Leading Middle Eastern wholesale player implements SAP ERP platform for better management of its end-to-end processes

Bangalore, India July 09, 2009 - Keane, Inc., a global services firm that specializes in optimizing information technology (IT) investments, today announced that it has been selected as the SAP implementation partner for Jaleel Holdings, across its subsidiaries Jaleel Wholesale Point, Jaleel FMCG Distribution and J Mart Supermarket.

The implementation will help Jaleel Holdings reduce inventory holdings, increase product range and yet have a good rotation of products, bringing in transparency and better controlling measures throughout the organization. It will also help determine customer requirements better thereby improve the ability to serve them.

"Jaleel, with their unique combination of wholesale and retail businesses, coupled with their large presence in food services distribution, is a strategic win for us in the Middle East. Jaleel will also have the early adapter advantage of aligning them with a world-class ERP like SAP through our retail industry best business practice implementation process." said Mr. Ravi Mahalingam, Vice President, Keane Middle East "We are confident that we will be able to help them achieve a seamless transition from their legacy to SAP ERP."

"Jaleel Holdings has had a rapid growth in the last few years and having a large scale market expansion plan in mind, we are constantly re-inventing ourselves and adapting to changing market dynamics." said Mr. Sameer Mohammed, Managing Director- Jaleel Holdings.

The solution footprint for Keane's implementation covers the core ERP processes across finance, supply chain, human capital and business intelligence, as well as integration with their retail point of sales solution and van sales solution.

Talking about its partnership with Keane Mr. Abdul Gafoor Kunhu Mohamed, Executive Director at Jaleel Holdings further added that, "A compelling combination of experience, approach, and expertise made Keane a distinct partner of choice for Jaleel. Our SAP ERP implementation will enable us to achieve growth, productivity, process standardization, and customer satisfaction."

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About Keane
Keane partners with businesses and government agencies to optimize IT investments by delivering exceptional evolution, operation, and maintenance of mission-critical systems and business processes.  A US company with a large offshore capability, Keane combines local knowledge and local senior leadership with scalable global delivery that results in low-risk, actionable, cost-effective services and solutions - and a partnership that feels like an extension of your organization.

In business since 1965, Keane is an agile, full-service IT services firm headquartered in the United States with approximately 12,000 employees globally. For more information on Keane's services, solutions, products, and locations, please visit www.keane.com

About Jaleel Holdings
The first outlet under the Jaleel Holdings umbrella in UAE was founded by the Hon. Chairman, Mr. M.V. Kunhumohamed in 1972. With operations spanning across UAE and Oman, staff strength of over 1300 employees, a product portfolio of over 15,000 different SKUs and a fleet of above 200 vehicles, the Group clocked annual revenue of over AED 1 Billion in 2008, showcasing tremendous growth and consistent success across all its established ventures.

Jaleel Holdings owns Jaleel Wholesale Point, Jaleel FMCG Distribution, J Mart Supermarket, Jaleel Fruits & Vegetables, Al Jaleeb Trading & Obaid & Sameer Trading.  It also has major investments in Eastern Condiments Middle East, Teejan Al Jaleelah & Catalyst Systems & Solutions. Jaleel Wholesale Point has grown from one outlet in 2004 to 10 today.  It is the largest wholesaler of Fast Moving Consumer Goods in UAE today. 

For further details contact:
Salma Khan
Gutenberg Communications
salma@gutenbergpr.com
+91 9916448550

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