ASUREQUALITY IS A commercial company owned by the New Zealand government. It provides food safety and biosecurity services to the food and primary production sectors worldwide.The company has around 1700 people based at more than 140 locations throughout Australasia, Singapore, Middle East and China. AsureQuality experts work with customers in more than 40 countries to assure the safety and quality of food being produced for millions of people.A focus of the organisation is moving its systems into a “cloud-first, mobile-first world”. Last year, one of its major projects was moving AsureQuality’s systems into the cloud.This allowed the 30-member ICT team to focus on activities that add value, and easily deploy applications globally. AsureQuality CIO Darren Wilson says among the significant projects he and his team have recently completed are a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and a refreshed CRM system.In upcoming months, the IT team is scheduled to work on a job management and scheduling system, data analytics, an assurance portal and knowledge management. Wilson says he and his team will also continue to enhance the new LIMS and integrate instrumentation. AsureQuality will also have significant investments in business intelligence and analytics, mobile technologies, cloud services, application modernisation and content management, he says.It has recently forged a strategic alliance with Australian product authenticity, protection and traceability technology firm, Authenticateit. By downloading the Authenticateit app and scanning the code on product packaging with a mobile device, AsureQuality customers can access the item’s real-time GPS track and trace function. The app checks product authenticity at both port of entry and point of sale.AsureQuality InSight verifies the information on food safety and quality. Related content BrandPost Why CISOs Are Looking to Lateral Security to Mitigate Ransomware How to fight ransomeware attacks with lateral security By Adelino Simao Mar 27, 2023 2 mins VMware Feature State of the CIO, 2023: Building business strategy Despite a focus on core modernization and transformation work, 2023 State of the CIO respondents say CIOs are playing a strategic leadership role with impact that transcends IT. By Beth Stackpole Mar 27, 2023 11 mins CIO Business IT Alignment Digital Transformation Analysis Why data leaders struggle to produce strategic results A recent Gartner survey of data and analytics leaders found that fewer than half think their teams are effective at providing value to their organizations. Here’s how to change that equation. By Thor Olavsrud Mar 27, 2023 8 mins Chief Data Officer Data Management IT Leadership BrandPost How Infosys and Tennis Australia are harnessing technology for good By Veronica Lew Mar 26, 2023 6 mins Infosys Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe