Introduction ENABLING IT FOR YOUR BUSINESS WHO WE ARE

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1 COMPANY PROFILE

2 Introduction ENABLING IT FOR YOUR BUSINESS WHO WE ARE Taar Consulting Pakistan founded in Lahore, Pakistan is a wholly owned subsidiary of Taar Technologica Ltd, United Kingdom. With humble beginnings in the year 2009, it has risen to playing a strategic role in shaping the long term IT and MIS strategies of many leading businesses in Pakistan. By successfully enabling better decision making and profitable IT investments, Taar is considered a trusted IT partner by its clients.

3 Introduction ENABLING IT FOR YOUR BUSINESS OUR VALUES QUALITY COMES FIRST TRUST INTEGRITY VALUING PEOPLE OUR COMPOSITION Our team comprises the following roles: CONSULTANTS PROJECT MANAGERS BUSINES SYSTEMS ANALYSTS NETWORK ASSOCIATES/ENGINEERS SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ADMINISTRATORS SUPPORT ENGINEERS

4 WHAT WE DO AT A GLANCE CONSULTING DIVISION Strategy Analysis & Design Project Management IT Organizational Planning Optimization Training & Testing OUTSOURCING DIVISION IT Outsourcing Helpdesk Management Customer Service Data Management & Entry Business Process Outsourcing NETWORK DIVISION Planning & Design Data Centers Structured Cabling Fiber Optics Ethernet, LAN, WAN Managed WiFI Digital Displays E-COMMERCE DIVISION E-Commerce Websites B2B & B2C Logistics Payment Solutions Systems Analysis & Design Integration Customized Development Web & Mobile Apps

5 WHAT WE DO CONSULTING OUTSOURCING NETWORKS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CONSULTING DIVISION: Our consulting division provides strategic information systems consulting for the medium to long term. CLIENTS Our clients are typically organizations that are setting out to automate their business processes or have out-grown their existing systems. We play our role as the client s CIO office giving them the capability of strategic planning and aligning their IT goals with business goals. SERVICES Information systems study & audit Internal requirement analysis / GAP analysis Capacity building both HR & infrastructure Software & hardware evaluation Vendor management & negotiation Project management & implementation Optimization

6 WHAT WE DO Consulting Division A TYPICAL CONSULTING CYCLE WITH OUR CLIENTS Client complains of ineffective IT systems Systems Audit + Business Process Study Requirement + GAP analysis HR + Infrastructure Capacity Building Project Mgmt/Execution + Change Mgmt Business IT alignment Profitable & Efficient Systems!

7 WHAT WE DO CONSULTING OUTSOURCING NETWORKS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING OUTSOURCING DIVISION: Due to the evident benefits of, and the global shift towards outsourcing, many of our clients choose to outsource their IT/MIS function to us. In recent years, these are some of the real, proven benefits our clients have seen after outsourcing to us: Benefits of OUTSOURCING Straight cost savings of over 25% Increased resource efficiency by 30% 100% transparency Reduced downtime by over 20% Availability of shared knowledge pool Access to additional resources as needed Regular business-it alignment Maintained strategic focus on IT Effective asset management & maintenance

8 WHAT WE DO CONSULTING OUTSOURCING NETWORKS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING NETWORKS DIVISION: Our networks division provides the full spectrum of services related to Local Area and Wide Area networks, including but not limited to: Network & Data Center planning Complete network commissioning LAN/WAN/MAN/WiFi Structured cabling - Fiber Optic & Ethernet Route indication, tagging & documentation Disaster recovery planning & commissioning DR sites Network security audits, malware cleaning & data recovery UTMs & Firewalls & Physical security Network optimization WAN/Remote connectivity Radio Links, VPNs, Load Balancing & Failover Building/Campus wide managed WiFi & AP management

9 WHAT WE DO CONSULTING OUTSOURCING NETWORKS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING What makes a good network and how we do it A good network is characterized by its stability, reliability and security. In our work we ensure that every network we build is good enough to live up to these characteristics. We do so by ensuring the following: Proper planning by experienced, certified engineers Strict adherence to IEEE standards On-site supervision & testing by CCNA/CCNP/CCIE certified professionals 100% traceable documentation, tagging and route indication No compromise on quality Finally, our networks are covered by 25 years of workmanship guarantee. Simply because we re proud to have our name on it!

10 WHAT WE DO CONSULTING OUTSOURCING NETWORKS E-COMMERCE TRAINING E-COMMERCE DIVISION: Our e-commerce division serves the following needs of our clients: Customized software development E-commerce websites, logistics & payment processing Web & Mobile app development ERP integrators and connectors Oracle EBS SAP Retail Pro Aldelo POS E-Commerce using Magento, Shopify, etc. Corporate websites using Joomla, Drupal, etc. SMS integration

11 WHAT WE DO CONSULTING OUTSOURCING NETWORKS E-COMMERCE TRAINING TRAINING DIVISION: Training is an essential part of our work. As part of projects as well as separately, we organize bespoke training for our clients. Most of our trainings are tailored to the clients specific needs. Some salient features of our training programs are: Delivered in classroom as well as on-the-job environments Tailored to clients needs Hand on practice & exposure given to trainees Executive trainings for senior management Train-the-trainer sessions available Training manuals, animations and videos provided

12 OUR VALUE PROPOSITION TECHNICAL SKILLSET Business Applications Networks Development

13 OUR VALUE PROPOSITION A GLIMPSE OF OUR COLLABORATIONS

14 OUR LOCAL CLIENTELE

15 OUR FOREIGN CLIENTELE

16 RECENT PROJECTS & ASSIGNMENTS March 2014: Cadet College Hasanabdal acre Campus Network Google Apps for Edu. Broadband Internet 100 acres 22 buildings 32,000ft. ethernet 4.5km optic fiber Structured Cabling Data Center Windows Domain Panda GateDefender e9500

17 RECENT PROJECTS 2014: Fortress Square Networking Lahore s Largest Mall Atop Lahore s largest mall, planning the fiber backbone route. The mall s fiber and ethernet network carries data, communication and BMS traffic enabling efficient systems for the management. All systems are managed centrally from the mall s own Network Operations & Data Center by our team. Services we ve deployed & manage: IT Management & ERP Mail and proxy servers Centralized antivirus UTM & firewall Data & BMS links IT Asset Management Social WiFi Centralized Task Management Helpdesk

18 RECENT PROJECTS 2015: Panda Gate Defender at Cadet College Hasanabdal Satisfied smiles following successful deployment of state-of-the-art Panda Gate Defender e9500. The device protects data and communication at Pakistan s elite academic institution as students & faculty take the leap into an enhanced academic experience.

19 RECENT PROJECTS & ASSIGNMENTS 2015: Digital Integrated Displays Fully programmable Elaborate scheduling Internet enabled On-site & on-line options Direct display of results from grading system for colleges Live news & weather Ideal for malls, offices & academia Based on open source technologies

20 RECENT PROJECTS & ASSIGNMENTS Outsourced IT Management at Fortress Square Lahore s Largest Mall Outsourced IT Management SMS/ based Helpdesk Free Social WiFi first time in Pakistan SAP Business One Mall wide network fiber optic backbone

21 RECENT PROJECTS & ASSIGNMENTS Consulting Projects 2015: Fastest ROI Project: Celebrating with Swift QBI team following successful implementation of Retail Intelligence for Retail Pro at HKB & BeechTree. The project paid for itself within 3 months! 2013: A milestone moment first meeting with DD-Way in Milan, Italy during evaluation visit for a client. DD-Way s specialized software for apparel. Stealth 3000 is now being implemented at BeechTree. 2013: Pakistan s Largest Retail Implementation - Sharing a good laugh at Retail Pro User Conference in Barcelona following our successful implementation of Retail Pro v9 at Sefam (Pvt) Ltd World s fastest RP implementation.

22 MEET THE TEAM Arsalan I. Anwer Consulting & Management Anwer founded Taar at his home office in London. Having worked in the field of Management Information Systems for over 15 years, he had felt the growing need for companies that were equipped with technical as well as business process skills. In his role as the company s Lead Consultant, Anwer strives to make IT a business enabler for companies. His work has earned him diversified experience in a number of industries but he likes to specialize in Textile and Retail. When not busy with projects, he teaches MIS at university. Anwer holds a Computer Science Honors degree from LUMS. Javed Iqbal Project Management, Solution Design & Development With a degree in Computer Science and over 15 years of experience in Telecom, Retail and Services sectors, Iqbal ensures that our projects are delivered on time and up to the mark. His keen interest in networks and security coupled with strict adherence to standards gives him a unique edge that our clients enjoy the benefit of.

23 MEET THE TEAM Irfan Khan ERP Implementation & Development Khan is as much of an expert in technology as he is in understanding business processes. Our clients love his ability to tailor and implement ERPs to their exact requirements. With nearly 20 years in the field, Khan s major domain of expertise is textile the entire cycle from spinning to weaving to stitching. NETWORK & SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION GROUP OPERATIONS & SUPPORT GROUP

24 R & D INNOVATIONS 2011 Live electronic integration of fabric inspection frames with Oracle EBS Quality Management Module 2012 Universal bank statement upload tool for Oracle Financials Cash Management Module compatible with 22 Pakistani Banks Business Intelligence integrations Universal connectivity device for retail connectivity supporting all WiMAX and 3G/4G operators with auto-failover.

25 Corporate Social Responsibility GIVING BACK TO SOCIETY EACH YEAR WE STRIVE TO DO AT LEAST ONE CSR PROJECT. SOME OF OUR RECENT CSR PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FOR: CADET COLLEGE HASANABDAL CARE FOUNDATION THE KIDNEY CENTER IF YOU KNOW OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE CAN ADD VALUE TO, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

26 Contact Us: DIRECT YOUR QUERIES TO: USA/UK ASIA/ME 76 Bolton Road, 403 Gulberg Arcade London HA1 4SA Gulberg Main Market United Kingdom. Lahore, Pakistan. Your point person is: Javed Iqbal j.iqbal@taar.co.uk Note: All photos in this document are real and from actual projects.