Atos : identified as a Leader in NelsonHall’s NEAT vendor evaluation for SAP HANA and S/4HANA Services Worldwide

Paris, October 26 2017

Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces that it has been named a Leader by global research and advisory firm NelsonHallin its latest NEAT vendor evaluation on SAP HANA and S/4HANA Services.

The NelsonHall NEAT vendor evaluation study assesses the abilities of 12 service providers to deliver SAP HANA and S/4HANA services worldwide, against their 'ability to deliver immediate benefit' and their 'ability to meet future requirements'. Atos was positioned as a Leader in both categories.

The NelsonHall report identifies the following strengths of Atos in SAP HANA and S/4HANA services:

• Full suite of HANA and S/4HANA offerings including consulting, migration, management, operations, and hardware
• Significant organizational focus on growing HANA and S/4HANA
• HANA migration experience at significant scale
• Broad geographic delivery footprint
• Clearly defined target verticals and geographies
• Partnerships providing access to niche capabilities
• Broad infrastructure client footprint to target for HANA migrations
• Partnership with Inventy is key in supporting SAP services with its PERFORMER FOR SAP platform

Atos has end-to-end expertise in SAP-driven solutions strengthened by its 32-year partnership with SAP. Leveraging a team of 12,950 experts in more than 40 countries and the experience gained in supporting more than 3 million SAP users, it delivers a full range of solutions to clients across a range of markets. It has notably delivered one of the largest SAP HANA deployments to date using its best-in-class bullion™ appliances, with end-to-end delivery and operation.

According to David McIntire, IT Services Research Director, NelsonHall: 'Atos' position as a Leader in NelsonHall'sSAP HANA and S/4HANA Services NEAT evaluation is driven by its comprehensive HANA and S/4HANA offering as well as key partnerships, which provide access to niche capabilities.'

Elaborating on Atos' role as a leader in SAP, Axel von Kleist, Global Head of Atos Business Accelerators said:'We are proud to be recognized as a Leader inSAP HANA and S/4HANA Services by NelsonHall. This ranking further validates our extensive experience and end-to-end capability in mastering SAP HANA products, which includes awareness and visioning, strategy and design, deployment and simplification, and run and improvement services. Together with our 32-year partnership with SAP, this makes us the end-to-end SAP provider and go-to partner for business transformation.'

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About Atos

Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with approximately 100,000 employees in 72 countries and annual revenue of around € 12 billion. European number one in Big Data, Cybersecurity, High Performance Computing and Digital Workplace, the Group provides Cloud services, Infrastructure & Data Management, Business & Platform solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payment industry. With its cutting-edge technologies, digital expertise and industry knowledge, Atos supports the digital transformation of its clients across various business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Energy & Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications and Transportation. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline. Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index.

About NelsonHall

NelsonHall is the leading global analyst firm dedicated to helping organizations understand the 'art of the possible' in next generation IT and business services. With analysts in the U.S., U.K., and Continental Europe, NelsonHall provides buy-side organizations with detailed, critical information on markets and vendors that helps them make fast and highly informed sourcing decisions. And for vendors, NelsonHall provides deep knowledge of market dynamics and user requirements to help them hone their go-to-market strategies. NelsonHall's research is rigorous and all-original, and widely respected for the quality, depth and insight of its analysis.

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