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| Formerly | Shoebox Ltd. (July–Nov 1986) [1] |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Technology company |
| Founded | 24 July 1986 |
| Founder | Ali Guryel |
| Headquarters | , England |
| Website | bromcom |
Bromcom Computers plc is a British technology company, based in Bromley. It provides schools, colleges, local authorities and multi academy trusts with Cloud MIS (management information software) and Finance software.
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Bromcom was founded in 1986 by computer scientist Ali Guryel as a private company serving business-to-business alongside sister company Frontline Technology Ltd. [2]
Bromcom's first product in the early 1990s was the EARS (Electronic Attendance Registration System), a software package designed to replace paper registers, which was shown on the BBC's Tomorrow's World in January 1994.[ citation needed ]
In 1999, consultancy firm Capita did not cooperate with Bromcom's request for improved interoperability with their SIMS system: Bromcom complained to the now defunct Office of Fair Trading (OfT), who sided Bromcom in that Capita was required to offer interoperability. [3] Later in 2020, it was also involved in legal disputes with United Learning over claims of a breach of correct procurement process, [4] and the High Court ultimately ruled in Bromcom's favor whilst confirming no rule breaches were “deliberate” or in “bad faith”. [5]
In June 2000, Bromcom launched a 'Parent Portal', MyChildAtSchool.com, [6] to enable pupil's parents to access information about their child's academic performance via the internet. [7] This led to Bromcom receiving a Queens Enterprise Award in 2001,[ citation needed ] with a mobile app later being developed for Android and iOS devices.
After initial works in 2004, 2005 saw Bromcom launch their own MIS system into the market. Bromcom then became the first company in the UK to create a fully cloud-based MIS solution in 2011[ citation needed ], which is now used in thousands of schools and education establishments across the UK.
In March 2022, Bromcom entered a partnership with West Sussex County Council to provide MIS and Finance software to their 200+ maintained schools. [8]
In 2022 and 2023, Bromcom were voted to receive a Megabuyte peer group award as the "Best Performing Company" in the Government and Healthcare bracket. [9]
In 2024, Bromcom was announced as the new MIS supplier for the Education Authority (EA) in Northern Ireland, originally as a subcontractor to Fujitsu's Strategic Partner and School Management System contract. [10] Fujitsu's contract was ended by mutual agreement within one year, [11] however Bromcom was retained as the MIS. [12]
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