Satyam forges alliance with US-based JDA Group

Mumbai, June 11: IT major Satyam Computer Services today announced that it has forged an alliance with US-based JDA Software Group Inc, the leading provider of supply and demand chain solutions to 5,500 of the world's top retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers.

In a communique to the premier Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the company said the two companies are already bringing their collective talents to bear for customers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

The new partnership will now enable JDA, a company with an excellent track record in Europe and North America, to leverage Satyam's renowned retail, consumer packaged goods practice and strong APAC presence.

In addition, Saymam will be able to optimise JDA Software's world-class solutions for its clients, which address complex business challenges, providing customers with a single view of demand across the customer-driven value chain.

''This partnership and the investments it entails further bolster Satyam's commitment to companies in the retail and consumer packaged goods industry, which is booming in APAC,'' the senior vice-president of Satyam's retail division Mr Ganesan Sekar said.
''JDA is well known for its superior software solutions, as well as its efficient implementation best practices. We are pleased to join forces with an excellent organisation like JDA to enhance those services and complement them with our domain, functional and technical expertise,'' he added.

As far as JDA is concerned, it is pleased to welcome this alliance programme with Satyam, because by doing so it creates numerous efficiencies for customers, while lowering their total cost of ownership significantly. The company's research indicates that a growing number of organisations in India and elsewhere in APAC have highly complex requirements, and ambitious growth aspirations.

Consequently, the market in the region is very strong for products such as those offered by JDA Software.

''We are convinced that JDA is prepared to meet Asian customers requirements effectively and completely,'' Mr Sekar said, adding that moreover, ''we are very pleased to partner with an organization whose products feature the ease of implementation and flexibility inherent in the JDA solution suite.''

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