Amman - STS, a leading IT services and enterprise solutions provider in the region, announced its cooperation with Al Rajhi Cement, a subsidiary of Al Rajhi Group, Saudi Arabia to deploy Sun Microsystem's infrastructure, hardware servers and storage to run enterprise Resource Planning Solution (ERP) based on Oracle E-Business Suite.
Al Rajhi's Prime initiative is to build up a new IT environment to automate the group's operations and procedures. Deployment of ERP on Sun hardware provided a level of system functionality that would immediately improve expandability and flexibility to support Al Rajhi's growth. Similarly important was STS' exceptional role in implementing Sun's cutting-edge solutions based on the latest multi-core multi-thread UltraSPARC T2 processor known as the fastest commodity processor and the most energy efficient "system on a chip". It is worth mentioning, STS also managed all aspects of Sun's services that included designing, sizing, capacity planning, back-up strategies, and 24 x 7 mission critical support to meet Al Rajhi's business requirements.
Sighting the importance of this cooperation, Mr. Samer Berekdar, CEO of Al-Rajhi Cement said: "The advanced solutions Al Rajhi Cement is incorporating are significant to our company and its growth. Having deployed an ERP solution on Sun hardware will robustly provide a level of system functionality and improve the day-to-day business operations. Our partnership with STS comes in line with our strategy to partner with the best in their fields, and provide the optimum satisfaction for our customers."
Humam Mufti, STS General Manager said: "This is a time where IT and IT solutions are playing a central role for all sectors. We are proud to announce our partnership with an esteemed organization such as Al Rajhi Cement, and consider it a distinguishing vote of confidence in our work. We will always strive to meet the needs of our clients and by providing them the best-of-breed products and services that will ultimately enhance efficiency and growth."
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About STS:
Since its establishment in 1989, STS has contributed significantly to the growth and development of IT field. STS has offices in Jordan, UAE, Palestine, Iraq and Syria; in addition to distributors in most of the MENA countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar, and Oman. STS has developed strong partnerships with worldwide industry leading companies, such as Dell, Microsoft, Sun, IBM, CISCO, Arcot and has been the Master Distributor of Hypercom in MENA since 1996. STS serves over 400 corporate customers in MENA mainly distributed in the financial services, telecommunications and government sectors.
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