The one-day event focused on their joint solutions that can help organisations compete more effectively in the market by allowing them to efficiently manage their extended value networks, including their enterprise, employees and customers, as well as their customers' own suppliers and customers.
IBM and SAP Arabia are transforming Middle East organisations into on-demand enterprises by allowing them to get the information they need to make decisions faster and be more productive, as was reflected in the case study presented by Al Futtaim Group which is currently running the mySAP Business Suite on IBM eServer pSeries.
The event forms part of IBM and SAP's overall global alliance to provide organisations with top-to-bottom and end-to-end cost-effective solutions that allow them to seamlessly consolidate their systems, applications, data and business processes while streamlining communications with subsidiaries, customers and suppliers.
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IBM and SAP Solutions drive Middle East organisations to on-demand era
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, May 10 - 2004 at 13:55
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IBM Middle East, SAP Arabia and Gulf Business Machines (GBM), IBM's general marketing and services representative in the Gulf, excluding Saudi Arabia, recently held a conference in Abu Dhabi for UAE-based organisations.
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About SAP ArabiaSAP Arabia is the exclusive regional distributor for SAP AG, Germany. SAP AG is recognised as the leader in providing collaborative e-business solutions for all types of industries for nearly three decades. SAP Arabia, established in 1994 in Jeddah and Dubai, has been offering SAP solutions in 19 countries in the Middle East and North Africa including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The market leader in the region, SAP Arabia provides support and services covering e-business, finance, logistics and human resources processes to diverse companies in the Middle East, 25 percent of which belong to the oil and gas sector. SAP Arabia has offices and training facilities in Jeddah, Dubai and Cairo dedicated to bringing support services closer to customers and partners across the Middle East and North Africa.
About Gulf Business Machines
With roots stretching back more than 60 years, Gulf Business Machines is the Sole Distributor for IBM Products and services in the Gulf countries excluding Saudi Arabia. As the largest locally situated IT solutions and service provider it satisfies the technology requirements of local, regional and international businesses and governments in the region. The company's comprehensive portfolio of IT solutions and services are complemented by a unique affiliation with an IBM community of more than 325,000 IT experts, as well as a number of international business partners. The company offers award-winning, globally acclaimed solutions and the security of its strong regional presence, extensive reach and its unrivalled market knowledge.
About IBM
IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable telecommunications service providers and equipment suppliers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. Services is the fastest growing part of IBM, with nearly 150,000 professionals serving customers in 160 countries. IBM Global Services has about 150 data centres around the world keeping thousands of businesses running 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Posted by Christine H. Andersen, Assistant News EditorMonday, May 10 - 2004 at 13:55 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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