T-Systems Becomes SAP-Certified Global Provider of Cloud, Hosting and Application Management Services; SAP® Global Hosting Partner

TROY, Mich., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- T-Systems, a global provider of information and communication technology for multinational corporations and public sector institutions, today announced it is one of eight SAP partners to become an SAP-certified global provider of cloud, hosting and application management services and an SAP® global hosting partner.

SAP-certified providers of cloud, hosting and application management services receive certification from SAP based on their ability to deliver high-quality service operations.

Businesses benefit from T-Systems' expertise offered in support of SAP solutions. For example, over 3.8 million productive users of SAP solutions receive services from T-Systems in support of those solutions, and T-Systems supports 80 percent of all SAP solution-based transactions from the cloud. The support and services provided by T-Systems makes it the No. 1 global provider of dynamically scalable services in support of SAP solutions. T-Systems has more than 500 customers running SAP services via the cloud from T-Systems' data centers located throughout the world, for example, Philips, Deutsche Post DHL and Shell.

"Businesses in a range of sectors, including those in North America, are well positioned to benefit from T-Systems' strong partnership with SAP," noted Heike Auerbach, managing director of T-Systems in North America. "T-Systems' services in support of SAP solutions are tailored to the specific needs of our customers, and offer proven user support, problem resolution, and maintenance and optimization of SAP applications."

About T-Systems
Drawing on a global infrastructure of data centers and networks, T-Systems operates information and communication technology (ICT) systems for multinational corporations and public sector institutions. On this basis, Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer arm provides integrated solutions for the networked future of business and society. Some 48,200 employees at T-Systems combine industry expertise with ICT innovations to add significant value to customers' core business all over the world. The corporate customers unit generated revenue of around EUR 9.2 billion in the 2011 financial year. www.t-systemsus.com.

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