SAP ACE Award 2013 recognizes cloud innovators in India

MUMBAI, INDIA: SAP felicitated 37 Indian enterprises with the SAP ACE Award, for achieving business excellence through use of technology. SAP also gave special recognition awards to customers using SAP solutions in an innovative way and customers to highlight their achievements attained with the power of cloud technology.

SAP ACE received the largest number of project nominations, a total of 171 nominations across 16 different categories. As part of the diligent and impartial process, the assessment involved thorough evaluation of front running nominees by an eminent jury. The SAP Best Run award category for SAP implementation received maximum nominations, followed by Best Run Award in IT and Manufacturing besides others.

SAP ACE Award 2013 winners:

Mobility- Ashok Leyland Ltd

Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management- Cairn India Ltd

Sales and Customer Service Effectiveness- Essar Projects India Ltd

Using SAP Business One- First Energy Pvt Ltd, Mankind Pharma Ltd

Analytics- HCL Technologies Ltd

Budgeting, Planning and Consolidation- HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd

Manufacturing- Himatsingka Seide Ltd, Uttam Galva Steel Ltd

Supply Chain- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

Compliant Organization- Infosys Ltd

HR- L&T Infotech

Implementation- Lion Brewery (Ceylon) Plc, Robert Bosch Engg India Ltd, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd, VEM Technologies Pvt Ltd

IT (Technology Solution)- Pantaloon Retail India Ltd

Finance- Tata Communications Ltd

Jury Recognition Awards:

Excellence in Green Initiatives and Sustainability- HPCL - Mittal Energy Ltd

R&D, Design and New Product Development- Larsen & Toubro Ltd

Special Recognition Awards:

Using SAP Solutions in an Innovative way- Apollo Tyres Ltd, Luminous Power Technologies Pvt Ltd

Leveraging SAP Solutions in Public Service and Nation Building- HLL Lifecare Ltd

Leveraging Cloud Solutions- Hungama Digital Services Pvt Ltd, NEC Technologies India Ltd

Program Management of SAP Implementation- JSW Steel Ltd

Use of Enterprise Support- Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd

User Adoption Initiatives- Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt Ltd

Driving Additional Value from Existing SAP Solution- Wheels India Ltd

Cloud Vision through SuccessFactors- Adani Group

Cloud Innovation through SuccessFactors- Axis Bank Ltd

Change Management Intervention through SuccessFactors- Essar Group

Faster Time to Result through SuccessFactors- Genpact Ltd

Cloud Results through SuccessFactors-Godrej Industries Ltd, Tata Communications Ltd

Best Debutant for Cloud Solution through SuccessFactors- Tata Sky Ltd

Cloud HR Technology Excellence through SuccessFactors- United Spirits Ltd

SAP also felicitated implementation partners of various winning projects who play a critical role in successful go-live of projects at customer organizations.