Alliance Consulting Partners with SAP and Selects SAP(R) Business Suite

by Jessica Morrison

Leading Consulting Firms Chooses SAP to Better Manage their Operations; Also Becomes an SAP Services Partner

Alliance Consulting, a premier global provider of Business Intelligence and Application Outsourcing solutions, today announced that it has selected SAP(R) Business Suite to run its own internal operations and will partner with SAP to deliver IT consulting and software solutions to midsized firms. As an SAP customer, SAP(R) Business Suite will enable Alliance to reap the benefits of an integrated business process platform, achieve true IT and business alignment, provide scalability and a platform for corporate growth, as well as provide greater interconnectivity and increased visibility of its business operations to its 1,000 global consultants. Alliance will be able to leverage its many years of successful SAP application service delivery by formalizing its partnership with the world's largest business software company.

With both companies as deep subject-matter experts in business applications, business intelligence and data management, the services partnership combines Alliance's best-practice and business expertise with SAP's world-class business applications.

Rich Napoli, Executive Vice President of Alliance Consulting, described the market need for this relationship: "Being a client of SAP ourselves, we understand the value that this software can bring to a mid-sized firm. We are uniquely positioned to help SAP clients because of our size-we have the depth of talent to bring real results to these firms but we're not too big to forget that these clients need practical results fast and at a fair price. We're helping clients leverage the full value of SAP applications to enhance revenue while improving compliance and containing costs. We are able to provide clients with a competitive advantage through processes and data management that govern commitments and performance across the entire enterprise."

Alliance has large consulting company capabilities with small company flexibility and cost, providing business advisory knowledge in addition to technology expertise. As an SAP services partner, Alliance has a dedicated Implementation Practice filled with experienced SAP professionals and a strong track-record of success. Its business acumen, flexible engagement model and global delivery capabilities make Alliance and an ideal solution provider for companies that need the subject matter expertise of a large firm, but the client focus and nimble attributes of a smaller firm. With Alliance's 25-year heritage of providing information management solutions to its clients, and having been recognized by several leading analyst firms as a top provider of business intelligence, enterprise performance management and on-demand master data management solutions, partnering with SAP will strengthen both parties commitment and relationships to mid market customers, giving them the full benefit of SAP application implementations and support.

"We're pleased that Alliance Consulting has selected SAP as their business applications vendor of choice to help them manage valuable IT assets and improve business productivity," said Glenn Wada, senior vice president & general manager, TSO, SAP America, Inc. "SAP Business Suite will provide Alliance Consulting with a competitive advantage, helping them manage its most critical business processes which will add value to every facet of their organization."