ROK Americas, the U.S. subsidiary of ROK Global PLC, the mobile and web technology development company, yesterday said it achieved AT&T’s [T] coveted ‘Certified Solution Provider’ status.
AT&T receives thousands of requests from software vendors who want to become a Certified Solutions Provider, but only a small number can meet AT&T’s exacting standards. These standards include the uniqueness of the application or service, its relevance to AT&T’s enterprise customers, the viability of the business model and the strength of the company behind the service.
The ROK Homeland Security (RHS) service will now be marketed by AT&T Mobile Applications Consultants (MAC’s) to relevant law enforcement and governmental agencies across America.
Jonathan Kendrick, chairman and CEO of ROK, said, “Being a Certified Solutions Provider with AT&T is a fantastic achievement as it means we now have access to numerous AT&T accounts in the law enforcement and government sector immediately, right across the United States.”
ROK Homeland Security is a mobile phone-based service which provides real-time, secure technologies to assist law enforcement officers in the gathering and management of information in a variety of formats including encrypted data based communications and improved spatial awareness capabilities. RHS has been specifically designed for use in counter-terrorism operations, criminal investigations, counter-narcotic operations, physical security, evidence-gathering and field communications.
“ROK Homeland Security is now positioned for explosive growth in the coming months as we are now able to use existing AT&T contracts with Government agencies to shortcut the bidding scheduling issues we would have normally faced, dramatically shortening our sales cycle,” Kendrick said.
Listed on the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, ROK Global PLC was co-founded by American John Paul DeJoria and U.K.-based serial technology-specialist entrepreneur, Jonathan Kendrick.