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AT&T announces hosting agreement with SAP America
By siliconindia
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 00:52 IST
Mumbai: IT firm AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced it is joining forces with SAP America in a three-year marketing agreement under which AT&T will serve as a primary SAP hosting partner, providing independent hosting services for business customers headquartered in North America.
As per the agreement, SAP America's sales and marketing team will refer those companies whose annual revenues exceed $200 million to AT&T for hosting services. By combining AT&T's global Internet Protocol (IP) network and hosting and applications services capabilities with SAP's global expertise in enterprise software, businesses will receive full-service solutions that will allow them to deliver critical applications to their end users.
"AT&T's reputation for high-quality enterprise services complements SAP's commitment to deliver sustainable and cost-effective solutions to our customers," said Greg Tomb, president and CEO, SAP North America.
The announcement is the latest milestone in AT&T's overall efforts to provide world-class applications-management services and support to companies.
As of today, AT&T serves its hosting and application services customers through its 38 Internet Data Centers located in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. To support its business for SAP solutions, AT&T has created a SAP services practice that includes experts in dedicated sales, technical and applications-specific management.
As a certified SAP hosting partner, AT&T will offer a full portfolio of hosting services for SAP applications, including infrastructure, implementation, operation and ongoing support. In addition, AT&T will also be a provider of development hosting site services for testing, monitoring, training and development.