SAP and Ness Technologies Extend the Distribution Agreement for Israel
25 December 2005
Ness Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: NSTC), a global provider of information technology solutions and services, today announced that it has extended its distribution agreement with SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) for the Israeli market until 2010.
For the last 11 years Ness Technologies has been partnering with SAP in Israel as the product and professional services arm of SAP in Israel.
There are 196 mySAP installations at Israel's leading companies and organizations with more than 100,000 end-users. SAP is the leading provider of ERP solutions in Israel and 15 of Israel's 20 largest corporations use SAP systems. In addition, SAP serves Israeli government ministries and agencies. Ness Technologies also partners with SAP worldwide to deliver innovative ERP solutions.
"The extension of the agreement reflects the excellent ongoing relationship between Ness Technologies and SAP for the last 11 years," said Ishay Shniadower, President of Ness Israel's SAP Group. "We are fully committed to ensuring the success of the partnership between our companies, and SAP's decision to sign the follow-on agreement is a recognition of this commitment. The partnership with SAP will continue to be instrumental for Ness' global expansion."
"We are highly satisfied with the results that have been achieved by Ness Technologies," said Sergio Maccotta, Managing Director, SAP Middle East. "Ness Technologies has positioned SAP as the leading provider of ERP, CRM, SRM and a variety of industry solutions, in the Israeli market. We are looking forward to further strengthen our relationships in the coming years."
About SAP
SAP is the world's leading provider of business software solutions*. Today, more than 29,800 customers in over 120 countries run more than 100,600 installations of SAP(R) software-from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize enterprises to suite solutions for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver(R) platform to drive innovation and enable business change, mySAP(TM) Business Suite solutions are helping enterprises around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP industry solutions support the unique business processes of more than 25 industry segments, including high tech, retail, public sector and financial services. 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." (Additional information at http://www.sap.com)
(*) SAP defines business software solutions as comprising enterprise resource planning and related software solutions such as supply chain management, customer relationship management, product life-cycle management and supplier relationship management.
About Ness Technologies
Ness Technologies (NASDAQ: NSTC) is a global provider of end-to-end IT services and solutions designed to help clients improve competitiveness and efficiency. Specializing in outsourcing and offshore, systems integration and application development, software and consulting, and quality assurance and training, Ness serves a blue-chip client base of over 500 public- and private-sector customers. With over 5,900 employees, Ness maintains operations in 15 countries across North America, Europe and Asia, and more than 100 alliances and partnerships around the world. For more information about Ness, visit http://www.ness.com.
Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements often are preceded by words such as "believes," "expects," "may," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," "assumes," "will" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, as of the date of this press release, and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Ness' actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward looking statements as a result of various factors. Some of the factors that could cause future results to materially differ from the recent results or those projected in forward-looking statements include the "Risk Factors" described in Ness' Annual Report of Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2005.
Ness Technologies media contact:
David Kanaan
USA: 1-888- 244-4919
Intl: +972-3-540-8188
Email: media.int@ness.com
Allan Jordan (New York)
USA: +1-646-284-9452
Email: media@ness.com
Ness Technologies investor contact:
Daphna Golden
USA: 1-888-267-8160
Intl: +972-3-766-6816
Email: daphna.golden@ness.com
Source: prnewswire
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