twenty seven; you start seeing a certain amount of growth coming into the organisation.
The truth is the only way we can benefit from growth and maturity of our work force is through support, tolerance, education. Enabling them to see and look at things in a different light. I think another big thing about growth is also to understand that you are recruiting people and that you are effectively recruiting what I would call hard skills and soft skills.
Hard skills are the people coming out of university with all the necessary skills. But you have to look at their background and their walk of life. Why? Because there are certain things you can never teach in life. The success factors are not the academic education but the ability to face customers, having the ability to talk, to present and sell yourself. It is having the ability to influence others. You would be very surprised at how many people have those skills, especially Maltese people.
Support and tolerance translates to growth, yes. But I must repeat that growth is not just about the bottom line. If you are simply helping somebody to grow to extract more profit out of them, that is not the way forward. I want to help my workforce to grow first of all for their own benefit. I am very proud of one fact at 6PM; it is that out of this business at least three other companies were generated. People that used to work here and sit in this office got to a level and felt confident enough to simply walk out of this office and set up on their own.
You know what? We work with them as well. And I think that is fantastic. For me that is a certificate that 6PM is a place where you can build a real career from. Now, I am not suggesting that everybody should leave and attempt their luck in business. What I am suggesting is that within 6PM there is a lot of support and tolerance, which is translated into growth.
Date: 2nd April 2013
Compunet launches new online store
Compunet have launched their new online store www.compunet.com.mt. This is Compunet's latest move that allows customers to discover, learn and buy a wide range of products.
The site has just undergone an intensive revamp in order to provide customers with an easier, more convenient way to shop from the comfort of their home or office. Compunet's new store features free deliveries to addresses in Malta and the EU. More than 1,000 products are online including PCs, laptops and computer components, software and games, TVs and monitors, visual and audio equipment as well as cameras mobile phones.
A new feature that is incorporated within www.compunet.com.mt is Repair Tracking, enabling anyone submitting equipment or other products for repairs to track with ease the stage the repairs have reached.
"We are enthusiastic about the launch of our new flagship online store which will make life easier for students, parents and business people. The site boasts easy to order web pages and new products and technologies will be added regularly," said Brian Zarb Adami, Chief Technical Officer at 6PM plc. "We see great potential in the local and EU's e-commerce market, to offer customers choice, value and service through our online store. Customers now have a trusted and secured shopping experience of the best possible selection of products."
Set up in 1994, Compunet Ltd started off as a vendor of assembled PCs. Today Compunet has become a leading computer and electronics company providing solutions to both home and corporate users. In 2011 Compunet Ltd became part of the 6PM Group. The Company has provided the Group with the infrastructure skills that complement the 6PM IT solution and services offering. The company's retail presence has also contributed to diversifying the Group's portfolio and allowed the Group to tap into the B2C market locally and abroad. Compunet are partners with Epson printers, Dell computers, Marantz home entertainment systems and Viewsonic TVs and monitors.
Date: 14th March 2013
IRM solution developed by 6PM helping NHS save costs on managing patient health records
An integrated records management system (IRM) that has been developed by 6PM, including paper records tracking and electronic document management will enable the UK National Health Service to save up to 80% on the costs related to the management of patient health records.
During a stockbrokers' meeting, CEO of 6PM Ivan Bartolo described IRM as "a solution for today's problems" adding that 6PM were integrating market leading technologies together to deliver business solutions.
IRM is an integration of the best of paper management solutions and the EDM solution that are presently on the market. The paper management platform has been branded as 6PM's Intelligent File and Inventory Tracking (iFIT) solution. The solution was implemented at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust last year and more recently, St Georges NHS Trust has signed a contract to rollout the solution this year.
St George's, that employs over 5,000 people, is the largest teaching hospital in the UK. Tracking and organisation of the medical records at the hospital cost an estimated GBP 5 million. In total there are 175 people employed in the department where 20 alone are in charge of looking for lost records. Another 45 employees pick up the files and file them in numerical order.
Thanks to IRM, a trolley full of files which used to take 3 hours to file on shelves, will now be filed in 5 minutes. Files are then tracked through a Motorola RFID system as they are transported around the hospital by strategically placed RFID sensors.
Deputy CEO Steve Wightman said that the GPB2 million contract is the result of 18 months of business development. He added that 6PM is now well on track with its product solutions business and aims to achieve its 2013 targets for the UK by June or September at the latest
Asked if the IRM has competition in the market, Steve Wightman said that although presently there are six competitors in the area of EDM, including EMC, the 6PM solution is unique in the way it tackles the paper management problem by using the iFIT platform and it is also being underpinned by the 6PM data warehouse solution. He said that this makes it very hard for people to copy.
6PM is in the meantime receiving requests to use the iFIT product in other areas where it can be used to track patients, assets, pharmaceutical supplies, the workforce and integrated communications.
During the meeting Ron Burdis, a Senior Healthcare Business Consultant, gave a more detailed explanation of the IRM solution for Medical Records saying that the solution could lead to savings of up to 80% of the costs. Mr Burdis also gave some figures demonstrating how many NHS Trusts were looking to adopt such an approach with 6PM.
19th February 2013
6PM concludes three Climate-HIV sales
6PM Holdings plc has successfully concluded the sale of three CareSolutions™ Climate–HIV management solutions to trusts that form part of the National Health Service in the UK.
The CareSolutions™ Climate product is a specialised Electronic Care Record (ECR) system for HIV medicine. It makes it easier and safer to prescribe and document patient encounters through the ability to write clinic letters, code diagnoses, extract data for audit purposes, service planning, commissioning and research. The continuous development of Climate-HIV is a joint venture between North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and 6PM plc.
Back in December, the Deputy CEO of 6PM Holdings plc Steve Wightman had announced, in an interview with The Times, that 6PM was close to naming a new client for its Climate-HIV solution.
CEO of 6PM Holdings PLC Ivan Bartolo said: "While in December 2012 we had predicted one sale of this unique product, we can confirm that we have been entrusted with three projects giving us a great head start."
6PM Holdings plc has also won a competitive bid in the UK and is now in the process to be awarded a major Integrated Records Management (IRM) project with one of the UK's largest hospitals within the NHS. The contract value is worth over £2 million. Full details of the contract will be released in due course.
The CEO of 6PM Holdings plc said: "The climate at 6PM is vibrant and positive. With our achievements with the CareSolutions™ Climate-HIV sales, the IRM Tender, a great IRM sales pipeline and our prospects for our CareSolutions™ Strokepad solution, we are very confident that by the end of this quarter we will achieve 50% of our entire orders target for 2013. 6PM is also growing its annuity business."
"Our challenge now is to deliver our sales, continue to positively take our brand to market and complete our 2013 sales target by the end of June 2013," Ivan Bartolo said.
1st February 2013
6PM helps to make data processing easier at Kingston Hospital
Data processing at Kingston Hospital Trust has been made easier thanks to the implementation of a 6PM CareSolutions project. This means that the members of staff at Kingston are now able to load data faster and without them needing to have any programming skills. Besides, at any time, the Trust can also add new data feeds and create its own exports using the data of its choice.
The 6PM Care Solutions project is bridging the gap that is going to be created once BT withdraws its IM200 feeds to be replaced by the Power Insight Enterprise Data Warehouse (PIEDW) delivered by Cerner. The 6PM project aims to continue the ‘business as usual' operations of the information team at Kingston Hospital Trust by providing the additional information needed by the Trust for reporting and submitting purposes.
The project was initiated in April 2012. The first two months involved the shaping of the project. Increment 2 of the project started in July. Recently it went through the cycle test by the client to confirm that the team has delivered what was requested from it.
In the meantime 6PM was given the go-ahead to start increment 3 of the project that will see the PIEDW solution integrating with Care Solutions v4. It will also introduce a couple of new features related to data quality management.
Asked about the benefits of the project, Elton Barry, who is the Project Manager, said that since the data is being made available earlier at Kingston Hospital Trust it is reducing the load of the day to day activities allowing more time for analysing issues and the pattern of data. Although the system is purely administrative its benefits do trickle down to the patients as the overall care will improve through a better management of the care pathway. Elton Barry said that the CareSolutions system also helps to monitor the waiting times and improve the performance in the emergency areas of the hospital and in the whole hospital in general.
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is a district general hospital based approximately 12 miles from central London. The hospital supports around 320,000 people in the surrounding area including the boroughs of Kingston, Richmond, parts of Wandsworth and Elmbridge. The hospital has approximately 520 beds and directly employs around 2,750 staff with another 300 staff employed by contractors but working on behalf of the Trust.
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and has a reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in ‘patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
Further details about the 6PM CareSolutions can be found at: www.6pmsolutions.com
18th January 2013
6PM Engineer obtains CCNA Certification
Mr Chris Grech, who forms part of the 6PM Infrastructure arm within the Group, has recently achieved Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) certification, further enhancing the company's range of professional accreditations.
The certification programme helps network engineers to become specialised in networking by making valid their ability to install, configure, operate and troubleshoot medium-sized routed and switched networks.
This certification adds to 6PM's existing portfolio of CISCO certifications namely the Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security). The team holds an array of certifications in Microsoft, Cisco, CITRIX, VMWare, IBM, Veeam, CISA, Linux, BlueCoat, Sonicwall and many other technologies that recognize their expertise in using these products to provide businesses with reliable network management and support.
14th December 2012
6PM Signs Major Contract for Rollout of EDMS for Medical Records
6PM is pleased to announce a major contract award to deliver their document management system for medical records. The client is a major NHS Trust and the solution will require significant integration to the Hospitals core clinical systems, making 6PM a strategic supplier.
As part of the solution, 6PM will be rolling out the CareSolutionsTM Document Management System for Medical Records which is based on the EMC xCP platform. It will be integrated with a number of the Trust's clinical systems including a clinical portal.
The system allows the scanning of all the medical records held by the Trust, which are then put online and are integrated into a record management solution.
The value of the contract for the first phase for 6PM services is in excess of £400,000 and will be delivered by April 2013 in preparation for phase two.
"This is a significant contract utilising consultants from all our geographical locations across Europe and is further evidence of the UK Health market recognising the expertise that 6PM now have in this area." commented Steve Wightman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 6PM Holdings PLC.
UPDATED: Date: 29th November 2012
Climate-HIV goes live at the North Middlesex University Hospital
CareSolutionsTM Climate-HIV has gone live at the North Middlesex University Hospital. The new IT system that will improve the care and experience of HIV patients was developed by the North Middlesex University Hospital and IT provider 6PM.
CareSolutionsTM Climate-HIV is based on many years of clinical experience. Doctors and nurses can collect and see all the information they need to treat the patient, in a format that is user friendly and follows their work pattern.
Within one system, they can see test results and the patient's history, prescribe medication, document events and write letters to GP's. Previously, they would have used a combination of paper records and various older IT products.
CareSolutionsTM Climate-HIV is a joint venture between 6pm PLC and North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust. It illustrates how the North Middlesex is using innovative ways to improve patient experience, quality and outcomes.
Climate-HIV was invented by Dr Achim Schwenk, who has been an HIV and infectious diseases consultant at North Middlesex since 2003 and an expert physician for over 20 years. The new system is based on an in-house product he introduced in 2005, but it has been completely redesigned with the 6PM team using the latest IT technology.
Achim said: "Patients with HIV often require a range of tests and can suffer from a wide variety of complications. If that is all stored in different IT systems and paper records, you need a lot of time to review all the details. I have more time talking to my patient, because I have all the information on the screen with Climate-HIV. It is safer because we won't miss important details, and the patient can see the benefits of their treatment on the screen with some helpful graphs. Climate-HIV fits to the doctor's actions like a glove fits to a surgeon's hands."
Steve Wightman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 6pm Holdings PLC commented: "It has been a great pleasure to work together with the doctors, nurses and receptionists at North Middlesex Hospital for our development team. Their dedication and commitment has helped us to design this new solution on time and on budget."
Funding for the project came from the NHS London Specialised Commissioning Group, and from five large pharmaceutical companies in the HIV arena, who donated funds without influencing the development. This means CareSolutionsTM Climate-HIV can now be offered to other NHS Trusts for very low rates. Over 20 Trusts have already expressed an interest in a licence.
About North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
North Middlesex is a major acute hospital serving the London Boroughs of Enfield and Haringey. It provides a wide range of medical and surgical care, including specialist services for cancer, stroke, blood disorders and HIV infection. The HIV department provides specialist care to 1200 local people living with HIV, including medical treatment, nursing and psychological support. The service is supported by an active patient support group. With the help of Climate-HIV, it contributes to clinical research and is at the forefront of NHS service quality and efficiency developments in London.
Date: 16th November 2012
6PM Sponsors Melita FC
It was "common sense" for local ICT company 6PM to enter a sponsorship agreement with newly promoted premier division club Melita FC for season 2012-13.
Present at the signing, was Club President Paul Zammit, Club Secretary Matthew Naudi, Melita FC committee members and players and Ms Daphne Tabone, Group Marketing Executive, 6PM.
On behalf of the Club, Mr Zammit thanked 6PM for their financial support "without which the club cannot continue to improve the standard of our technical training and sports facilities. We also would like to encourage our players, coaches and the public to support 6PM and their products and services."
Photo 1
Players donning the new Melita FC shirts with the QuickFocus logo on the front, with, from left, Daphne Tabone, Ivan Bartolo, Paul Zammit and Matthew Naudi at the Melita FC Training Facilities in Pembroke.
Photo 2
Melita FC players with their new kits displaying the new sponsor QuickFocus.com
Date: 13th November 2012
6PM becomes part of the Young Enterprise (Malta) Business Partners network ja-ye net
6PM announced today that they have partnered with Junior Achievement Young Enterprise Malta to support the students in their entrepreneurship journey. According to 6PM plc Group Marketing Executive, Daphne Tabone "the link with Young Enterprise is an inevitable partnership."
"We were looking at our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy and Young Enterprise aligns with our beliefs. By teaching business skills to our students, Young Enterprise is helping to make future businesses more successful. With the introduction of QuickPM, 6PM aims to help these same students through a social Agile knowledge base to start the journey from Good to Great," said Daphne Tabone, Group Marketing Executive at 6PM.
"6PM is an inspiration to the young people who participate in Young Enterprise. The company is the perfect example of a successful business which was started by a local entrepreneur and continues to operate both locally and overseas. We now want to introduce our students to QuickPM – a tool that will help them both in their Young Enterprise project as well as in the future" said Mr. Tonio Axisa, Young Enterprise Program Co-ordinator.
The business partnership between Junior Achievement Young Enterprise Malta and 6PM will provide students with access to QuickPM at special prices. In addition, students can now pay for their QuickPM subscription
About JA-YE (Malta)
Junior Achievement Young Enterprise (Malta) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the business world by giving them a real-time experience. The HSBC Company Programme, which is a flagship programme of the organisation, is recognized by the European Commission as Best Practice in Entrepreneurship Education, and is an extra-curricular activity in Post Secondary and Vocational Schools.
The students are encouraged to set up a fully functional company, come up with a business idea which they develop into a business through the support and guidance of professionals from the business world. These students after deciding on a business plan, not only do their own marketing, and selling, but actually set up an operations plant to produce their product in time for the annual trade-fair which is also organized by the organization. Students interested to learn more about JA-YE (Malta) programmes can check out the website on www.youngenterprise.org.mt
Date: 9th November 2012
6PM announces the first QuickCompetition Finalist
6PM announced today the first QuickCompetition winner, with participants submitting numerous amounts of papers in relation to User Involvement in various Business Practices. The winner, Ms. Michela Sammut, was selected by a panel of experts on the subject. Ms. Michela Sammut is a 21-year old student persuing a Bachelor of Education degree at the University of Malta. Her paper excellently covers how to best implement ‚ "Involving the User Representatives throughout the project lifecycle" in a business structure.
"We're pleased to see such a strong response to our QuickCompetition" said 6PM Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ivan Bartolo. "This is about giving QuickPM users the opportunity to share their knowledge while being given the chance to win fantastic prizes such as the new iPad and more importantly the opportunity to win a post-graduate scholarship at the end of the 18-month period."
Last September, 6PM launched the QuickCompetition initiative. This initiative will last for eighteen months and allows participants to learn whilst earning rewards such as the new iPad, the Acer One Happy Netbook, trips abroad and much more. At the end of the 18-month programme, 6PM will also be rewarding the overall winner with a Post Graduate scholarship as well as an opportunity to work within 6PM in Malta, London or Macedonia.
QuickCompetition is part of QuickFocus. Within Quickfocus.com, there are several pages that have not been completed. Every two months, the QuickTeam will be launching a new competition whereby users will be provided with a link to the Competition page. Every participant will have their work reviewed by an independent QuickEditorialTeam and a winner will be announced. After the 18 months, the top three participants will also be eligible to compete for a job opportunity within the 6PM Group and an online Post Graduate scholarship in collaboration with Laureate International University (www.laureate.net). More information about this month's competition brief is available at www.quickfocus.com.
Date: 1st November 2012
6PM Foundation organizes cycle in aid of charity
A group of twenty-two cyclists including 6PM employees, family and friends went the extra mile and completed a 50Km bike ride in aid of the 6PM Charity Foundation. The event was held on Saturday the 20th of October 2012.
Everyone completed the ride by early afternoon. The charity bike ride would not have been possible without the support vehicles that accompanied the riders to ensure their safety, supply the riders with food and drinks to boost their energy and carry spare bikes. At the end of the feat, all the group was rewarded with a 6PM goodie bag together with discounts from Compunet, a subsidiary of the 6PM Group.
The 6PM Charity Foundation has been at the heart of the company and its employees for a number of years. Set up in 2007, the Foundation was established to give a little back to the communities we live and work in and provides sustained and substantial support to underprivileged children and families in Malta and the UK.
"The committee have raised €450 for the 6PM Foundation. On behalf of the company, I would like to thank all the participants, all those who provided their generous donations to the cause and finally I must thank the bike ride organising committee and the Charity Foundation committee for making this annual event possible," said Ivan Bartolo, CEO at 6pm Holdings plc.
Date: 30th October 2012
6PM Group introduces Agilis6
Following the recent re-branding initiative, the 6PM Group is now proud to introduce Agilis6 to the Maltese market. In line with its developing product suite and services portfolio, Agilis6 will be replacing Softweb Limited and will be offering first class products and services as expected from the 6PM Group.Agilis6 is an IT software house providing exceptional products and bespoke software solutions through the intelligent use of technology to businesses locally. With a team of highly certified professionals and excellent project management skills, Agilis6 aims to respond to the changing needs of business customers and will ensure that solutions are delivered on time, to budget and with the highest levels of quality.
"Over the last 18 months, we have worked hard to upgrade the processes and procedures within Agilis6 to meet the industry best standards such as Agile, PRINCE 2 and ITIL. We carried out these changes in order to setup a company which would be able to bring the experience and skills which 6PM has developed so successfully over the last 15 years to Malta. While doing this, there were many considerations which we needed to take into account including cost and ensuring a product and service base which would be relevant to the Maltese market. We now feel we have reached the right balance of skills and experience which will provide the Maltese market with the quality expected by a Company within the 6PM Group. As an example, as announced during the launch in November 2011, one of the key changes to our product line up, we will be replacing Ace Financials with the world class product, Opera 3 which is written and owned by UK Company Pegasus Software (www.Pegasus.co.uk).
This product will provide clients with the opportunity to expand the software running their business beyond purely a financial package as this solution offers fully integrated modules such as Payroll, CRM, Document Management and Business Intelligence," said John Deguara, Managing Director at Agilis6.In addition, Agilis6's portfolio is growing and the company is already offering a range of business solutions which can facilitate business growth.
Solutions include the Sales App (a tablet based solution for your sales teams), HR Solutions such as Payroll and Leave Planning, Shipping and Logistics Solutions, Document Management Solutions and integrated Point of Sale (POS) Solutions.The team at Agilis6 is also set up to provide a holistic best practice Application Support Service. This service includes a Service Desk, which is based on the ITIL Service Management Methodology and product support. Information about Agilis6 can be found at www.agilis6.com.
Date: 24th October 2012
NHS Goes live with Enhanced Health Records Management and RFID Solution by 6PM
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have gone live with a new Health Records Management & Tracking System provided by 6PM. The system not only moves the Trust to a location based filing system which is already proving to be significantly more efficient, it has also included Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology which allows their records to be automatically tracked as they are transported around the hospital. Motorola SmartMobile Handheld Devices then also allow the user to quickly locate an individual record that could be amongst several hundred records in a secretarial office or clinic. Additional enhanced cost savings features with the new system include automated clinical prep along with third party storage and retrieval management.
Commenting on the contract, Jackie Brown, Head of Outpatients and Health Record Services said "The new system is not only very easy to use and has been quickly adopted by our team, it is incredibly more efficient than the traditional case notes tracking tools."
"The implementation of the file tracking solution will allow the Trust to get the paper under control and make significant cost savings to prepare them for the next stage of their program which will be an Enterprise Document Management system. The speed at which the Health Records staffadopted the system was phenomenal." said Steve Wightman, Deputy Chief Executive, 6PM Holdings PLC.
About Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Just over 3,300 people work for SASH. Our major site is East Surrey Hospital and we also provide a range of services at Crawley, Oxted Health Centre, Dorking, Caterham Dene and Horsham hospitals in partnership with the Primary Care Trusts that own and manage those sites. East Surrey Hospital is the designated hospital for both Gatwick Airport and the M25.
Date: 6th September 2012
6PM signs collaborative agreement with the ICTSA
6PM has recently signed a collaborative agreement with the Information and Communications Technology Students' Association. The agreement will not only support the association financially but will also offer students beneficial packages and subscriptions to QuickPM.
QuickPM is an applied knowledge base derived from 25 years of experience in delivering personal and business benefits. Students registering and subscribing to QuickPM will have access to an environment where experience and knowledge fuse together and propel one with confidence in today's competitive job world. More information can be found on www.quickfocus.com
‘6PM's contribution to ICTSA reinforces our commitment to promote education and develop the professionals of the future. We are honoured to support this association and to enable them to seize this unique opportunity that will open doors to their future' said 6PM Group Marketing Executive Daphne Tabone.
Commenting on the agreement, ICTSA President Tamara Caligari said, ‘as the ICT Student Association we thrive to offer various opportunities for ICT students to assist them in their academic needs as well as to offer valuable resources they may need. The collaboration with 6PM will help us do just this as we can introduce them to QuickPM as a useful tool for their studies. We would like to thank 6PM for their support and we look forward to this collaboration.'
About ICTSA
ICTSA is the ICT Student Association at the University of Malta which represents all students reading any degree associated with ICT. ICTSA strives to assist students with their studies and to address their queries and complaints.
While ICTSA is primarily oriented towards students seeking careers in ICT, its events are not simply restricted towards students of information technology. Today more students are choosing to study ICT, and ICTSA is proud to represent all students from this fast-growing field. Apart from its academic purposes, ICTSA also organizes social activities to render University a more pleasurable experience.
Date: 31st August 2012
Free Post-Graduate scholarship, job opportunities, iPads and more with QuickCompetition
Earlier today, 6PM launched the QuickCompetition initiative. This initiative will last for eighteen months and each month, all participants can learn whilst earning rewards such as the new iPad, the Acer One Happy Netbook, trips abroad and much more. At the end of the 18 months programme, 6PM will also be rewarding the overall winner with a Post-Graduate scholarship as well as an opportunity to work within 6PM in Malta, London or Macedonia.
QuickCompetition is part of QuickFocus - a suite of online products by 6PM plc, that bring together productivity and educational tools as well as an email product and e-learning material for ICT and project-management novices and professionals. The QuickFocus suite, is split in four categories, namely; productivity, education, self-development and project management. All product concepts were derived from more than 25 years of local and international in-practice experience.
Within Quickfocus.com, there are several pages that have not been completed. On a monthly basis, the QuickTeam will be launching a new competition whereby users will be provided with a link to the Competition page. Every participant will have their work reviewed by an independent QuickEditorialTeam and a winner will be announced on a monthly basis. Rewards each month will vary from iPads, to holidays abroad, netbooks, cameras and many other gifts that will be announced from time to time. After the 18 months, the top three participants will also be eligible to compete for a job opportunity within the 6PM Group and an online Post Graduate scholarship in collaboration with Laureate International University (www.laureate.net). More information is available at www.quickfocus.com
Commenting on the QuickCompetition, Daphne Tabone, 6PM Group Marketing Executive said ‘this is an exciting time for QuickFocus.com. During the next 18months, not only will our knowledge base be enriched with new content but we will also be rewarding participants for that new content with some incredible and valuable prizes.'
Thursday, 9th August 2012
6PM Group registers profit in the first six months of 2012
6PM Group has reported a profit before tax of GBP 180,046 (30 June 2011: loss of GBP 343,292). This amount is approximately equivalent to EUR 218,714 based on the average rate for the 6 months under review.
As of September 2011, the company invested in a new Macedonian subsidiary, in order to reduce its cost base. This resulted to be a positive step forward and in fact, as from that month, the group started to be profitable. Such a result was achieved in the following months and till the reporting month, the group remained profitable for 10 consecutive months. During the last 6 months, the company invested heavily in resources in order to be able to enter into the business to consumer market, through the development of low margin, high volume products. The Quick products suite was launched at the end of June, and although development will continue for the coming 2 years, it is envisioned that the first sales results will be achieved as from the early month of the second half year. Furthermore, 6PM Group, through one of the associates (emCare360 Ltd), is also launching a new client oriented product in the field of telehealth and telecare. All the development on these products have originated from the group.
The above success stories are in addition to the achievements in the UK National Health Service (NHS), were the existing health products are being sold and enhanced in order to suit the clients' requirements. Furthermore, the group is investing in two new health solutions, developed in conjunction with the specialists in the medical field, in order to offer clinical solutions in the treatment of stroke and HIV patients. These clinical solutions will be launched in the UK market by the end of this year. The board is confident that the group will continue to achieve the expected positive results in the coming months and have therefore considered it appropriate to prepare this interim financial report on a going concern basis.
Considering that the global financial climate is seriously unpredictable and the movement in currencies cannot be underestimated, the directors are recommending that no interim dividend is to be paid, but if the positive results remain for the remaining part of this year, the board aims to deliver a final dividend which will be announced and subject to approval of the Annual General Meeting. The board is driving forward in order to achieve all the set targets within the internal business plan, which compels to give a dividend in virtue of the results obtained.
Monday, 25th June 2012
6PM hosts 6PM Day for all its' employees
6PM has once again held the 6PM Day for all its' employees as part of its' new identity celebrations.
During the day members of staff were given a number of presentations of activities currently taking place within the group and took part in a number of team building activities. Six employees also received the ‘Set the Pace' award. To receive this award one has to move out of their comfort zone and stand up and be counted.
The people who won this prestigious award all showed and demonstrated these attributes throughout the past year. The award winners were Mr. Chris Grech, Mr. James Ciantar, Mr. David Aquilina, Mr. Jason Muscat, Ms. Claire Degabriele and Ms. Helina Falzon.
The day ended with a BBQ and entertainment for all employees and their families at Castello Zammitello in Mgarr.
Tuesday, 19th June 2012
The Prime Minister, the Hon. Lawrence Gonzi visits 6PM Group as they unveil their new branding initiative
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi visited 6PM Offices this morning where he met up with senior management to inaugurate the launch of the Group's new branding – ‘Set the Pace'. The Prime Minister accompanied by 6PM's CEO Ivan Bartolo then toured the offices and was introduced to all members of staff.
To showcase the energy and enthusiasm within the company, Ivan Bartolo CEO at 6PM proudly introduced a new logo and branding initiative. The company's new tagline, ‘Set the Pace,' reflects the essence of the rebranding initiative and the company's vision. The new 6PM identity reflects the 6PM brand ethos; a brand that reflects innovation, strength, winning spirit and integrity.
During his visit, the Prime Minister was also given a demonstration of two of 6PMs CareSolutions; StrokePad and CareSolutions™ Climate-HIV.CareSolutions is 6PM's suite of award winning Health solutions developed together with the UK National Health Service (NHS).
StrokePad is one of the latest additions to 6PM's CareSolutions suite of health products. This product is designed specifically for stroke patients; producing a highly comprehensive, real time digital clinical report encompassing the entire management pathway from admission to discharge.
StrokePad is a tablet-based product which is very intuitive and easy to use. It was developed to enable the care process of a stroke patient to be recorded quickly and accurately from start to finish. It follows the ‘real-life' clinical processes undertaken by highly experienced clinical staff whilst recording each step of the patient journey. The Solution automates reporting, allowing clinicians to focus on patient care and to decide which is the best course of treatment.
CareSolutions™ Climate-HIV is a specialised electronic care record (ECR) system for HIV medicine and is shaped after the clinician's work stream. The system makes it easier and safer to prescribe document patient encounters; write clinic letters, and code diagnoses and simplifies the process for extracting data for audit, service planning, commissioning and research. The first versions of Climate-HIV were designed by a physician with 25 years experience in HIV medicine, Dr Achim Schwenk at North Middlesex University Hospital in London, where Climate-HIV has been in use since 2005.The continued development of Climate-HIV is a joint venture between North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and 6PM PLC. This project is overseen by a steering group with HIV consultants, pharmacists, NHS commissioners, epidemiologists (HPA), researchers (UK-CHIC), British HIV Association and patient representatives.
Speaking to members of staff following the visit, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi congratulated the 6PM Group for its progress and growth, which today includes a workforce that has reached 150 employees. "Notwithstanding the immense global economic challenges we are facing, Malta has a large number of small and medium sized enterprises which are developing successfully and registering growth," said the Prime Minister. Dr Gonzi also remarked on 6PM's creativity and innovation, arguing that by recognizing the potential of Malta's human resources, 6PM has maintained its place at the forefront of technological development.
Mr Ivan Bartolo also spoke to the media and said "The 6PM Group has grown into a leading ICT provider on the Maltese Island. Our new strategy now is all about implementing and living the word "Globalisation". Applied common sense coupled with technology is what we are striving upon. I recommend to all our shareholders and potential investors to keep close eye on what we are doing and where we are going as we are busy living and not dying."
Date: 3rd April 2013
Leadership Perspective
interview with Ivan Bartolo, CEO of 6PM, by Property and Life Magazine
The minute something goes wrong there is no opportunity for emotions. Ivan Bartolo considers the most expensive item on earth is not gold, diamonds or oil. The self-made entrepreneur maintains that the most expensive thing on earth is called procrastination – time. Here he tells Property & Life Magazine that if you procrastinate you are killing yourself.
PLM: Failure is inevitable, but is there a right way to go wrong, is an open mindset and willingness to learn from mistakes the way forward?
IB:The first thing you need to learn about mistakes is very simple. When you take a decision you will definitely take it in the best interest of yourself and your business. You always have to have that in the back of your mind, so you can go back and say: that was the way I thought about it at the time. Therefore, never regret any of your decisions in life. The first thing I tell people is that if you do not want to fail, do not procrastinate. If you need to take a decision, you have to take it no matter how hard it is. At times you have to take decisions to reduce headcount, to reduce people, to actually let a costumer go or to basically throw away products you have in stock. Whatever it is, kill it. Take your decision.
The most important part of this is to carry out an ‘after action review' every day to take ownership of your self development. Ask yourself: Today what did I achieve? Today what did I learn? Today what could I have done better? Tomorrow what am I going to do different? In addition, you need to be able to have a positive attitude in order to achieve the 100%. If you convert the word attitude and you convert each letter to a value, with A equals to 1% and Z equals 26%, Attitude translates into a hundred percent. So attitude has to give you a hundred percent. To give you a hundred percent in the instance of failure you have to embrace failure as an opportunity which you are going to learn from. The most important thing is that life, within your business and your personal life, will throw you into corners. It is not about how fast you can get up and out of that corner, but in what manner. You can get out of that corner like a bull in a china shop, which means you are going to go down and take everything down with you. Or you can come out of that corner with your head held high. But that requires thought, it requires process, honesty and a positive attitude.
PLM: How do you inspire others with your achievements and success?
IB: The first that comes to mind is umiltà – humbleness. Do not show off, you have to be humble. At the end of the day you have to remember your roots. Being humble is important because humility inspires people. When we are talking about inspiring people, you must always offer an opinion not advice. I don't like to offer advice. I have been through a lot in my life and the reality is that if you offer people and especially young people advice, you are almost telling them what to do. If you offer an opinion you are giving them the opportunity to have a bit more of an open mind. I think the first thing you need to do to inspire people is to admit your own weaknesses, admit your own faults. Show people that you are not here out of coincidence but on the other hand do not brag about it either. Make people understand that there was a journey, a composed journey. Do talk about the pain because people are far more inspired by the pain then what was easy.
I am going to say this because I really feel it. The secret of success is definitely a certain amount of spirituality. I am not going to go into the subject of religion or God. I am talking about the subject of spirituality. What you need to do is remember that you are a human being and I think through a level of communications with others, you will definitely inspire them.
Last but not least, having the ability to influence and teach others with real life pragmatic examples, not theoretical stuff. You cannot talk to people about what you have learned in a text book, you have to talk about people and real life examples. At the end of the day they need to be able to relate and touch - they need to see something tangible. Unless they see that I do believe they are not going to be inspired. Inspiring others is only going to happen if people are able to see the honesty in what you are trying to say.
I tell people to try their best, do their best and to set up their own businesses and then say how great it is and so on. This does not have to be applied in business only but also in everyday life. It is about enabling people to understand that the only way they are going to be successful is whether they do what they really want to do in life. I want to be at 6PM, I love being at 6PM and I want to be here every day. I have been offered jobs where I could earn much more than I make here. Yes I am a founder and a shareholder here, but putting that aside I would never leave this place, if they did not ask me to. Why? I enjoy it. That is the reality of life in my opinion.
There are twenty four hours in a day, eight hours we are sleeping, eight to ten hours we are at work. And the truth is that if you are not happy with what you are doing at work and you are not happy with what you are doing in life, it is time to move on. I am convinced that many people don't appreciate what I do but it does not bother me. I do not expect it. At the end of the day, what really matters is that I am enjoying it.
If you want to be successful in business, do not do it for the money. Money is a byproduct of passion.
PLM:Support and tolerance lead to growth and success. Do you agree?
IB:I fully agree. At 6PM there were some difficult moments due to what happened with the global economy in 2010 and 2011. It took a lot of support, tolerance and a lot of perseverance. It took a lot of heart to keep it all flowing and move forward. Growth is not the bottom line. I don't believe in growth only as a bottom line. For example, in this environment I see a lot of growth happening because of the maturity in the workforce. Effectively the people I employed two years ago were twenty four years old, now they are twenty six – twenty seven; you start seeing a certain amount of growth coming into the organisation.
The truth is the only way we can benefit from growth and maturity of our work force is through support, tolerance, education. Enabling them to see and look at things in a different light. I think another big thing about growth is also to understand that you are recruiting people and that you are effectively recruiting what I would call hard skills and soft skills.
Hard skills are the people coming out of university with all the necessary skills. But you have to look at their background and their walk of life. Why? Because there are certain things you can never teach in life. The success factors are not the academic education but the ability to face customers, having the ability to talk, to present and sell yourself. It is having the ability to influence others. You would be very surprised at how many people have those skills, especially Maltese people.
Support and tolerance translates to growth, yes. But I must repeat that growth is not just about the bottom line. If you are simply helping somebody to grow to extract more profit out of them, that is not the way forward. I want to help my workforce to grow first of all for their own benefit. I am very proud of one fact at 6PM; it is that out of this business at least three other companies were generated. People that used to work here and sit in this office got to a level and felt confident enough to simply walk out of this office and set up on their own.
You know what? We work with them as well. And I think that is fantastic. For me that is a certificate that 6PM is a place where you can build a real career from. Now, I am not suggesting that everybody should leave and attempt their luck in business. What I am suggesting is that within 6PM there is a lot of support and tolerance, which is translated into growth.
Date: 2nd April 2013
Compunet launches new online store
Compunet have launched their new online store www.compunet.com.mt. This is Compunet's latest move that allows customers to discover, learn and buy a wide range of products.
The site has just undergone an intensive revamp in order to provide customers with an easier, more convenient way to shop from the comfort of their home or office. Compunet's new store features free deliveries to addresses in Malta and the EU. More than 1,000 products are online including PCs, laptops and computer components, software and games, TVs and monitors, visual and audio equipment as well as cameras mobile phones.
A new feature that is incorporated within www.compunet.com.mt is Repair Tracking, enabling anyone submitting equipment or other products for repairs to track with ease the stage the repairs have reached.
"We are enthusiastic about the launch of our new flagship online store which will make life easier for students, parents and business people. The site boasts easy to order web pages and new products and technologies will be added regularly," said Brian Zarb Adami, Chief Technical Officer at 6PM plc. "We see great potential in the local and EU's e-commerce market, to offer customers choice, value and service through our online store. Customers now have a trusted and secured shopping experience of the best possible selection of products."
Set up in 1994, Compunet Ltd started off as a vendor of assembled PCs. Today Compunet has become a leading computer and electronics company providing solutions to both home and corporate users. In 2011 Compunet Ltd became part of the 6PM Group. The Company has provided the Group with the infrastructure skills that complement the 6PM IT solution and services offering. The company's retail presence has also contributed to diversifying the Group's portfolio and allowed the Group to tap into the B2C market locally and abroad. Compunet are partners with Epson printers, Dell computers, Marantz home entertainment systems and Viewsonic TVs and monitors.
Date: 14th March 2013
IRM solution developed by 6PM helping NHS save costs on managing patient health records
An integrated records management system (IRM) that has been developed by 6PM, including paper records tracking and electronic document management will enable the UK National Health Service to save up to 80% on the costs related to the management of patient health records.
During a stockbrokers' meeting, CEO of 6PM Ivan Bartolo described IRM as "a solution for today's problems" adding that 6PM were integrating market leading technologies together to deliver business solutions.
IRM is an integration of the best of paper management solutions and the EDM solution that are presently on the market. The paper management platform has been branded as 6PM's Intelligent File and Inventory Tracking (iFIT) solution. The solution was implemented at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust last year and more recently, St Georges NHS Trust has signed a contract to rollout the solution this year.
St George's, that employs over 5,000 people, is the largest teaching hospital in the UK. Tracking and organisation of the medical records at the hospital cost an estimated GBP 5 million. In total there are 175 people employed in the department where 20 alone are in charge of looking for lost records. Another 45 employees pick up the files and file them in numerical order.
Thanks to IRM, a trolley full of files which used to take 3 hours to file on shelves, will now be filed in 5 minutes. Files are then tracked through a Motorola RFID system as they are transported around the hospital by strategically placed RFID sensors.
Deputy CEO Steve Wightman said that the GPB2 million contract is the result of 18 months of business development. He added that 6PM is now well on track with its product solutions business and aims to achieve its 2013 targets for the UK by June or September at the latest
Asked if the IRM has competition in the market, Steve Wightman said that although presently there are six competitors in the area of EDM, including EMC, the 6PM solution is unique in the way it tackles the paper management problem by using the iFIT platform and it is also being underpinned by the 6PM data warehouse solution. He said that this makes it very hard for people to copy.
6PM is in the meantime receiving requests to use the iFIT product in other areas where it can be used to track patients, assets, pharmaceutical supplies, the workforce and integrated communications.
During the meeting Ron Burdis, a Senior Healthcare Business Consultant, gave a more detailed explanation of the IRM solution for Medical Records saying that the solution could lead to savings of up to 80% of the costs. Mr Burdis also gave some figures demonstrating how many NHS Trusts were looking to adopt such an approach with 6PM.
19th February 2013
6PM concludes three Climate-HIV sales
6PM Holdings plc has successfully concluded the sale of three CareSolutions™ Climate–HIV management solutions to trusts that form part of the National Health Service in the UK.
The CareSolutions™ Climate product is a specialised Electronic Care Record (ECR) system for HIV medicine. It makes it easier and safer to prescribe and document patient encounters through the ability to write clinic letters, code diagnoses, extract data for audit purposes, service planning, commissioning and research. The continuous development of Climate-HIV is a joint venture between North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and 6PM plc.
Back in December, the Deputy CEO of 6PM Holdings plc Steve Wightman had announced, in an interview with The Times, that 6PM was close to naming a new client for its Climate-HIV solution.
CEO of 6PM Holdings PLC Ivan Bartolo said: "While in December 2012 we had predicted one sale of this unique product, we can confirm that we have been entrusted with three projects giving us a great head start."
6PM Holdings plc has also won a competitive bid in the UK and is now in the process to be awarded a major Integrated Records Management (IRM) project with one of the UK's largest hospitals within the NHS. The contract value is worth over £2 million. Full details of the contract will be released in due course.
The CEO of 6PM Holdings plc said: "The climate at 6PM is vibrant and positive. With our achievements with the CareSolutions™ Climate-HIV sales, the IRM Tender, a great IRM sales pipeline and our prospects for our CareSolutions™ Strokepad solution, we are very confident that by the end of this quarter we will achieve 50% of our entire orders target for 2013. 6PM is also growing its annuity business."
"Our challenge now is to deliver our sales, continue to positively take our brand to market and complete our 2013 sales target by the end of June 2013," Ivan Bartolo said.
Date: 1st February 2013
6PM helps to make data processing easier at Kingston Hospital
Data processing at Kingston Hospital Trust has been made easier thanks to the implementation of a 6PM CareSolutions project. This means that the members of staff at Kingston are now able to load data faster and without them needing to have any programming skills. Besides, at any time, the Trust can also add new data feeds and create its own exports using the data of its choice.
The 6PM Care Solutions project is bridging the gap that is going to be created once BT withdraws its IM200 feeds to be replaced by the Power Insight Enterprise Data Warehouse (PIEDW) delivered by Cerner. The 6PM project aims to continue the ‘business as usual' operations of the information team at Kingston Hospital Trust by providing the additional information needed by the Trust for reporting and submitting purposes.
The project was initiated in April 2012. The first two months involved the shaping of the project. Increment 2 of the project started in July. Recently it went through the cycle test by the client to confirm that the team has delivered what was requested from it.
In the meantime 6PM was given the go-ahead to start increment 3 of the project that will see the PIEDW solution integrating with Care Solutions v4. It will also introduce a couple of new features related to data quality management.
Asked about the benefits of the project, Elton Barry, who is the Project Manager, said that since the data is being made available earlier at Kingston Hospital Trust it is reducing the load of the day to day activities allowing more time for analysing issues and the pattern of data.
Although the system is purely administrative its benefits do trickle down to the patients as the overall care will improve through a better management of the care pathway. Elton Barry said that the CareSolutions system also helps to monitor the waiting times and improve the performance in the emergency areas of the hospital and in the whole hospital in general.
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is a district general hospital based approximately 12 miles from central London. The hospital supports around 320,000 people in the surrounding area including the boroughs of Kingston, Richmond, parts of Wandsworth and Elmbridge. The hospital has approximately 520 beds and directly employs around 2,750 staff with another 300 staff employed by contractors but working on behalf of the Trust.
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and has a reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in ‘patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
18th January 2013
6PM Engineer obtains CCNA Certification
Mr Chris Grech, who forms part of the 6PM Infrastructure arm within the Group, has recently achieved Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA®) certification, further enhancing the company's range of professional accreditations.
The certification programme helps network engineers to become specialised in networking by making valid their ability to install, configure, operate and troubleshoot medium-sized routed and switched networks.
This certification adds to 6PM's existing portfolio of CISCO certifications namely the Cisco Certified Network Professional Security (CCNP Security). The team holds an array of certifications in Microsoft, Cisco, CITRIX, VMWare, IBM, Veeam, CISA, Linux, BlueCoat, Sonicwall and many other technologies that recognize their expertise in using these products to provide businesses with reliable network management and support.
14th December 2012
6PM Signs Major Contract for Rollout of EDMS for Medical Records
6PM is pleased to announce a major contract award to deliver their document management system for medical records. The client is a major NHS Trust and the solution will require significant integration to the Hospitals core clinical systems, making 6PM a strategic supplier.
As part of the solution, 6PM will be rolling out the CareSolutionsTM Document Management System for Medical Records which is based on the EMC xCP platform. It will be integrated with a number of the Trust's clinical systems including a clinical portal.
The system allows the scanning of all the medical records held by the Trust, which are then put online and are integrated into a record management solution.
The value of the contract for the first phase for 6PM services is in excess of £400,000 and will be delivered by April 2013 in preparation for phase two.
"This is a significant contract utilising consultants from all our geographical locations across Europe and is further evidence of the UK Health market recognising the expertise that 6PM now have in this area." commented Steve
Wightman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 6PM Holdings PLC.
UPDATED: Date: 29 November 2012
Climate-HIV goes live at the North Middlesex University Hospital
CareSolutionsTM Climate-HIV has gone live at the North Middlesex University Hospital. The new IT system that will improve the care and experience of HIV patients was developed by the North Middlesex University Hospital and IT provider 6PM.
CareSolutionsTM Climate-HIV is based on many years of clinical experience. Doctors and nurses can collect and see all the information they need to treat the patient, in a format that is user friendly and follows their work pattern. Within one system, they can see test results and the patient's history, prescribe medication, document events and write letters to GP's. Previously, they would have used a combination of paper records and various older IT products.
CareSolutionsTM Climate-HIV is a joint venture between 6pm PLC and North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust. It illustrates how the North Middlesex is using innovative ways to improve patient experience, quality and outcomes.
Climate-HIV was invented by Dr Achim Schwenk, who has been an HIV and infectious diseases consultant at North Middlesex since 2003 and an expert physician for over 20 years. The new system is based on an in-house product he introduced in 2005, but it has been completely redesigned with the 6PM team using the latest IT technology.
Achim said: "Patients with HIV often require a range of tests and can suffer from a wide variety of complications. If that is all stored in different IT systems and paper records, you need a lot of time to review all the details. I have more time talking to my patient, because I have all the information on the screen with Climate-HIV. It is safer because we won't miss important details, and the patient can see the benefits of their treatment on the screen with some helpful graphs. Climate-HIV fits to the doctor's actions like a glove fits to a surgeon's hands."
Steve Wightman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 6pm Holdings PLC commented: "It has been a great pleasure to work together with the doctors, nurses and receptionists at North Middlesex Hospital for our development team. Their dedication and commitment has helped us to design this new solution on time and on budget."
Funding for the project came from the NHS London Specialised Commissioning Group, and from five large pharmaceutical companies in the HIV arena, who donated funds without influencing the development. This means CareSolutionsTM Climate-HIV can now be offered to other NHS Trusts for very low rates. Over 20 Trusts have already expressed an interest in a licence.
About North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
North Middlesex is a major acute hospital serving the London Boroughs of Enfield and Haringey. It provides a wide range of medical and surgical care, including specialist services for cancer, stroke, blood disorders and HIV infection. The HIV department provides specialist care to 1200 local people living with HIV, including medical treatment, nursing and psychological support. The service is supported by an active patient support group. With the help of Climate-HIV, it contributes to clinical research and is at the forefront of NHS service quality and efficiency developments in London.
Date: 16th November 2012
6PM Sponsors Melita FC
It was "common sense" for local ICT company 6PM to enter a sponsorship agreement with newly promoted premier division club Melita FC for season 2012-13.
"In the same way QuickFocus.com aims to build a bridge between Academia and Industry by offering users an opportunity to access the industry experts and tap into their experience, so does the club offer expertise to the hundreds of children who attend the club's nursery and who have been developed into great players through the expert guidance of the technical team," said Mr Bartolo.
Present at the signing was Club President Paul Zammit, Club Secretary Matthew Naudi, Melita FC committee members and players and Ms Daphne Tabone, Group Marketing Executive, 6PM.
On behalf of the Club, Mr Zammit thanked 6PM for their financial support "without which the club cannot continue to improve the standard of our technical training and sports facilities. We also would like to encourage our players, coaches and the public to support 6PM and their products and services."
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Players donning the new Melita FC shirts with the QuickFocus logo on the front, with, from left, Daphne Tabone, Ivan Bartolo, Paul Zammit and Matthew Naudi at the Melita FC Training Facilities in Pembroke.
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Melita FC players with their new kits displaying the new sponsor QuickFocus.com
Date: 13th November 2012
6PM becomes part of the Young Enterprise (Malta) Business Partners network ja-ye net
6PM announced today that they have partnered with Junior Achievement Young Enterprise Malta to support the students in their entrepreneurship journey. According to 6PM plc Group Marketing Executive, Daphne Tabone "the link with Young Enterprise is an inevitable partnership."
"We were looking at our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy and Young Enterprise aligns with our beliefs. By teaching business skills to our students, Young Enterprise is helping to make future businesses more successful. With the introduction of QuickPM, 6PM aims to help these same students through a social Agile knowledge base to start the journey from Good to Great," said Daphne Tabone, Group Marketing Executive at 6PM.
"6PM is an inspiration to the young people who participate in Young Enterprise. The company is the perfect example of a successful business which was started by a local entrepreneur and continues to operate both locally and overseas. We now want to introduce our students to QuickPM – a tool that will help them both in their Young Enterprise project as well as in the future" said Mr. Tonio Axisa, Young Enterprise Program Co-ordinator.
The business partnership between Junior Achievement Young Enterprise Malta and 6PM will provide students with access to QuickPM at special prices. In addition, students can now pay for their QuickPM subscription
About JA-YE (Malta)
Junior Achievement Young Enterprise (Malta) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the business world by giving them a real-time experience. The HSBC Company Programme, which is a flagship programme of the organisation, is recognized by the European Commission as Best Practice in Entrepreneurship Education, and is an extra-curricular activity in Post Secondary and Vocational Schools.
The students are encouraged to set up a fully functional company, come up with a business idea which they develop into a business through the support and guidance of professionals from the business world. These students after deciding on a business plan, not only do their own marketing, and selling, but actually set up an operations plant to produce their product in time for the annual trade-fair which is also organized by the organization. Students interested to learn more about JA-YE (Malta) programmes can check out the website on www.youngenterprise.org.mt
Date: 9th November 2012
6PM announces the first QuickCompetition Finalist
"We're pleased to see such a strong response to our QuickCompetition" said 6PM Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ivan Bartolo. "This is about giving QuickPM users the opportunity to share their knowledge while being given the chance to win fantastic prizes such as the new iPad and more importantly the opportunity to win a post-graduate scholarship at the end of the 18-month period."
Last September, 6PM launched the QuickCompetition initiative. This initiative will last for eighteen months and allows participants to learn whilst earning rewards such as the new iPad, the Acer One Happy Netbook, trips abroad and much more. At the end of the 18-month programme, 6PM will also be rewarding the overall winner with a Post Graduate scholarship as well as an opportunity to work within 6PM in Malta, London or Macedonia.
QuickCompetition is part of QuickFocus. Within Quickfocus.com, there are several pages that have not been completed. Every two months, the QuickTeam will be launching a new competition whereby users will be provided with a link to the Competition page. Every participant will have their work reviewed by an independent QuickEditorialTeam and a winner will be announced. After the 18 months, the top three participants will also be eligible to compete for a job opportunity within the 6PM Group and an online Post Graduate scholarship in collaboration with Laureate International University (www.laureate.net). More information about this month's competition brief is available at www.quickfocus.com
Date: 1st November 2012
6PM Foundation organizes cycle in aid of charity
A group of twenty-two cyclists including 6PM employees, family and friends went the extra mile and completed a 50Km bike ride in aid of the 6PM Charity Foundation. The event was held on Saturday the 20th of October 2012.
The event kicked off at Ta' Qali and the group was lucky as they experienced fine weather conditions.
Everyone completed the ride by early afternoon. The charity bike ride would not have been possible without the support vehicles that accompanied the riders to ensure their safety, supply the riders with food and drinks to boost their energy and carry spare bikes. At the end of the feat, all the group was rewarded with a 6PM goodie bag together with discounts from Compunet, a subsidiary of the 6PM Group.
The 6PM Charity Foundation has been at the heart of the company and its employees for a number of years. Set up in 2007, the Foundation was established to give a little back to the communities we live and work in and provides sustained and substantial support to underprivileged children and families in Malta and the UK.
"The committee have raised €450 for the 6PM Foundation. On behalf of the company, I would like to thank all the participants, all those who provided their generous donations to the cause and finally I must thank the bike ride organising committee and the Charity Foundation committee for making this annual event possible," said Ivan Bartolo, CEO at 6pm Holdings plc.
Date: 30th October 2012
6PM Group introduces Agilis6
Following the recent re-branding initiative, the 6PM Group is now proud to introduce Agilis6 to the Maltese market. In line with its developing product suite and services portfolio, Agilis6 will be replacing Softweb Limited and will be offering first class products and services as expected from the 6PM Group.Agilis6 is an IT software house providing exceptional products and bespoke software solutions through the intelligent use of technology to businesses locally. With a team of highly certified professionals and excellent project management skills, Agilis6 aims to respond to the changing needs of business customers and will ensure that solutions are delivered on time, to budget and with the highest levels of quality.
"Over the last 18 months, we have worked hard to upgrade the processes and procedures within Agilis6 to meet the industry best standards such as Agile, PRINCE 2 and ITIL. We carried out these changes in order to setup a company which would be able to bring the experience and skills which 6PM has developed so successfully over the last 15 years to Malta. While doing this, there were many considerations which we needed to take into account including cost and ensuring a product and service base which would be relevant to the Maltese market. We now feel we have reached the right balance of skills and experience which will provide the Maltese market with the quality expected by a Company within the 6PM Group.As an example, as announced during the launch in November 2011, one of the key changes to our product line up, we will be replacing Ace Financials with the world class product, Opera 3 which is written and owned by UK Company Pegasus Software (www.Pegasus.co.uk).
This product will provide clients with the opportunity to expand the software running their business beyond purely a financial package as this solution offers fully integrated modules such as Payroll, CRM, Document Management and Business Intelligence," said John Deguara, Managing Director at Agilis6.In addition, Agilis6's portfolio is growing and the company is already offering a range of business solutions which can facilitate business growth. Solutions include the Sales App (a tablet based solution for your sales teams), HR Solutions such as Payroll and Leave Planning, Shipping and Logistics Solutions, Document Management Solutions and integrated Point of Sale (POS) Solutions.The team at Agilis6 is also set up to provide a holistic best practice Application Support Service. This service includes a Service Desk, which is based on the ITIL Service Management Methodology and product support. Information about Agilis6 can be found at www.agilis6.com.
Date: 24th October 2012
NHS Goes live with Enhanced Health Records Management and RFID Solution by 6PM
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have gone live with a new Health Records Management & Tracking System provided by 6PM. The system not only moves the Trust to a location based filing system which is already proving to be significantly more efficient, it has also included Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology which allows their records to be automatically tracked as they are transported around the hospital. Motorola SmartMobile Handheld Devices then also allow the user to quickly locate an individual record that could be amongst several hundred records in a secretarial office or clinic. Additional enhanced cost savings features with the new system include automated clinical prep along with third party storage and retrieval management.
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Commenting on the contract, Jackie Brown, Head of Outpatients and Health Record Services said "The new system is not only very easy to use and has been quickly adopted by our team, it is incredibly more efficient than the traditional case notes tracking tools."
"The implementation of the file tracking solution will allow the Trust to get the paper under control and make significant cost savings to prepare them for the next stage of their program which will be an Enterprise Document Management system. The speed at which the Health Records staff adopted the system was phenomenal." said Steve Wightman, Deputy Chief Executive, 6PM Holdings PLC.
About Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Just over 3,300 people work for SASH. Our major site is East Surrey Hospital and we also provide a range of services at Crawley, Oxted Health Centre, Dorking, Caterham Dene and Horsham hospitals in partnership with the Primary Care Trusts that own and manage those sites. East Surrey Hospital is the designated hospital for both Gatwick Airport and the M25.
Date: 11th October 2012
6PM and Palo Alto Networks hold Modern Malware Seminar
6PM in collaboration with Palo Alto Networks has recently held a half day seminar on Next-generation Firewalls. The seminar was delivered by Palo Alto Network's Senior Systems Engineer, Jose Muniz. Throughout the session, Mr. Muniz demonstrated how to detect known and unknown threats using Next-Generation Firewalls as applications slip undetected through URL filtering products.
Commenting on the event, Mr Brian Zarb Adami, Chief Technical Officer at 6PM plc said "Our excellent relationship with Palo Alto Networks enables us to offer first class enterprise offerings. Malware has evolved to become an extensible networked application that provides attackers with unprecedented access and control inside of the targeted network. As the power of modern malware increases, it is critical that enterprises be able to detect these threats immediately, even before the threat has a defined signature. Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls provide organizations with a multi-faceted approach based on the direct analysis of both executable files and network traffic to protect their networks even before signatures are available."
Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls enable unprecedented visibility and control of applications, users, and content using three unique identification technologies: App-ID™, User-ID, and Content-ID. These identification technologies, found in every Palo Alto Networks firewall, enable enterprises to safely and securely enable application usage, while significantly reducing total cost of ownership through device consolidation.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks™ is the network security company. Its innovative platform allows enterprises, service providers, and government entities to secure their networks and safely enable the increasingly complex and rapidly growing number of applications running on their networks. The core of Palo Alto Networks' platform is its Next-Generation Firewall, which delivers application, user, and content visibility and control integrated within the firewall through its proprietary hardware and software architecture. Palo Alto Networks' products and services can address a broad range of network security requirements, from the data center to the network perimeter, as well as the distributed enterprise, which includes branch offices and a growing number of mobile devices. Palo Alto Networks' products are used by more than 9.000 customers in over 100 countries. For more information, visit www.paloaltonetworks.com.
Date: 3rd October 2012
6PM sponsors the Association of Students of Commercial Studies
6PM has announced that it has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the Association of Students of Commercial Studies (ASCS). Through this agreement not only will the association receive financial support but all the Commercial Studies students visiting the ASCS's stand during Fresher's Week , will be entitled to special discounts on subscriptions to QuickPM.
QuickPM is an applied knowledge base derived from 25 years of experience in delivering personal and business benefits. Students registering and subscribing to QuickPM will have access to an environment where experience and knowledge fuse together and propel one with confidence in today's competitive job world. QuickPM is the Knowledge Network for exclusive insight into the ICT and Business Professions. More information can be found on www.quickfocus.com
‘Once again, 6PM is demonstrating its commitment towards education and the development of the professionals of the future. These young people need to gain knowledge outside Academia and with QuickPM we aim to do just that.' said 6PM Group Marketing Executive Daphne Tabone.
Commenting on the agreement, ASCS President Kimberley Cardona Brown said, ‘ASCS is very pleased to be working in collaboration with 6PM in the coming year, in order to fully promote the growing importance of IT in today's world to our business students. With the help of 6PM, ASCS will also be better equipped to stimulate the Business and computing students in their studies'.
About ASCS
The Association of Students of Commercial Studies (ASCS) is a non-profit making organisation, representing circa 2000 studentsfalling under the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy (FEMA). Its goal is to give students a voice and enhance student participation on campus. It also enables them to put their studies into practice and helps unite them by organising various events, one of them being; a business trip to both Paris and London which shall include cultural, educational and business oriented visits in both countries. Many other activities targeted at these students such as; conferences, seminars and social gatherings, will be organised throughout the year. More information may be found on our website: www.ascsmt.org
Date: 27th September 2012
6PM Signs Agreement with West London Mental Health NHS Trust for HR Process Management Solution
6PM is pleased to announce a new contract to deliver their HR Vision solution for West London Mental Health Trust.
The solution will deliver a suite of HR related processes on the Business Process Management platform provided by EMC, taking the core data from the ESR solution provided nationally.The Trust already has extensive experience in designing business automation solutions and hopes to use this and its investment in the product to quickly develop commercially available processes.
Commenting on the contract, Trevor Nelms, Director of IM&T, West London Mental Health Trustsaid "The xCP BPM platform is already being rolled out for clinical use so it makes eminent sense to enhance the use of it by deploying the HR Vision solution as well. It also provides us with a powerful toolset with which we can rationalise our existing processes and quickly build new ones."
"We are very excited about the partnership we have developed with WLMHT and see this as an important strategic step forward together. The HR workflow knowledge that the WLMHT team has will be used to further enhance the HR Vision application" commented Steve Wightman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 6PM Holdings PLC
About West London Mental Health NHS Trust
West London Mental Health NHS Trustemploys around 3,700 staff across 27 sites serving a local population of around 750,000 people. The Trust provides local mental health services for adults, older people and children in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow. It also provides specialist forensic mental health services, including high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital in Berkshire, and medium and low secure services at its Ealing site.
Date: 25th September 2012
6PM celebrates its 5th Anniversary of Listing on the Malta Stock Exchange
Earlier today, 6PM launched QuickContribute - a project that continues to build the Bridge between Industry and Academia. At the foundation of this bridge lies an applied knowledge base were real life experiences are published online. This project is not just about 6PM but about Industry Experts who have agreed to come together to document their experience and making it available to our young generation – our future. This was announced during 6PM plc's 5th anniversary lunch at Paranga in St. George's Bay.
6PM was founded in 1996 by Maltese entrepreneur and Agile specialist, Ivan Bartolo. Ten years later Management Consultancy (UK) Ltd, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom was created. This was established by Alan West Robinson and Steve Wightman in 2006. In 2007, a year later, 6PM Holdings plc was formed to bring together the two pre-existing companies – 6PM Ltd and 6PM Management Consultancy (UK) Ltd. Today 6PM plc also owns Compunet Operations Ltd, Compunet Agencies Ltd and 6PM Nearshore DOOEL. 6PM also has shareholding interest in Softweb Ltd, emCare360 Ltd, Makeezi Ltd and DSG Ltd.
6PM plc Chairman, Nazzareno Vassallo welcomed the distinguished guests and invited the Chief Executive Officer, Ivan Bartolo to give a brief overview of 6PM's experience over the last five years. Mr. Bartolo explained how "Listing on the Malta Stock Exchange is not a walk in the park as this brings with it several responsibilities and challenges. On the other hand, it brought with it accountability that is translating into a fighting spirit that has made the last five years ever so interesting. Over the years, 6PM had to grow up and face adulthood. Upon listing on the Malta Stock Exchange, 6PM had to mature in to the organisation it is today."
Mr. Bartolo explained that 6PM has also made positive use of the framework and opportunities offered through the Malta Stock Exchange. This was witnessed in 2011 when the company successfully took to market a rights issue to raise £3.1 m to enable it grow and consolidate its position. "During the last 5 years, the company has gone through significant transformation with the major change being the conversion from being a service based company to becoming a product based company including a portfolio of health world class products backed with knowledge and true business experience. QuickContribute is one of our latest products that include e-learning material for ICT and project-management novices and professionals" he said.
Minister of Finance, the Economy and Investment Tonio Fenech described 6PM as a flag-bearer of the Maltese ICT industry, a company that reflects the transformation that our economy has managed to make over the past 20 years. "6PM embodies many of the elements that have made the Maltese economy successful – an innovative and flexible approach to business, investment in the quality of human resources, an effort to continuously improve competitiveness and to anticipate market requirements rather than merely reacting to changes taking place elsewhere."
The Minister also commented on the fact that 6PM is also an important contributor to job creation – "I am pleased to note that the company today employs practically 100 technology professionals a 40% increase in the past four years alone. In this sense, it has made good use of EU funding opportunities, with over 50 trainees trained through the Training Aid Framework assistance. I am also pleased to note that 6pm benefited from one of the most important Government's schemes targeted towards local business – the Micro-Credit Scheme (Jeremie) for a value of 500,000 euro for the development of a new and innovative suite of software applications. 6PM is one of 350 businesses that benefited from 33 million euro in soft loans to invest in excess of 54 million euro."
During his speech, The Honourable Minister Dr. Austin Gatt said that "Thanks to this Government's vision in ICT and the investment from companies like 6PM, thousands of jobs are being created in this field. During 2011, 3,050 graduated in ICT. According to NSO the ICT industry grew by €22 million and this does not include growth in the gaming and interactive media sectors. This goes to show that this Government is what the country needs and that together with the private sector, Malta will truly be the ICT hub in Europe and the Mediterranean."
Date: 14th September 2012
6PM Chief Technical Officer achieves CISA designation
Mr. Brian Zarb Adami, Chief Technical Officer at 6PM plc has recently achieved the prestigious Certified Information Systems Auditor designation. The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation is the undisputed professional credential for IS audit, control, assurance and/or security professionals. The CISA certification has been renowned as the globally recognized achievement for those who control, monitor and assess an organization's information technology and business systems.
Since 1978, the CISA program has been a globally accepted standard of achievement among information systems (IS) audit, control and security professionals. To earn the CISA designation, candidates are required to:
- Successfully complete the CISA examination,
- Adhere to ISACA's Code of Professional Ethics and agree to comply with a continuing professional education policy
- Submit evidence of a minimum of five years of professional IS auditing, control or security work experience
- Adhere to the Information Systems Auditing Standards as adopted by ISACA
- Agree to comply with the CISA Continuing Education Policy
"Certification is a must for 6PM. Within our existing team, all of our professionals are certified or are in the process of upgrading. We aim to maintain the highest levels of expertise and accreditation in all of the industry-standard technologies such as Microsoft, CISCO, Linux, Bluecoat, Dell SonicWALL, Comptia, IBM, Citrix, Veeam and others. Being able to point to an all-certified staff is a great way to quantify our technical depth to colleagues within the Group and to potential customers"' said Ivan Bartolo, Chief Executive Officer, 6PM plc.
Date: 10th September 2012
6PM to host Modern Malware Seminar in collaboration with Palo Alto Networks
On the 28th of September 2012, 6PM Infrastructure in collaboration with Palo Alto Networks will be hosting a lunch seminar on Modern Malware.
During the seminar, Palo Alto Networks' experts will debrief you on what you need to know in order to neutralize the threats posed by malware in your network.
During this seminar, you will learn about:
§ Research detailing a new breed of sophisticated threats that incorporate applications, exploits, and malware
§ Modern malware and the key role it plays in the lifecycle of an attack
§ How to detect known and unknown threats using next-generation firewalls
§ Where legacy firewalls or add-on security technologies fall short in protecting networks
Don't miss this session which will also incorporate live demos!
For more info on this seminar or a free invite, kindly send an email to info@6pmsolutions.com or check out our Facebook event!
Date: 6th September 2012
6PM signs collaborative agreement with the ICTSA
6PM has recently signed a collaborative agreement with the Information and Communications Technology Students' Association. The agreement will not only support the association financially but will also offer students beneficial packages and subscriptions to QuickPM.
QuickPM is an applied knowledge base derived from 25 years of experience in delivering personal and business benefits. Students registering and subscribing to QuickPM will have access to an environment where experience and knowledge fuse together and propel one with confidence in today's competitive job world. More information can be found on www.quickfocus.com
‘6PMs contribution to ICTSA reinforces our commitment to promote education and develop the professionals of the future. We are honoured to support this association and to enable them to seize this unique opportunity that will open doors to their future' said 6PM Group Marketing Executive Daphne Tabone.
Commenting on the agreement, ICTSA President Tamara Caligari said, ‘as the ICT Student Association we thrive to offer various opportunities for ICT students to assist them in their academic needs as well as to offer valuable resources they may need. The collaboration with 6PM will help us do just this as we can introduce them to QuickPM as a useful tool for their studies. We would like to thank 6PM for their support and we look forward to this collaboration.'
About ICTSA
ICTSA is the ICT Student Association at the University of Malta which represents all students reading any degree associated with ICT. ICTSA strives to assist students with their studies and to address their queries and complaints.
While ICTSA is primarily oriented towards students seeking careers in ICT, its events are not simply restricted towards students of information technology. Today more students are choosing to study ICT, and ICTSA is proud to represent all students from this fast-growing field. Apart from its academic purposes, ICTSA also organizes social activities to render University a more pleasurable experience.
Date: 31st August 2012
Free Post-Graduate scholarship, job opportunities, iPads and more with QuickCompetition
Earlier today, 6PM launched the QuickCompetition initiative. This initiative will last for eighteen months and each month, all participants can learn whilst earning rewards such as the new iPad, the Acer One Happy Netbook, trips abroad and much more. At the end of the 18 months programme, 6PM will also be rewarding the overall winner with a Post Graduate scholarship as well as an opportunity to work within 6PM in Malta, London or Macedonia.
QuickCompetition is part of QuickFocus - a suite of online products by 6PM plc, that bring together productivity and educational tools as well as an email product and e-learning material for ICT and project-management novices and professionals. The QuickFocus suite, is split in four categories, namely; productivity, education, self-development and project management. All product concepts were derived from more than 25 years of local and international in-practice experience.
Within Quickfocus.com, there are several pages that have not been completed. On a monthly basis, the QuickTeam will be launching a new competition whereby users will be provided with a link to the Competition page. Every participant will have their work reviewed by an independent QuickEditorialTeam and a winner will be announced on a monthly basis. Rewards each month will vary from iPads, to holidays abroad, netbooks, cameras and many other gifts that will be announced from time to time. After the 18 months, the top three participants will also be eligible to compete for a job opportunity within the 6PM Group and an online Post Graduate scholarship in collaboration with Laureate International University (www.laureate.net). More information is available at www.quickfocus.com
Commenting on the QuickCompetition, Daphne Tabone, 6PM Group Marketing Executive said ‘this is an exciting time for QuickFocus.com. During the next 18months, not only will our knowledge base be enriched with new content but we will also be rewarding participants for that new content with some incredible and valuable prizes.'
Thursday, 9th August 2012
6PM Group registers profit in the first six months of 2012
6PM Group has reported a profit before tax of GBP 180,046 (30 June 2011: loss of GBP 343,292). This amount is approximately equivalent to EUR 218,714 based on the average rate for the 6 months under review.
As of September 2011, the company invested in a new Macedonian subsidiary, in order to reduce its cost base. This resulted to be a positive step forward and in fact, as from that month, the group started to be profitable. Such a result was achieved in the following months and till the reporting month, the group remained profitable for 10 consecutive months. During the last 6 months, the company invested heavily in resources in order to be able to enter into the business to consumer market, through the development of low margin, high volume products. The Quick products suite was launched at the end of June, and although development will continue for the coming 2 years, it is envisioned that the first sales results will be achieved as from the early month of the second half year. Furthermore, 6PM Group, through one of the associates (emCare360 Ltd), is also launching a new client oriented product in the field of telehealth and telecare. All the development on these products have originated from the group.
The above success stories are in addition to the achievements in the UK National Health Service (NHS), were the existing health products are being sold and enhanced in order to suit the clients' requirements. Furthermore, the group is investing in two new health solutions, developed in conjunction with the specialists in the medical field, in order to offer clinical solutions in the treatment of stroke and HIV patients. These clinical solutions will be launched in the UK market by the end of this year. The board is confident that the group will continue to achieve the expected positive results in the coming months and have therefore considered it appropriate to prepare this interim financial report on a going concern basis.
Considering that the global financial climate is seriously unpredictable and the movement in currencies cannot be underestimated, the directors are recommending that no interim dividend is to be paid, but if the positive results remain for the remaining part of this year, the board aims to deliver a final dividend which will be announced and subject to approval of the Annual General Meeting. The board is driving forward in order to achieve all the set targets within the internal business plan, which compels to give a dividend in virtue of the results obtained.
Thursday, 29th June 2012
6PM launches QuickFocus.com – a new knowledge network
Earlier today, Hon. Austin Gatt, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications has launched QuickFocus – a suite of online products by 6PM p.l.c. that bring together productivity and educational tools as well as an email product and e-learning material for ICT and project-management novices and professionals.
The QuickFocus suite, is split in four categories, namely; productivity, education, self-development and project management. All product concepts were derived from more than 25 years of local and international in-practice experience.
Minister Gatt stated that it is in every country's interest to do its upmost to generate better educational opportunities. "Through the work of MITA and eSkills Alliance, we have managed to strengthen the link between the ICT industry and all educational institutions. Through the Alliance, we are collaborating with the ICT Faculty and the ICT Institute at the University of Malta and MCAST respectively. We also established a strategic alliance with Microsoft which will result in the opening of an Innovation Centre focused on one of the most emerging technologies, cloud computing," added Minister Gatt. "Industry-driven initiatives like the one launched today will further guide all current professionals and upcoming practitioners in their careers. We are open for such collaborations and invite entrepreneurs to increase investment in innovative solutions which support the creation of educational opportunities," concluded Minister Gatt.
QuickFocus's productivity tool, QuickPA gives email a new outlook through a virtual personal assistant. QuickPA offers a new dimension to help users achieve effective time management through automatic email workflows. QuickPA is effective for people working in an office and professionals from various disciplines. The adaptability of QuickPA means that it is useful for both large and small operations; from service call centres managing multiple customer calls and tasks to parents who have to manage their children's out of school activities.
"Having had the pleasure and the opportunity to work with many young people in Malta and several other countries, I have personally been dreaming to translate this vision into a working model for over a decade. Today, with the launch of QuickPM, we have laid our first brick in our virtual bridge; a bridge that brings academia and industry closer to each other. QuickPM is not about 6PM; QuickPM is from 6PM to the industry. We will be actively in Malta and overseas, engaging with industry experts to encourage them to share their knowledge with our students, job seekers, new recruits and the practitioners. QuickPM is a gateway to seeing how it is done in practice, I encourage everybody to visit www.quickfocus.com, register and acquire free access to QuickPM Lite" said Mr. Ivan Bartolo, CEO of 6PM.
QuickFocus's products are available online at www.quickfocus.com
Thursday, 21st June 2012
East Cheshire NHS Trust rollout HR Vision with 6PM PLC
East Cheshire has awarded a contract to rollout the HR Vision Business Process Management solution developed by 6PM. HR Vision is based on the world beating xCP BPM platform from EMC and has over 20 processes already developed for HR including recruitment, appraisal and changes in contractual circumstances, allowing HR teams and Service Managers alike to track their cases online. The solution compliments applications already used in HR by managing the business process much more effectively.
Commenting on the solution, Sally Campbell, Managing Director of Cheshire HR Services, said "Not only will the initial processes enable us to organise our workload much more efficiently, we will have the ability in-house to add more processes to further streamline the operation and provide a more cost efficient HR service to our customers. We expect to see the return on investment in the first twelve months."
"Full Production BPM tools are relatively new to the NHS as pricing has historically been a barrier to entry although the benefits for both back office and clinical processes are already being proven in a number of our Trusts. The EMC product is world class and deployed across every industry sector and now we have a cost effective commercial model that makes it affordable to the UK Health sector." commented Steve Wightman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 6PM Holdings PLC.
About East Cheshire NHS Trust
East Cheshire NHS Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute and community based services, including A&E emergency care and emergency surgery; elective surgery in many specialties; maternity and cancer services. Our community health services include; district nursing, health visiting, intermediate care, occupational and physiotherapy, community dental services, speech and language therapy and palliative care. We also provide a number of hospital services in partnership with other local trusts and private providers, including pathology, urology and renal dialysis services.
Tuesday, 19th June 2012
The Prime Minister, the Hon. Lawrence Gonzi visits 6PM Group as they unveil their new branding initiative
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi visited 6PM Offices this morning where he met up with senior management to inaugurate the launch of the Group's new branding – ‘Set the Pace'. The Prime Minister accompanied by 6PM's CEO Ivan Bartolo then toured the offices and was introduced to all members of staff.
To showcase the energy and enthusiasm within the company, Ivan Bartolo CEO at 6PM proudly introduced a new logo and branding initiative. The company's new tagline, ‘Set the Pace,' reflects the essence of the rebranding initiative and the company's vision. The new 6PM identity reflects the 6PM brand ethos; a brand that reflects innovation, strength, winning spirit and integrity.
During his visit, the Prime Minister was also given a demonstration of two of 6PMs CareSolutions; StrokePad and CareSolutions™ Climate-HIV.CareSolutions is 6PM's suite of award winning Health solutions developed together with the UK National Health Service (NHS).
StrokePad is one of the latest additions to 6PM's CareSolutions suite of health products. This product is designed specifically for stroke patients; producing a highly comprehensive, real time digital clinical report encompassing the entire management pathway from admission to discharge.
StrokePad is a tablet-based product which is very intuitive and easy to use. It was developed to enable the care process of a stroke patient to be recorded quickly and accurately from start to finish. It follows the ‘real-life' clinical processes undertaken by highly experienced clinical staff whilst recording each step of the patient journey. The Solution automates reporting, allowing clinicians to focus on patient care and to decide which is the best course of treatment.
CareSolutions™ Climate-HIV is a specialised electronic care record (ECR) system for HIV medicine and is shaped after the clinician's work stream. The system makes it easier and safer to prescribe document patient encounters; write clinic letters, and code diagnoses and simplifies the process for extracting data for audit, service planning, commissioning and research. The first versions of Climate-HIV were designed by a physician with 25 years experience in HIV medicine, Dr Achim Schwenk at North Middlesex University Hospital in London, where Climate-HIV has been in use since 2005.The continued development of Climate-HIV is a joint venture between North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and 6PM PLC. This project is overseen by a steering group with HIV consultants, pharmacists, NHS commissioners, epidemiologists (HPA), researchers (UK-CHIC), British HIV Association and patient representatives.
Speaking to members of staff following the visit, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi congratulated the 6PM Group for its progress and growth, which today includes a workforce that has reached 150 employees. "Notwithstanding the immense global economic challenges we are facing, Malta has a large number of small and medium sized enterprises which are developing successfully and registering growth," said the Prime Minister. Dr Gonzi also remarked on 6PM's creativity and innovation, arguing that by recognizing the potential of Malta's human resources, 6PMhas maintained its place at the forefront of technological development.
Mr. Ivan Bartolo also spoke to the media and said "The 6PM Group has grown into a leading ICT provider on the Maltese Island. Our new strategy now is all about implementing and living the word "Globalisation". Applied common sense coupled with technology is what we are striving upon. I recommend to all our shareholders and potential investors to keep close eye on what we are doing and where we are going as we are busy living and not dying."
6PM Launches a new Human Resources - Workforce Information System with Cheshire HR Service
6PM has launched a new Workforce Information System for NHS HR departments. The solution uses standard Microsoft products and the powerful CareSolutionsTM Data Warehouse engine to extract data from the standard NHS HR systems, cleanse it on loading and then produce dashboards and reports using the standard Microsoft Reporting toolsets.
Commenting on the solution, Sally Campbell, Director of Cheshire HR Services, said "Having a professional Information Management System for HR purposes will not only save us a lot of time and effort, it will enable us to perform much more sophisticated analysis of HR data, something that we have been unable to achieve with the current facilities."
"Utilising the CareSolutionTM Data Warehouse engine under an OEM agreement not only made this a very cost effective solution, it will enable the Trust to quickly add new data feeds such as timesheet and financial datasets in order to meet all their information requirements in the future. It also allows managers to drill down in reports and extract valuable information from the data" commented Steve Wightman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, 6PM Holdings PLC
6PM Becomes an EMC Elite Partner
6PM PLC joins small group of elite consulting partners for the EMC IIG C3P Program.
6PM PLC announced that it has been selected to join the EMC Information Intelligence Group Consulting Preferred Partner Program (C3P). C3P is an EMC program that consists of an elite group of "go to" partners who will work in conjunction with the IIG Consulting team to drive customer success. Out of 1000+ partners around the globe, only 40 have been selected globally, 10 of which cover EMEA and only 3 will cover the UK. Partners, such as 6PM PLC, have been selected based on their certified, highly-skilled consultants and proven track record of meeting customer requirements with Documentum-based technology.
6PM PLC is an EMC partner with a focus on the services and solutions surrounding EMC Documentum and Captiva. In joining C3P, 6PM PLC can work with EMC's IIG Consulting and Partner teams on joint selling opportunities and customer engagements. 6PM PLC was also awarded an EMC Partner Innovation Award in 2011 for The Outstanding Industry Solution for Healthcare' Award for its Integrated Electronic Documentation and Medical Records Management Solution (EDMS).
Teri Goldy, Director of Global Partners for EMC, commented "IIG Consulting is excited to have 6PM as a C3P partner. Both IIG and our customers have confidence in the quality and consistency of delivery 6PM provides."
"We are delighted in being selected for the Elite Partner status and this will no doubt further strengthen the solid partnership we already enjoy with EMC." Said Steve Wightman Deputy CEO 6PM PLC
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