Kingdom-based Energy Player to Benefit from Best-in-Class ERP Technology

Implemented by Zamil Tata Information Services and INCAT

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - September  11, 2007 - SAP Arabia today announced that Sahara Petrochemicals Company ("Sahara") will soon begin the implementation of  an SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that will leverage SAP's industry expertise and broad functionalities to connect its various operations, enabling the reduction of business process costs.

The Saudi public joint stock company, headquartered in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh capital, was created to be one of the leading chemical groups in the country.

Sahara's SAP ERP project named 'Al-Nufud' - to be implemented by Saudi-based Zamil Tata Information Services (ZTIS), in partnership with India's INCAT, a Tata Technologies company - will centralize several mission-critical processes, such as financial reporting and human resources.

"Technology is playing an increasingly important role in the way in which companies function, as it introduces process and policy.  SAP technology, in particular, is an excellent tool which we are using to add value to our internal enterprise resource planning (ERP) processes," said Esam Himdy, executive president, Sahara Petrochemical Company.

 "Zamil TATA Information Services Co. has a well-established network in the region and was selected by Sahara for the project implementation because we believe their focus on business solutions gives them an edge over their competitors," added Himdy.

Sahara spokespeople have confirmed that the Al-Nufud project will standardize and apply best business practices, allowing Sahara and its affiliates to compete more effectively in the market place. 

Al-Nufud is composed of several modules, each reflecting the various company activities. Each module will be selected according to its priority to the company. At this stage financial reporting and human resources will receive top priority. Other activities will follow in line with company development plans.

The Sahara installation of mySAP® ERP Chemical Baseline Package, using SAP Best Practices for the petrochemical sector, is the first in the region.

"The Al-Nufud project is exciting for us because we believe that ZTIS has a great deal to offer Sahara, based on our extensive experience implementing SAP implementations for many of the Kingdom's largest customers.  We are proud to be working with SAP Arabia on this important project," said Abdulla M. Al Zamil, chairman of ZTIS, which has Saudi Arabia branch offices in Jeddah, Khobar, and Riyadh.

Commenting on this significant development Samir Yajnik, COO INCAT Asia-Pacific said:
"INCAT's experience of implementing similar globally delivered solutions for large companies and their partners would help to make this implementation a success. We share a longstanding relationship with Zamil TATA for SAP implementations in the gulf region, and we are proud to be a critical part of the Sahara professional services team."

"Sahara's Al-Nufud project represents the very positive transformation we are witnessing among many companies in Saudi Arabia, a shift toward best-practice in the way they operate," said Essam Enany, President, SAP Arabia. "SAP technology facilitates that shift because it has a proven track record by industry sector.  With SAP, real and measurable process improvement is possible and on a timeline which customers dictate."

SAP is the worldwide market leader in ERP software, according to a comprehensive new study by Gartner, the independent industry analyst group.

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About Sahara Petrochemical Company
Sahara Petrochemical Company "Sahara", a Saudi joint stock company with a paid up capital of SR. 1.875 billion. The company was established to be one of the Kingdom's leading industrial castles in Chemical and Petrochemical sectors.  The first manufacturing affiliates (Al Waha ) is to produce 450,000 MT/ Year of Polypropylene scheduled for mechanical completion and start up by end of  2008. Also Sahara is a joint venture partner with Tasnee National Company and Basell in the Cracker and LLDPE / HDPE projects which scheduled for mechanical completion and plant start up by 3rd Q of, 2008. In addition to that Sahara Petrochemical Company and  Saudi Arabian Mining Company  forming  joint venture ( 50/50) Saudi Limited Liability Company  that will own, construct and operate a 250,000  MT/Year of  Caustic Chlorine and 300,000 MT/Year of  Ethylene Di Chloride plants . www.saharapcc.com  

About ZTIS
Zamil Tata (Int'l) Information Services Co. Ltd. (ZTIS) is a joint venture between Zamils and TATAs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The main objective of this alliance is to offer state-of-the-art Consulting, Business Solutions & Technology Services various industry segments. ZTIS delivers a wide variety of services and solutions to the customers through partnering with INCAT, a Tata Technologies company.

In ERP, ZTIS help customers improve their business processes through an integrated flow of information and by the adoption of best practices. It uses proven SAP implementation methodology to enable customers to achieve benefits in a quick and cost-effective manner. INCAT maintain one the largest SAP practice in India and also support SAP worldwide. We have over 1000 consultants trained on SAP. We provide Business Solution Consulting, SAP implementation and Upgrade services. In addition, it provides SAP support and training services. Additional information on www.zamiltataiis.com, and www.incat.com 

About INCAT
INCAT, founded in 1989, is a Tata Technologies company. The Company is a global leader in Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO) and Enterprise IT Services to the global manufacturing industry. INCAT, through its pragmatic approach to engineering and manufacturing processes; and its unique-in-the-industry Global Delivery Model, delivers best-in-class solutions for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Enterprise Resource Management (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Application Development and Maintenance (ADM) to the world's leading automotive, aerospace and durable goods manufacturers and their suppliers.

INCAT is headquartered in the United States (Novi, Mich.), India (Pune) and Germany (Stuttgart). Tata Technologies is headquartered in Singapore. INCAT has a combined global work force of more than 3,000 employees serving clients worldwide from facilities in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.   

For more information please visit www.incat.com

For more information contact: bkumar@zamiltataiis.com

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