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IBM and SAP expand partnership

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BANGALORE: SAP and IBM have announced the expansion of their partnership to serve midsize companies through reseller agreements in India.

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Under these agreements, IBM and SAP are also teaming up with local technology companies in India to capture a larger piece of the rapidly growing market opportunity in serving midsize companies. SAP and the local IBM business partners will focus on capturing this opportunity by bringing packaged solutions to numerous industries including wholesale distribution, life sciences, retail, industrial machinery, and construction and engineering. These solutions include IBM hardware, software and services, and address customers' specific business problems with micro vertical industry-specific functionality and all-in-one solutions.

"This partnership allows us to combine IBM and SAP's industry expertise with our sales teams and business partners' ability to serve their local customers, with an enhanced portfolio of business applications built on reliable infrastructures," said Steve Solazzo, GM, global mid-market business, IBM. "We'll accomplish this by implementing these solutions along with an expanded network of highly qualified IBM business partners who have a strong local presence in India and long-term client relationships."

"Together, SAP and IBM present customers in India with technology, in-depth micro vertical industry expertise and solutions designed and delivered specifically to meet the resource requirements of midsize companies," said Ranjan Das President and CEO, SAP Indian Subcontinent. "We are building our partnership with IBM in India to meet the increasing demand among midsize companies for solutions offering best-practice business management and rapid, predictable deployment."

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