Bluefish Communications

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Bluefish Communications
Type Division
IndustryConsulting Organisation
Founded2004;19 years ago (2004)
FounderPhil Howarth
Lyndon Knight
Brian Birtles
Area served
Northern Europe
Central Europe
Southern Europe
Africa
Asia Pacific
United States
Sub-Saharan Africa
Parent Vodafone Global Enterprise
Website www.bluefishplc.com [ dead link ]

History

Bluefish Communications was formed in 2004 by Phil Howarth, Lyndon Knight and Brian Birtles. [1]

Contents

Bluefish is a consulting organisation owned by Vodafone Global Enterprise with offices across the globe. It specialises in consulting, resourcing, outsourcing, and smartsourcing.

Bluefish is independently recognised for its achievements in the following:

On 1 December 2011, Vodafone Global Enterprise acquired Bluefish Communications. [5] [6] [7] The acquired operations focused on implementing strategies and solutions in cloud computing and professional services.

Operations

Bluefish Communications Limited is organised into the following geographical divisions:

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