SAP forms global services partner agreements with Infosys, Satyam 6 May, 2008 By Erin Bell

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Infosys Technologies, which has been working with SAP for more than five years to help companies realize IT and business results from their investments in SAP solutions, expects its customers to benefit from bolstered implementation services, enhanced solution delivery and increased global reach.

"Infosys' SAP Practice has grown rapidly as customers globally have responded to our unique value proposition, combining pre-implementation business consulting with delivery excellence," said S.D. Shibulal, COO of Infosys. "Through this partnership, we can provide our customers with access to some of the finest expertise in the world. We'll help service their implementation of SAP applications, leading to faster ROI."

"Having a strong ecosystem is critical to SAP's success and something that has been instrumental in helping SAP extend its global reach," said Zia Yusuf, executive vice president, Global Ecosystem and Partner Group, SAP. "To become an SAP global services partner, a company must not only demonstrate repeated implementation success, but, more importantly, be committed to SAP's vision of enabling enterprise SOA for our global customers. We have found that in Infosys, and look forward to working on future customer collaborations with them.

Infosys' SAP Practice has been growing at nearly 70 per cent annually over the past five years and is a key contributor to the expansion of the SAP ecosystem, while Satyam Computers has one of the largest global SAP practices and plans to expand from 5,000 to 6,800 SAP consultants by the end of 2008.

"This SAP partnership status is a testimony to Satyam's commitment and expertise in delivering SAP solutions," said Manish Mehta, director and Sr. VP and global head, SAP/Testing Practices, Satyam. "We will continue to invest in and grow our already significant SAP business, not only in established markets, but in emerging ones such as the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Satyam signed as one of the first accredited strategic partners for Sap in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Satyam Computers will help Fortune 1000 companies worldwide to implement SAP solutions and accelerate co-innovation and improve on return investment. Satyam will further invest in joint marketing resources and strategic planning to support the growth with SAP. SAP, in turn, will leverage Satyam's industry-specific knowledge and technical expertise in creating vertical solutions for customers across various industries.

"SAP is pleased to take its relationship with Satyam to the next level by making it a global services partner," said Manfred Heil, senior vice president, Global Ecosystem and Partner Group, SAP. "Satyam has a strong track record of transforming customers' business processes together with SAP, and will help extend the value of our customer-focused ecosystem."