March 24, 2010

CareWorks and CIBER UK partner to deliver the next-generation adult social care system

CareWorks, a specialist provider of social care information systems, and CIBER UK, a leading global IT services and system integration provider, announced a partnership to deliver CareDirector, the flexible social care platform that empowers the public to take control of their lives.

As Microsoft Gold Partners and Citizen Service Platform Partners, CareWorks and CIBER offer a unique and reliable combination of skills, expertise and technology that local authorities can draw upon to deliver their Adult social care transformation projects.

CareWorks is a social care specialist with 13 years experience and 71 local authority customers and unrivalled understanding of the revolution taking place in the delivery and management of social care.

CareWorks’ approach moves local authorities away from the proprietary systems that have traditionally been used in social care management, to a solution that is built on the industry standard customer service platform, Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The result is CareDirector, a more flexible and familiar information system that can be quickly adapted to changing social care demands.

CIBER UK has considerable experience in delivering solutions to the public sector built on the complete range of Microsoft technologies including Microsoft Dynamics CRM. In partnership with Microsoft, they are helping local authorities collaborate and manage relationships effectively with citizens, partners and customers to meet the needs of the Transformation Agenda and beyond.

CIBER has become one of the most highly certified Gold Partners with accreditations in seven competencies, ensuring that local authorities derive maximum advantage both from individual Microsoft technologies, and from their effective integration with each other, as well as with third party systems and environments.