Telecommunications Companies Worldwide Vote for SAP R/3, Further Expanding SAP's Global Industry Market Leadership.WALLDORF, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1998-- MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. (USA), CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. (Brazil), SPT (Sectors Per Track) The number of sectors in one track. TELECOM (Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. ), BSI BSI - British Standards Institute and MGTI(Indonesia), Telecom Eirann (Ireland), Time Telecommunications (Malaysia) Accelerate Adoption of R/3 SAP AG (company) SAP AG - (Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung - German for "Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing") A company from Germany that sells the leading suite of client-server business software. The US branch is called SAP America. , a global provider of leading business software solutions for the telecommunications industry, today announced eight new telecommunications customers worldwide: Bukaka SingTel International (BSI), Companhia Riograndense de Telecomunica Coes (CRT), MCI Communications This article is about MCI before it merged with WorldCom. For other uses, see MCI. MCI Communications was an American telecommunications company that was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the AT&T monopoly of American telephony and Corp., Mitra Global Telekommuni Kasi International (MGTI), SPT TELECOM, Telecom Eirann and Time Telecommunications Sdn Bhd SDN BHD Sendirian Berhad (Malay equivalent to incorporated) . These companies selected SAP R/3(TM) to streamline their business processes and meet the increasingly competitive challenges of a fast-moving and deregulating de·reg·u·late tr.v. de·reg·u·lat·ed, de·reg·u·lat·ing, de·reg·u·lates To free from regulation, especially to remove government regulations from: deregulate the airline industry. telecommunications industry. To compete in today's marketplace, telecommunications companies must provide operational and organizational flexibility, unfailing product and service quality, lower prices, and timely delivery of services. Global IT solutions with integrated application software allow telecommunications companies to satisfy market and customer requirements. The R/3 solution will provide considerable return on a company's investment through more efficient, integrated business processing. Four of the world's five largest telcos have implemented R/3. New SAP customers in Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. showcase an already strong presence in the telecommunications industry. "SAP customers in this market represent half of the top 25 telecommunications companies worldwide," said Harry Tse, director of enterprise applications for the Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. . "This number is even more significant when you realize that these top 25 companies represent an 80 percent share of the market. This demonstrates a sizable commitment to SAP by the industry." New Customers MCI Communications Corp., one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, with 1996 revenues of $18.6 billion, recently signed a contract with SAP to streamline back office financial and procurement activities. "In the past, financial systems have been viewed more as overhead than tools that enhance our ability to compete," said Albert George, vice president of financial systems for MCI Corp. "Our R/3 implementation project, Unison, changes that. It will put enabling technology in the hands of our business partners, increasing their ability to directly access, analyze and manipulate data. This will make our partners more effective and MCI more competitive." In Brazil, CRT (Companhia Riograndense de Telecomunicacoes) recently licensed SAP R/3. Deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. has ended the state monopoly of telecommunications, ushering in Noun 1. ushering in - the introduction of something new; "it signalled the ushering in of a new era" first appearance, introduction, debut, entry, launching, unveiling - the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" new private companies and the privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned of state-owned companies. CRT was going through very deep, fast and strategic process changes due to specific government regulations and increased competition, and needed to streamline and integrate its business processes to thrive in the current business environment in Brazil. The first Brazilian telecommunications company to implement R/3, CRT has 4,000 employees and revenues of $1 billion. "We started a new process to provide our company with a management model appropriated to our current needs," said Cristiano Roberto Tatsch, president of CRT. "This is the reason why we have chosen SAP R/3." SPT TELECOM, a dominant telecommunications provider in the Czech Republic, with revenues of $1 billion, needed a major transformation to bring itself into today's competitive market environment from the prior "planned economy planned economy n → economía planificada planned economy n → économie planifiée planned economy n → " arena while complying with strong governmental regulations. This involved dramatic cost and staff reductions while increasing efficiency and, most important, a complete culture change. The R/3 implementation is supporting a companywide business process reengineering See reengineering. . The full R/3 suite including financials, logistics and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , as well as the R/3-based Cable Solution, will become productive through the next three years for 3,500 users. Bell Canada's Frank Barfuss, director of financial operations and systems said, "R/3 has already substantially improved performance for Bell Canada's procurement and materials management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, functions, and we are quickly expanding the footprint enterprisewide to fully capitalize on the power of integration." As chairperson of the global SAP Telecom Special Interest Group, Barfuss has observed firsthand how quickly SAP is becoming the business solution of choice in the telecommunications industry. "At our first user group meeting in Australia in March 1996, there were fewer than a dozen telcos participating. Today, we count more than 60 member companies worldwide, and that number continues to expand rapidly," Barfuss said. Other significant signings worldwide include Telecom Eirann, Mitra Global Telekommunikasi International (MGTI) and Bukaka SingTel International (BSI) and Time Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Malaysia). MGTI and BSI, known as KSOs, which are joint-venture partners with PT Telekommunikasi in Indonesia, will install Financials, Logistics and Human Resources modules. SAP Commitment "We are very pleased to have successful partnerships with so many telecommunications companies around the world," said Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann, executive board member, SAP AG. "SAP is vigorously committed to the telecom industry and to the success of our customers in this market. We will continue to strengthen this commitment by working closely with new as well as current customers to develop robust solutions that enhance their business processes in the rapidly changing telecommunications arena." The comprehensive R/3 business solution for telecommunications offers a full range of modules that support enterprise, management and business support processes for telephone service providers, cable and television broadcasting, and satellite and cellular communications companies. SAP, with more than 120 telecom customers worldwide, provides a comprehensive business applications framework for large telecom organizations as well as a powerful, flexible and scalable business solution for smaller enterprises including start-up companies. About SAP SAP is a market and technology leader in client/server enterprise application software, providing comprehensive solutions for companies of all sizes and all industry sectors. Cultivating innovative technologies on a solid foundation of business experience, SAP delivers scalable solutions that enable its customers to continually improve upon best business practices. SAP products empower people to respond quickly and decisively to dynamic market conditions, helping businesses achieve and maintain a competitive advantage. Founded in 1972, SAP is based in Walldorf, Germany, and employs more than 12,000 people at offices in more than 40 countries who are dedicated to providing a high level of support and service for the more than 12,000 installations of R/3 worldwide. SAP's World Wide Web site can be found at http://www.sap.com/ . -0- SAP, R/3, and all SAP product and service names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: SAP AG Gerhard J. Rickes, +49 6227 74-4217, gerhard.rickes@sap-ag.de or SAP America Narina Sippy, 617/672-6646, narina.sippy@sap-ag.de SAP America Marlene Petter, 610/725-4023, marlene.petter@sap-ag.de or Waggener Edstrom, Anne Reeve, 503/245-0905 anner@wagged.com |
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