EIRE Systems Milestones

After working together since early 1995, Matthew Connolly and Paul Timmons incorporate EIRE Systems K.K. in Tokyo in January 1996. The company’s initial focus is to provide IT installation and support services for desktop, server, network and Market Data systems to financial and related institutions in the Tokyo market.

IT Project Management of first major Building Relocation Project for a large European financial institution. Project scope included build out of a 300 position trading floor, a 200 equipment rack Data Center, and the relocation of 800 users to a new building. Following this project EIRE Systems sets up its IT Project Management arm.

IT Infrastructure Design and Implementation for new building project for a major European financial institution in Tokyo.

EIRE Systems enters the Australia market with the completion of a major European bank’s relocation to a new office complex in Sydney’s financial district.

• Incorporation of Hong Kong office: EIRE Systems (Hong Kong) Limited, and immediate commencement of local operations and engagement on projects for several key regional MNC clients.
• Completion of first large scale Hong Kong project, for a major European bank, including the fit out of office space for 120 people and a 60-rack data center.

• Begin supporting small-to-medium enterprise clients in Hong Kong with the setup of Client Support Services group.
• Successfully completed one of the first LEED projects in Japan.

• Incorporation of Singapore Office; EIRE Systems Singapore Pte. Ltd.
• Completion of first major IT project in Singapore including the IT infrastructure fit out and user relocations for 460 users.
• Appointed by a major global apparel company setting up an independent presence in the Japanese market to complete the IT infrastructure fit out of its flagship apparel store, three outlet stores and a warehouse.
• EIRE Systems is appointed to design and manage the IT infrastructure implementation of two major international Casino/Resorts in Macau. Successfully deliver a combined total of over 500 racks and 25,000 data ports.

• Setup of Client Support Services to support small-to-medium enterprise clients in the Singapore market.
• Obtain a staffing level of 100 fulltime employees across the APAC region.
• Complete our first major IT Infrastructure project in Mainland China, with the design and implementation of a 1,000-user office building in Hangzhou for a major US custodian bank.

• A series of firsts – our first IT project in the hospitality sector with the IT fit out of a complex of two 20-story hotel towers in Tokyo, and the completion of IT projects in Mumbai and Pune in India for an International Information Provider and a major European Bank.
• Incorporation of China Office based in Shanghai; EIRE Systems (China).
• Telecommunication and Access System for Macau Casino Resort – Consultancy Services including: Data network equipment, Fiber optic and copper data networks, Wireless data network design and installation.

• Complete a major Regional Data Center project in Singapore for a large European securities firm.
• Successfully enter the Malaysian market by providing IT infrastructure design and build services to a 25 story development for a local Malaysian bank.
• Complete the design and build of office and data center facilities for a large oil refinery in Singapore.

• Complete a five year project encompassing IT project management and IT infrastructure fit out services for a large scale building complex for a US business and social club in Tokyo.
• Provide IT infrastructure design and fit out services and manage the movement of 3,000 users for a major US computer software and consumer electronics company, consolidating 5 buildings into one new tower complex in central Tokyo.
• Complete a large scale relocation project for a major European securities firm, the largest such project completed in the Tokyo market in 2010.
• Awarded a regional support contract for a global securities exchange.
• Migrate 4,000 users to a new office location for a large European investment bank in Hong Kong.

• Obtain staffing level of 150 fulltime employees across the APAC region.
• Appointed as the regional IT consultancy for a major US retail chain, designing and implementing store fit-outs in Hong Kong, Singapore and Mainland China.
• Complete a large scale office and data center relocation project for a major Australian bank in Singapore.
• Complete a back office relocation project for a major US investment bank in Singapore.
• Moves internal systems to the Cloud, started providing Cloud migration services to several clients.

• Provide all aspects of IT fit-out for 300 person relocation of a major US management consulting firm.
• Complete the rollout of a comprehensive computer security software solution for one of Japan’s largest retailers.
• Complete the move of a European investment bank in Hong Kong.
• Achieved ISO-27001 certification

• Provide project management services for the redesign and rebuild of the entire network, security and related IT infrastructure for the largest integrated resort in Singapore as a result of mandates by Singapore regulators.
• Complete a five floor office re-stack project for a major European banking group.
• Complete an 800 desk office consolidation project for a major European bank.
• Design and installation of the IT infrastructure for the new offices of a US investment bank.
• Installation of surveillance system for a Global Casino group’s APAC flagship casino including several thousand cameras with a fibre network and a 100 rack DC build for all the fibre switches, storage and video processing systems.

• Provide program and project management services for a regional, multi-data center relocation project for a major US bank.
• Complete a 200 server off-site data center move for a major US investment bank.
• IT optimization project, both infrastructure and application, for the local arm of a major US broker.
• Renovation in situ of IT infrastructure (structured cabling, audio-visual systems) for a large US financial media company.

• Complete three year program management engagement with major US bank for relocation of data centers in three countries.
• Relocate technology laboratories for a large technology company.
• Awarded the IT Support Contract for all end-user device, server and network support for a global pharmaceutical company with over 50 locations across Japan.
• Awarded the IT Support Contract for all data center support in Japan for a major US

• EIRE Systems celebrates its 20th anniversary in Japan.
• EIRE Systems joins the Global Workplace Alliance, a strategic alliance of companies providing workplace solutions to global enterprises.
• Began multi-year project to relocate offices and data centers for a major US brokerage.
• Began multi-year project to provide technical and project management services for technical environment refresh for major US investment bank.
• In response to its tremendous growth over the last 10 years, EIRE Systems relocated to new offices, tripling its office space.

• Number of end user devices supported by EIRE Systems exceeds 100,000.
• Complete relocations for two European asset management companies.
• Relocate offices for US investment manager.

• Engaged to implement multiple office rollout projects (including IT, AV and Security systems) across Japan for a multinational provider of serviced offices.
• Completed a restack of Tokyo Headquarters for a major European Bank.
• Completed Tokyo office relocation for a major global asset management firm.
• Completed Singapore building relocation for 400 users, including 200 dealing room positions, for a global bank.
• Completed Telecoms financial analysis and strategy for 2,000+ mobile users across APAC for a US commercial real estate services firm.
• Managed all IT aspects for the end user relocation for a 100-person office for a major media firm.
• Completed Hong Kong office relocation for a Canadian multinational financial services company, moving two buildings into one new building with 450 users.
• Build out a new Hong Kong Data Center including service migrations for an American multinational investment bank and financial services company.

• Completed the rollout of 8,000 laptops with upgrade to Windows 10 across Japan for a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company.
• Completed Tokyo office relocation including Data Center move for an US multinational Investment Bank.
• Completed Singapore office IT fit-out for a US Hedge fund.
• Completed IT Security review and integration strategy for an energy firm based in Singapore after being purchased by a global bank.
• Completed two office fit-out and relocation activities for a global nutritional manufacturer based in Singapore.
• Completed new DC design and build including the full migration of 90 racks of equipment for a primary Hong Kong Data Center for a European multinational investment bank.
• Completed new call center buildout and migration for very large Japanese Financial Institution.

• Commenced supporting multiple multinational clients across Japan for a European based Global ICT company.
• Completed APAC wide Data Center migration projects with new Data Centers build in Tokyo and Singapore for a US multinational investment bank.
• Completed a Data Center infrastructure review for Data Centers located in APAC and Europe for a European multinational banking and financial services company.
• Completed regional upgrade of 250 end users across 9 countries in APAC to Windows 10
• Completed sourcing and/or equipment relocation for multiple home user setups related to COVID-19 for 2 banks and multiple corporates in Singapore.
• Complete the IT design and implementation of a new corporate Hong Kong offices for a major global asset management firm.
• Completed new Data Center build and migration, including cabling design, procurement, implementation and migration for an American multinational investment bank and financial services company.
• Completed full IT & AV design, procurement, build and migration for an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services firm’s Hong Kong office.
• Completed build of two new Data Centers in Shanghai and migration from existing locations, handling all design, procurement, build and migration for a Canadian multinational insurance company.
• Assisted multiple clients in Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong to roll out new networks, including enhancing their security, and end-user infrastructure to migrate to a WFH environment in line with corporate and government COVID-19 directives.

• Completed a full IT/AV/Security design, procurement, and build for three new expansion sites in Tokyo for a global flexible workspace office provided.
• Completed the structured cabling design and project management for the new Tokyo head office buildout of a major US media company (100,000 sq ft over 2 floors).
• Managed the Migration and Build out of a Hong Kong Data Center for a very large European Bank.
• Completed the Project Management of IT cabling and physical security infrastructure deployment for a Hyperscale Data Center.
• Completed structured cabling and network design, equipment procurement, build and relocation of a Japan office for a hedge fund company.
• Completed a full IT & AV design, procurement, build and relocation for an American multinational publishing company’s Japan office.
• Completed full IT, AV & Security design, procurement, build and relocation for an international law firm’s Japan office.
• Completed full IT & AV design, procurement, build and relocation for a Multinational Investment bank and financial service company’s Japan office.
• Structured cabling design and project management for a major US media company’s new offices in Taiwan and Seoul.