NTT DATA Business Solutions - Leading Global SAP Reseller and Solutions Based Consulting Organisation – Brand Launch in APAC

Extend Technologies, Business Formula and Cornerstone Asia start operating as NTT DATA Business Solutions

Sydney / Kuala Lumpur / Singapore / Tokyo / Bielefeld – 1 November 2012 – Extend Technologies (Australia), Business Formula (Malaysia) and Cornerstone Asia (Singapore) today announced that they will begin doing business under the unified brand of “NTT DATA Business Solutions”, previously referred to as Solution Company.  The brand alignment across Asia Pacific, combined with the profound expertise of itelligence, will create one of the largest SAP reseller and solutions based consulting firms globally.

NTT DATA Business Solutions provides a powerful, unified combination of businesses that will deliver full service SAP solutions to organisations around the world, no matter how big or small.  This strategic collaboration represents one of the world’s largest jointly coordinated networks of SAP consultants ensuring the delivery of best in class SAP project implementation and consulting for global and multinational accounts, government agencies and internationally active SMEs, Herbert Vogel, CEO and founder of itelligence AG, Germany will lead NTT DATA Business Solutions and be supported by Max White (formerly Managing Director, Extend Technologies) who takes up the role of CEO Asia Pacific.  Harindran Narayanan (founder and formerly Managing Director of Business Formula) will serve as Managing Director of NTT DATA Business Solutions in Malaysia.

NTT DATA Business Solutions MD Harindran Narayanan speaking at the APAC brand launch.

Herbert Vogel, CEO of itelligence AG and leader of the NTT DATA Business Solutions Group worldwide commented, “I am delighted that Extend, Business Formula and Cornerstone now form part of NTT DATA Business Solutions in the APAC region and that Max White has taken the lead.  We expect, in this very dynamic market environment, to reach a significantly higher organic and inorganic growth than the market."

“Many of our local, regional and global customers have already benefited from the powerful combination of Extend Technologies, Business Formula and Cornerstone across the Asia Pacific region.  The consolidation of our APAC operations and the launch of one unified brand, matched with our singular focus on SAP as the strategic enterprise backbone of choice, will ensure we deliver unparalleled value to our customers.  With over 3,000 SAP consultants globally, and 300 across South East Asia and Australia, NTT DATA Business Solutions is committed to driving high performance and expansion through three compelling principles: Excellence in delivery and support of SAP centric business transformation programs; Higher business value through co-innovation with our customers; and Industry specific expertise that differentiates us from our competition,” says Max White, CEO Asia Pacific, NTT DATA Business Solutions.

(L-R) Ryoji Fukaya, BOD, NTT Global; Norbert Rotter - CFO, Itelligence Global; Max White - CEO, NTT Data Asia Pacific; Urban Hopen, BOD NTT Global; Ng Hu Ghee, Director, NTT DATA Business Solutions Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

“The APAC region is thriving and having already commenced operations in Vietnam earlier this year, NTT DATA Business Solutions is looking to further expansion in growth markets such as Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines,” adds White. 

Harindran Narayanan, MD, NTT DATA Business Solutions Malaysia, said, “Malaysian companies are increasingly reaching out into global markets as we move toward transforming our nation into a high-income economy.  NTT DATA Business Solutions will now be able to further extend the business services and support we provide to Malaysian companies as they expand into international markets.

“Though our name has been changed, our commitment to delivering unparalleled value to our customers remains the same.  We will continue to leverage our global strength and capability while delivering localised service and flexibility to ensure our customers receive top quality, optimised SAP solutions, hosting and support anywhere in the world,” added Narayanan.

The APAC consolidation of NTT DATA Business Solutions forms part of NTT DATA’s wider global alignment of its foreign subsidiaries to five regions worldwide – Japan, Americas, EMEA, APAC and China – plus the globally active solution company.