UK Enterprise 2017

WORLDWIDE BUSINESS REVIEW / UK Enterprise Awards 2017 73 , Most Innovative Software Development Firm & Software Solutions MD of the Year - Scotland Altia-ABMis a fast-growingUK-based software company developing innovative software to facilitate criminal investigations andmanage covert operations.We caught upwith CEO Ian Watson to find outmore about the company and the range of solutions it offers. Altia-ABM supports law enforcement agencies including police forces, local authorities and tax authorities by providing a comprehensive range of tools to simplify and speed up investigations and to create more effective systems for compiling, analysing and managing intelligence. All the police forces in the UK use and trust Altia-ABM products. In addition, the firm’s customers include: HMRC, the Department for Work and Pensions, the National Crime Agency, over 100 local authorities, the Serious Fraud Office, the Gambling Commission, the Charity Commission, the Financial Conduct Authority and Trading Standards. Overseas customers include tax authorities and national border forces. The suite of software products available to clients are proven to save time, resources and money by making information easier to store and share, retrieve and research, compare and contrast, WUK17078 monitor and manage. Ian outlines how the firm’s innovative product range marks it out as the best possible option for this powerful group of clients. “At Altia-ABM our clear focus on our specialist product suite has enabled us to create a niche in the provision of software for the law enforcement community. Our reports are relied on in court because of their extremely high standard of accuracy. The fact that reports are court-ready also offers a major time saving for investigators. Our software generates evidence portfolios which can be immediately understood by the Crown Prosecution Service and withstand close scrutiny by barristers and solicitors during a trial.” Thanks to its innovative suite of products, Altia-ABM has grown rapidly in the past three years, with increasing emphasis on its international operations. Group turnover increased by more than 600% from 2014 to 2017. As Ian concludes, the firm is poised to grow even further over the coming years as it seeks to expand internationally. “In the law enforcement sector, the UK has the world’s most stringent legislation protecting human intelligence sources. Other national and regional police forces and authorities in other parts of the world look to the UK as an example of best practice in policing. “The UK is a world leader in the management of intelligence – firstly, to protect individuals who co-operate with the police from recrimination; secondly to ensure that the intelligence obtained is stored securely; and thirdly to ensure that intelligence is evaluated for its relevance to the investigation and cost effectiveness. Altia-ABM offers software which accomplishes all three of these goals in a fraction of the time which would previously have been required. “Moving forward, we are expanding internationally, partly because of the fact that the UK is seen as the gold standard in ethical treatment of covert human intelligence sources. We already have a significant customer base in Australia, and have customers in South America, South Africa, the US and Hong Kong. Our Canadian office opened in Toronto, in February 2017. Altia- ABM has also trained national anti-corruption teams in Panama, Peru and Colombia, in partnership with UK government agencies. “As such, we are in the fortunate position, as not only do we have overseas expertise, but we have not had to invest significantly in marketing or advertising, primarily because our existing customers have recommended us and the prestige of our customers is in itself a huge asset which creates demand from other organisations to employ the same technology which is used by police forces, HMRC and the Department for Work and Pensions.” Company: Altia-ABM Contact: Ian Watson, CEO Web Address: www.altia-abm.com/