Capgemini Announces Strategic Relationship With Sybase and SAP To Deploy and Develop Enterprise Mobility Solutions

Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced it is cooperating with Sybase, an SAP company, to manage the deployment of enterprise mobility solutions. Capgemini will host mobile solutions powered by industry-leading Sybase Managed Mobility technologies and offer them on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) basis. In addition, Capgemini and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) intend to enter into an agreement to build differentiated mobility solutions, through which Capgemini plans to make mobility solutions from SAP available to customers.

Among corporate users, enterprise mobility is growing as employees increasingly use mobile devices to handle critical tasks and real-time decision-making. Consumer technology is rapidly moving firms’ mobility agendas forward as workers look to have similar mobile experiences that they enjoy in their personal lives.

“We believe now is the time to expand into this market in cooperation with SAP and Sybase, leveraging our expertise and knowledge in mobile solutions,” said Fernando Alvarez, vice president and Mobile Solutions practice leader at Capgemini. “We are able to offer one of the most complete suites of SAP solutions available on premise or as a service, providing multiple options to meet customers’ needs from licensing to implementation, hosting and operation.”

Through the agreement with Sybase, Capgemini mobile solutions can be provided via an on-premise environment as well as a hosted environment, through the public or private cloud, including:

- Mobile device management powered by Afaria mobile device management solution, including related maintenance, hosting and implementation support

- Mobile enterprise application platform services and associated mobile applications built upon Sybase Unwired Platform

“Capgemini Mobile Solutions has been working very closely with us in architecting, designing, developing and implementing the next generations of SAP workflow scenarios, leveraging Sybase Unwired Platform,” said Dirk Du Toit, group director, Architecture and Enabling Technologies, The Coca Cola Refreshments Company (CCR). “Standardising on mobile platforms that support multiple mobile operating systems and bring fast ROI and low total cost of ownership is key to the success of our mobile strategy.”

Capgemini will also provide mobile end-to-end solutions through simple monthly fees covering mobility software from SAP, hosting and application support that will benefit customers as follows:

- Reduce levels of complexity associated with mobility by bundling software and services from installation to operations without any upfront investment required

- Allow customers to leverage existing technology investments in SAP solutions and execute transactions through new easy-to-use interfaces

- Accelerate customer ROI through real-time and accurate mobile data collection, streamlining data, and reducing manual intervention

- Reduce risks from custom program development and avoid drawbacks of proprietary IT applications

Capgemini and SAP plan to develop a structured go-to-market model aimed at promoting greater cooperation between their sales teams. Capgemini and SAP intend to leverage service offerings from Capgemini in support of high-value mobile applications from SAP. These may include the SAP Mobile Sales application, Sybase Mobile Workflow application for SAP Business Suite, SAP Mobile Service application, inventory management, materials management and warehouse management applications, as well as point-of-sales solutions for key vertical markets such as consumer products, oil and gas, manufacturing and retail.

“Mobility is a real game changer for the enterprise, and we anticipate that 1 billion people will be unlocking additional value from their SAP back-office systems via their mobile devices and tablets,” said Chris McClain, senior vice president, Global Mobility and Sybase Solutions, SAP. “Working with strategic partners like Capgemini is critical to helping SAP unlock this value for our customers. We look forward to leveraging Capgemini’s mobility expertise to accelerate adoption of mobility solutions from SAP.”

Capgemini has more than 20 years’ experience in providing mobile technology and solutions and has partnered with SAP on a variety of mobile initiatives for more than 14 years. It offers standards-based enterprise mobile software products and best practices that fully leverage the functionalities of SAP Business Suite software for a number of industries from consumer products and retail, automotive, aerospace and defence, telecommunications through to utilities, pharmaceuticals and healthcare. Capgemini was an SAP Pinnacle Award winner in 2010 and 2011 and has over 11,500 resources in support of SAP solutions and 22 delivery centres worldwide to bring solutions to over 2,500 customers globally. Capgemini was one of the first companies to achieve SAP certification as a global provider of cloud services.

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About Sybase

Sybase, an SAP company, is an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software to manage, analyze and mobilize information. We are recognized globally as a performance leader, proven in the most data-intensive industries and across all major systems, networks and devices. Our information management, analytics and enterprise mobility solutions have powered the world’s most mission-critical systems in financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing and government. For more information, visit http://www.sybase.com. Read Sybase blogs: http://blogs.sybase.com.

About SAP

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 172,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of Sybase) to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

About Capgemini

With around 115,000 people in 40 countries, Capgemini is one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. The Group reported 2010 global revenues of EUR 8.7 billion. Together with its clients, Capgemini creates and delivers business and technology solutions that fit their needs and drive the results they want. A deeply multicultural organization, Capgemini has developed its own way of working, the Collaborative Business ExperienceTM, and draws on Rightshore , its worldwide delivery model.

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