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Compliance Engineering
News Release from: RFI Global Services | Subject: Portfolio Management Service
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 March 2004
One stop shop for European handset
introductions
A novel Portfolio Management Service provides full product support through the lifecycle to help handset manufacturers and network operators launch products in Europe in the shortest time possible.
RFI has launched a Portfolio Management Service providing complete product support through the life cycle in a bid to help handset manufacturers and network operators launch products in Europe in the shortest time possible This end-to-end service will manage every aspect of product design, development, product launch and "end of life" management activities that will become mandatory in 2006 as a result of the WEEE Directive
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The service includes pre-sales activities such as market intelligence and operator requirements, the development of a technical road-map for product design, development, testing, manufacture and launch.
In association with PAR Consultancy RFI can now project manage the complete portfolio of activities required to get products to market quickly, easily and at lowest cost.
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RFI is the only compliance laboratory able to offer this "one stop shop" capability.
In selecting PAR Consultancy for this strategic alliance Colin Forrester, RFI's Cellular Business Manager said: "We chose PAR Consultancy for its in-depth knowledge of UK and European customers' requirements and a proven track record with market leading manufacturers in successfully launching cellular communication products with all major operators and distributors to time and on cost.
PAR Consultancy's expertise complements RFI's own testing and compliance capability.
Providing a local service of this kind overcomes time zone and language difficulties, reduces time and travel costs and provides customers with a single point of contact".
Peter Richardson, Managing Director of PAR Consultancy added: "We believe that our alliance with RFI provides manufacturers with a unique solution to enable them to enter the European market.
The decision to form an alliance with RFI recognises that RFI is the industry leader in providing compliance solutions, and looking forward to 3/4G and applications, we see it as essential that a trusted third party has the capability to ensure compliance solutions as this will be critical to us and our customers as devices become more application driven.
This combined with our industry knowledge will create a unique winning team.
With RFI we can now offer local expert advice and relationship management to enable a successful product introduction, launch and management of the product to end of life".
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