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SAP ACE Awards 2008 announced

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BANGALORE, INDIA: The SAP ACE Awards 2008, the industry’s most coveted honor recognizing innovative use of technology to deliver business excellence, felicitated 31 winners in a glittering ceremony at the Leela Palace.

In its third edition, the SAP ACE awards 2008 celebrates breakthrough IT deployment catalyzing business transformation in fast coming a part of the DNA of Indian companies across sizes as they seek to gain a vital global competitive advantage.

Speaking at the awards, Geraldine McBride, President and CEO, SAP Asia Pacific and Japan said, “I congratulate all nominees for setting benchmarks in leveraging technology for fostering growth and driving operational excellence. It is our privilege to partner with organizations across the Indian subcontinent as they continue on their Business Transformation journey.”

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SAP ACE has come to be seen as a barometer of how organizations in the Indian subcontinent are deploying and leveraging technology for business benefits. Some of the key trends that we have noticed this year are;

*  Increased leverage of  technology to drive competitive differentiation

* Increased sophistication of deployment and usage across SMES

* Using technology as a business innovation platform

* Managing extended supply chain and connecting to the ecosystem

* Increased focus on governance risk and compliance and structured management dashboards

“Celebrating customer success is integral to our strong partnership with the Indian Subcontinent,” said Ranjan Das, President and CEO, SAP Indian Subcontinent, “We are excited by the enthusiastic response from our customers and honored by how much they value the SAP ACE awards.”  

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The unprecedented participation this year witnessed over 113 nominations for 126 projects across a wide profile of companies, across diverse sectors including PSUs, charitable trusts besides private sector companies across the engineering, automotive and chemical sectors. Participants appreciated the systematic and rigorous evaluation comprising a diligent four stage process - including scrutiny, interview, onsite review and a detailed panel discussion - to arrive at the final jury decision. This year’s expert jury members comprised of  DD Purkayastha, CEO, ABP Limited , Shivshankar - CIO, Infosys , Vijay Sethi - CIO, Hero Honda, Kailashnathan - CIO, Titan Industries and Dr T R Madan Mohan - Industry Analyst.

SAP Ace awards winner 2008

Winners of large enterprises

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                 Awards                                                                                                    Winners

* Best Engineering, Constructions and Operations Sector Implementation   Hindustan Construction Co Limited.

* Best Oil & Gas Sector Implementation                                                       Gulf Oil Corporation Limited

* Best Chemical Sector Implementation                                                       Grasim Pulp & Fibre Division

* Best  Telecom Sector Implementation                                                       Reliance Communications Ltd. 

* Best Consumer Products Sector Implementation                                      Videocon Industries Limited

* Best Public Services Sector Implementation                                              Coal Mines Provident Fund Org

* Best  Utilities Sector Implementation                                                        North Delhi Power Limited

* Best  Utilities Sector Implementation                                                        Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board

* Best Automotive Sector Implementation                                                   TVS Motor Company Limited

* Best Media Sector Implementation                                                           Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.

Winners of Midsize Enterprises

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                 Awards                                                                                                 Winners

* Best Chemicals  Sector Implementation                                                     Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd

* Best Engineering, Construction and Operations Sector Implementation    BPTP Limited

* Best Industrial, Machinery & Components  Sector Implementation            KLR Industries Limited

* Best Automotive Sector Implementation                                                    ROOTS Industries Limited

* Best Consumer Products Sector Implementation                                       NITCO Tiles Ltd

* Best Professional Services Sector Implementation                                    MindTree Ltd.

* Best  Telecom Sector Implementation                                                       Dialog Telekom PLC

* Best Project in Metals Sector Implementation                                           Bhoruka Aluminium Ltd

Winners of small enterprises

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             Awards                                                                                                    Winners

* Best Implementation                                                                            Omega Renk Bearings Pvt. Ltd.

* Jury's Special Recognition                                                                     BON-TON Opticians

Most Innovative Implementation in Solution Specific Area

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             Awards                                                                                                     Winners

* Best Extended Supply Chain Implementation                                      Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

* Best Extended Supply Chain Implementation                                      Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited

* Jury's Special Recognition                                                                    Tata Steel Limited

* Best B2B Connectivity Implementation                                                Indian Oil Corporation Limited

* Best MDM Implementation                                                                   Asian Paints

* Best GRC Implementation                                                                    GMR Group

* Best Business Objects, an SAP company Implementation -                 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Pvt Ltd

* SAP Special Recognition Award                                                            ABB

* SAP Special Recognition Award                                                            BPCL

* SAP Special Recognition Award                                                            MCGM

* SAP Special Recognition Award                                                            NTPC

SAP ACE awards - Excellence driven by trust

The SAP ACE awards span across three categories which include: overall category, midsize category and small enterprises category. The evaluation process comprises of four stages including scrutiny of the nomination form, short listing via interviews, onsite review and final assessment by the jury after a detailed panel discussion.

SAP ACE has in the last two years grown to become the most sought after and unparalleled industry recognition. It is a re-affirmation of the long term commitment of SAP to deepen customer relationships in the Indian subcontinent.