The implementation of SAP solutions to Saudi Electricity is a big achievement for the software solutions provider considering that Saudi Arabia has one of the highest per capita electricity consumption rates in the world. The SAP solution is expected to go a long way in augmenting the electricity network to meet the needs of a growing population and to support the Kingdom's ambitious industrialisation plan.
As part of its ambitious regional growth plans, SAP ARABIA has also unveiled key inroads including deals with ETA-Ascon, Gulf News, EMKE Group, Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, ADNOC, Al Futtaim Dubai Festival City and other prominent establishments.
The US$10.2 billion company has 84,000 installations in more than 24,450 companies worldwide with more than 80 per cent of the top global Fortune 100 companies using SAP software. The company provides 26 specific industry solutions based on the best business practices developed with industry leaders.
Essam Enany, President of SAP Arabia said, "Our regional growth reflects our strong delivery, our unwavering customer focus and passion to make SAP stand out in the industry. Our solutions are built on a consistent technology and application stack. Research has shown that companies are turning away from niche point solutions that require painful integration and added cost to tie processes together. Our advantage is that we provide customers with fully integrated suites of solutions that link front-office and collaborative applications with key business processes, costing users less in the long run."
He added: "By winning market share and showing the ability to lead in key countries in this region and key solution areas, SAP has come out stronger than ever. Customers continue to turn to proven, strong suppliers, playing to SAP's natural advantages of reliability, integration and scalability."
According to IDC reports, SAP Arabia, the sole national distributor of SAP AG in the Middle East and North Africa leads the Enterprise solutions market in the region with 37% market share. Headquartered in Jeddah and with branches in Dubai, Cairo, SAP Arabia has seventy plus prestigious customers in the region, 32 plus of which are in the Saudi Arabia such as Aramco, SABIC, Almarai, Al Faisaliah Group.
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Saudi electricity to run on SAP
- Saudi Arabia: Wednesday, October 19 - 2005 at 13:42
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SAP AG subsidiary in the Middle East, SAP ARABIA has announced that it has inked an agreement with the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to provide market-leading software and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions to run the electrical giant's day-to-day operations in the Kingdom.
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