15 October 2002

 
Satyam Computer Services, a diverse end-to-end IT Solutions provider is showcasing its domain competency for the Oil and Gas industry during its participation at GITEX 2002, as part of the Dubai Internet City (DIC) pavilion. An SEI CMM level 5 company, Satyam offers a range of expertise that makes it possible to service the complex IT needs of its customers, through a seamless organisational mechanism. 


“Customer intimacy and continuous competency enhancement have been the pillars of Satyam’s growth and gives us the competitive edge. GITEX provides us with an opportunity to meet a lot of our current and prospective customers once again, and share our enhanced solution portfolio and domain competences. Being part of the DIC pavilion also gives us the opportunity to meet with the many high profile delegations visiting GITEX 2002," says Ajith Menon, Director, Middle East & Africa operations.
Satyam’s key focus area at GITEX 2002 will be the increasing prospects of the Oil and Gas industry. Today, the online trade in petrochemicals is to the tune of $27 billion. Online sales for natural gas were projected to increase from $23.6 billion in 2000 to USD 43.4 billion in 2001, which constitutes 8.2% of the total volume in the natural gas sector. For companies in the forefront of this e-commerce revolution, Satyam’s eMarketplace capabilities help make this vision a reality with the shortest lead times, highest quality standards and cost effective and time-tested solutions. The RightSourcing Model helps "deliver tomorrow’s IT solutions today". This model gives customers the advantage of Satyam’s onsite, offshore and offsite delivery capabilities from offices and development centers spread across the world to optimize time to market and better utilize the resources. 

 
Satyam currently has an active customer base of over 260 customers, 67 of which are Fortune 500 companies (three of these rank in the top five). Satyam’s strong quality focus, presence in 43 countries, state-of-the-art solution centers across the world, backed with highly specialized professionals has made it one of the fastest growing companies not only in India, but also in the world. The company is a one-stop solution for design, implementation and management of Information Technology operations for its customers. Satyam also addresses various generic IT requirements such as Application development, Maintenance, ERP Implementation & Maintenance and Legacy Migration. Satyam has tie-ups with most of the tier-one vendors globally.
The company has a large customer base of around 100 in the Middle East including ADNOC distribution, UAE; the other organisations within the UAE are Emarat, Etisalat, National Drilling Company, Emirates Airlines, Dubai Duty Free, Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zone Authority and the Dubai Technology, E-Commerce and Media Free Zone; Kuwait National Petroleum, Kuwait; Oman Trading Establishment, Oman; Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, Bahrain; Qassim Cement Company, Saudi Arabia; Qatar Petrochemical Company Ltd, Qatar and QTel in Qatar. Satyam also has several of the international oil majors as clients.
Satyam has partnered with many of the best breed technology providers in these and other solution areas:
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
  • Enterprise Asset Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence
  • Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
  • e-Procurement and Marketplaces.

Their partners include IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, SAS and Siebel. While the alliance partner provides the software application, Satyam offers professional services including business process consulting, systems integration, custom application development, content development and other consulting and implementation expertise.
Various representatives from Satyam’s competency groups are on hand to network with visitors during GITEX. The company intends to create brand awareness, increase sales and build on the existing database during the course of the exhibition.
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About Dubai Internet City: 


Dubai Internet City (DIC) provides a Knowledge Economy Ecosystem that is designed to support the business development of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies. It is the Middle East's biggest IT infrastructure, built inside a free trade zone, and has the largest commercial Internet Protocol Telephony system in the world. The cluster of ICT companies in DIC comprise of Software Development, Business Services, Web Based & e-Commerce, Consultancy, Education & Training, Sales & Marketing and Back Office Operations.
DIC provides a scalable, state-of-the-art technology platform which allows companies looking to provide cost-effective business process outsourcing (BPO) services such as Call Centre operations. DIC provides an environment that attracts each and every element of the value chain for an ICT business into the community. DIC has developed programs that could be leveraged by the ICT community to explore and expand 'Channel Development' opportunities. 

 


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