SAP and Oakton announce new vertical industry and government partnership for Australia
Strategic partnership to service resources, public sector, utilities and financial services industries
Sydney, Australia - October 29, 2009 - SAP Australia New Zealand and business consulting company Oakton (ASX: OKN) today announced a new vertical industry and government partnership initiative. Oakton will now provide SAP architecture and consulting services to enterprise clients and government agencies looking to introduce new SAP capability, or to develop their existing SAP investments and infrastructure.
Oakton’s range of SAP consulting services covers the following areas:
- Business Process Improvement and Organisation Change Management
- Enterprise Architecture Roadmap
- Application Strategy, Development and Support
- Process Integration and Portal Solutions
- Data Management Solutions
Oakton will leverage its extensive experience in the SAP BusinessObjects suite to offer customers business intelligence solutions.
Oakton has appointed a founding member of SAP Australia, Sean Mathieson, to manage and drive the company’s SAP capability nationally. Mr Mathieson brings over ten years executive level Enterprise Solution experience and was previously SAP Australia’s Regional Consulting Director.
Neil Wilson, CEO, Oakton said, “This is an important strategic alliance that will provide considerable benefit and opportunity to SAP’s large commercial and public sector customers. Oakton is aligned with SAP’s growth initiatives and we expect to grow SAP’s customer base in vertical industries, by supporting existing customers as well as working with new customers.”
Tim Ebbeck, managing director and CEO, SAP ANZ said, “It’s great to have Oakton on board as an SAP partner. Oakton’s extensive experience and reputation for delivering business-focused IT outcomes, along with their knowledge of the SAP BusinessObjects suite, means they will provide a compelling value proposition in the market.
“I have no doubt Oakton will be a real asset to the SAP ecosystem and I’m really looking forward to working closely with them,” said Mr. Ebbeck
About Oakton
Oakton is one of Australia’s leading technology and business consulting services companies and is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange [ASX: OKN]. Oakton helps some of Australia’s largest organisations across a range of industry sectors meet their technology and business needs through its flexible, cost-effective and results-driven approach to service delivery.
With over 1,100 permanent employees, Oakton has offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Hyderabad (India), and offers services across the lifecycle of systems and a range of different technologies.
About SAP
SAP is the world's leading provider of business software*. Today, more than 82,000 customers in more than 120 countries run SAP® applications—from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small businesses and midsize companies to suite offerings for global organisations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform to drive innovation and enable business change, SAP software helps enterprises of all sizes around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP solution portfolios support the unique business processes of more than 25 industries, including high tech, retail, financial services, healthcare and the public sector. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol “SAP.”
(*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource planning and related applications such as supply chain management, customer relationship management, product life-cycle management and supplier relationship management.
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