OTS - Effective April 1, 2021: itelligence | NTT DATA Business Solutions will operate as NTT DATA Business Solutions (part 1)
2021. March 30. 12:30
Bielefeld, 30 March, 2021 (APA/OTS) - Rebranding as NTT DATA
Business Solutions is part of NTT DATA's global growth initiative -
itelligence | NTT DATA Business Solutions, one of SAP's largest
partners globally, which generated annual sales of some 1.072
billion euros in calendar year 2020 with SAP-centric consulting,
managed and co-innovation services, will operate under the new
company name NTT DATA Business Solutions AG as of April 1. The
previous separate branding will be transformed to match the NTT
DATA branding. The rebranding of the company forms part of a major
global growth and branding initiative conducted by NTT DATA.
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NTT DATA Business Solutions AG will remain a stand-alone
company with headquarters in Bielefeld, Germany. With more than
10,000 employees worldwide, the NTT DATA Business Solutions group
will operate in the market independently. Headed by CEO Norbert
Rotter, the executive board and management will continue their
responsibilities as before. All contracts with customers, partners
and service providers associated with the group will stay valid.
"Together with NTT DATA, one of the globally most successful IT
service providers, we are opening a new chapter in our corporate
history today," says Norbert Rotter, CEO NTT DATA Business
Solutions, "that will further increase our visibility. At the same
time, our main focus remains on being the globally leading SAP
partner and reseller to the SME sector. With the power of NTT DATA,
we will make further inroads into the large enterprise market as
well. I am sure that the well-respected NTT DATA brand will help us
to be more successful and well-known worldwide. We will also
attract more high potentials to start their international career at
NTT DATA Business Solutions."
Global branding initiative within NTT DATA group starting April
1
"We have taken another major step towards global brand
integration," says Kaz Nishihata, Senior Executive Vice President &
Representative Director, NTT DATA. "I believe that strengthening
the NTT DATA brand will allow us to provide high-quality services
more broadly to clients throughout the world and achieve business
growth. As NTT DATA grows to become a TOP 5 IT service provider,
NTT DATA Business Solutions will play an important role by
strengthening and enhancing its SAP-centric business solution
offerings."
SAP expertise and aspirations documented in the mission
statement: We Transform. SAP® Solutions into Value
NTT DATA Business Solutions offers customers and institutions
an extensive portfolio comprised of consulting, managed and
co-innovation services based on SAP® products and solutions. With
offices in 30 countries currently, NTT DATA Business Solutions
helps customers in their transformation to become an intelligent
enterprise. NTT DATA Business Solutions is one of a few Platinum
Partners of SAP and part of the SAP PartnerEdge® program and runs
five data centers of its own. According to analyst firm ISG, NTT
DATA Business Solutions is leading the field globally in the
implementation of SAP S/4HANA® and in assisting customers with
their systems transformation. To date, NTT DATA Business Solutions
has realized, or is currently implementing, more than 460 SAP
S/4HANA projects.
Karl Fahrbach, Chief Partner Officer at SAP said: "Our recent
offering RISE with SAP demonstrates the immersive collaboration
with partners at SAP. Our ecosystem of partners is key to achieving
our ambitious goal, and partners like NTT DATA Business Solutions
testify effectively to the power of long-term side-by-side business
collaboration."
"Guaranteeing significant added value and success along all
transformation processes and meeting our clients´ individual
requirements is our highest aim," explains CEO Norbert Rotter. "The
new mission statement expresses the aspirations of NTT DATA
Business Solutions succinctly: We Transform. SAP® Solutions into
Value."
Following on from the intensification of the collaboration
between NTT and SAP SE put into effect last year, all parties now
welcome the current branding initiative. Not only will NTT DATA
Business Solutions benefit from joining the NTT DATA branding in
the domestic SME market, it will also help it to attract potential
large enterprise customers due to the high profile of the NTT
brand.
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