Satyam join hands with Epicentric

HYDERABAD: Satyam Computer Services has announced a strategic alliance with

the US based Epicentric Inc., provider of next generation portal solutions. As

per the agreement Satyam will provide clients with strategic consulting and

integration services for Epicentric Foundation ServerTM and will offer these

services to Epicentric's customers. With this alliance, global Fortune 500

customers are offered Satyam's end-to-end consulting and implementation

expertise and Epicentric's advanced technology for delivering integrated Web

Services.

Epicentric's platform integrates and delivers privately branded aggregations

of Web services to internal and external business communities across Intranets,

Extranets and the Internet. These Web services incorporate real-time e-commerce

capabilities, such as transactions, trading exchanges, and orders fulfillment;

applications, such as email, discussions, and calendars and content, such as

news, market research and internally published documents.

About 150 companies rely on Epicentric to power their Web initiatives,

including leaders in vertical markets such as financial services, healthcare,

government, energy, manufacturing, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals

"As one of India's premier IT consulting companies, Satyam is a key

channel for implementing Epicentric's advanced next generation portal

solutions," said Epicentric vice president of Global Alliances Bill Yarnoff.

"The alliance between Satyam and Epicentric is a natural fit, as both

companies are dedicated to ensuring that global Fortune 500 clients compete

successfully in an ever-changing marketplace."