Sybase signs Strategic Partnership with Seven Seas to foster regions e-business

The partnership sees Seven Seas delivering a regional presence for product delivery, service and support that will allow Sybase to aggressively address the surge in market demand for its e-business solutions.

"As a step forward towards extending a continuous commitment and ownership to our valuable customers, we at Sybase are very pleased to announce today a new channel partnership with Seven Seas." said, George Khouri, Managing Director, Sybase Middle East. "Our partnership with Seven Seas, will give us the opportunity to leverage on Seven Seas' extensive resources and support to deliver our best in class solutions any time, anywhere. We believe that this partnership will deliver significant value to the flourishing e-business market in the Middle East," added Khouri.

The new alliance adds a local software development house to the Sybase portfolio as well as allowing Seven Seas to offer Sybase products and Solutions with additional customized and developed vertical applications. The partnership further enables Seven Seas to resell the range of Sybase technologies, including EAStudio, EAServer and Adaptive Server Enterprise as well as iAnywhere wireless technology.

"Seven Seas' hospitality Software Momento 2000 was developed using Sybase tools to meet the challenges facing the hospitality industry. The features built into Momento 2000 such as wireless, web access and business intelligence makes Sybase an ideal choice as it offers excellent cost advantage and technology synergy," said Mehboob Hamza, Director Of People and Strategy, Seven Seas. "With the rise in customer demand for totally bespoke solutions, Seven Seas is leveraging on its in-house Software development capability to create exact fit solutions to the customer requirements," added Hamza.

Sybase and Seven Seas have worked in an informal relationship for over 6 years, where Seven Seas used Sybase technology as its principal software platform in the development of its leading edge hospitality software, Momento 2000. Momento 2000 is a locally developed fully integrated Hotel Management System (HMS) capable of overseeing all critical operations within the Hotel industry. It has also proved an excellent solution for restaurants, timeshare apartments, and residential hotels. Momento 2000 enables the service industry to provide a consistent Guest experience, helping them to forge and build strong relationships, by accessing and processing Guest and Supplier information in a quick and efficient manner.

Momento 2000 was created by Seven Seas' BSS (Business Solutions Services) Group, the software development arm of Seven Seas. The BSS Group is headed up by MNC Ray, who oversaw the joining of Sybase and Seven Seas into this favorable partnership.

Sybase is considered to be one of the top largest independent software companies in the world, with its regional office in the Middle East. Sybase believed in giving its valuable customers flexibility in making free information-technologies decisions. Hence, it is an open-systems company with more than 40,000 customers worldwide that supports open industry standards and doesn't try to lock a customer into its products.