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SAP ACE 2006 awards highlight maturing IT usage by Indian enterprises
Demonstrating the growing maturity of IT adoption amongst Indian enterprises, SAP ACE 2006 nominations further underlined how information technology is being effectively used by enterprises in:- a) Effective business transformation, b) Taking advantage of growth and globalization, c) Innovatively re-architecting their business models, d) Obtaining deep and actionable insights into their business and their ecosystem e) Delivering strong return on investment and return on information to their stakeholders, while achieving better operational efficiencies.
Customers of all sizes responded very enthusiastically to the “Call for Nominations” from SAP and 156 projects across 85 companies were nominated. To supplement the information submitted by customers, detailed discussion with each of the nominees followed. An expert judging panel comprising Mr. Subir Raha, Former CMD, ONGC, Mr. Prithipal Singh, Former CMD, BSNL, Mr. S.R Balasubramanian, EVP-Special Projects, ISGN & Former VP-IS, Hero Honda and Mr. Alan Sedghi, President and CEO, SAP Indian Sub-Continent, adjudged the winners after a detailed panel discussion.
“It was a tough job for us to pick the winning projects from a list of outstanding nominations,” said Mr. Alan Sedghi, president and CEO, SAP Indian sub-continent on the quality of nominations at SAP ACE 2006. “SAP is honored to receive nominations from companies of all sizes – with revenues ranging from a couple of crores to the largest companies in the Indian sub continent. This award, a first in many respects is our tribute to the deep customer partnerships that we enjoy in the Indian Sub Continent” he further added.
The winning nominations across various categories are: -
Cross-Industry Awards Winners
Business Impact Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
Macmillan India Limited
Business Innovation ITC IBD
Titan Industries Limited
Business ROI (Including Time to Benefit) Maestro Engineering
Navin Fluorine International Limited
Fastest Time to Implement/Deploy Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Apollo Tyres Limited
Best Templated Implementation Hemas Holdings Limited
N.R. Agarwal Group of Industries
Best Sector Implementation Awards Winners
Best Financial Sector Implementation General Insurance Corporation of India
Best Consumer Sector Implementation (Consumer Products) Videocon Group of Companies
Best Consumer Sector Implementation (Retail) DCM Shriram Consolidated Limited
Best Service Sector Implementation (Telecom & Utilities) Reliance Energy Limited
Best Service Sector Implementation (Media & Professional Services) Sun TV Private Limited
Best Discrete Sector Implementation (Automotive) Bajaj Auto Limited
Sundaram Clayton Limited
Best Discrete Sector Implementation (Engineering & Construction) Suzlon Energy Limited
E&C Division, Larsen & Toubro Limited
Best Process Sector Implementation (Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals) Nicholas Piramal India Limited
Best Process Sector Implementation (Oil & Gas) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Best Process Sector Implementation (Mill Products) Tata Steel
Best Public Services Implementation Indian School of Business
Special Jury Award Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
The winners were recognized at a glittering awards ceremony titled “Celebrating Customer Success”, held on 27th September 2006 in Mumbai. The ceremony was attended by senior management from SAP, Partners and a good representation of Customers. Mr. Leo Apotheker President, Customer Solutions and Operations and Member of the SAP AG Executive Board presented the awards. Top management including board members and senior IT personnel from across SAP’s customer base participated enthusiastically and was in attendance to receive the awards.
During his address, Mr. Leo Apotheker said “Corporate India’s adoption and leverage of SAP Solutions is becoming an industry benchmark across the region and the globe’. While addressing the gathering, Mr. Hans Peter Klaey, President and CEO, SAP Asia Pacific commented that “Among other things, the customer excellence award process reflects the maturity and deep domain expertise of SAP’s partner ecosystem in India”.
The awards are a re-affirmation of the long term commitment of SAP to the deep customer partnerships in the Indian Subcontinent. The insights gained during the evaluation process will be leveraged in creating solutions and service innovations in the future. Going forward, SAP ACE would be an annual benchmark event to celebrate customer excellence.
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SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software*. Today, more than 34,600 customers in more than 120 countries run SAP® applications—from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize enterprises to suite offerings for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver® platform to drive innovation and enable business change, SAP software helps enterprises of all sizes around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP solution portfolios support the unique business processes of more than 25 industries, including high tech, retail, financial services, healthcare and the public sector. 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> / <http://www.sap.com/india>)
(*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource planning and related applications such as supply chain management, customer relationship management, product life-cycle management and supplier relationship management.
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