VALTECH : Receives Partner Impact Award At SAP® North America Field Kick-Off Meeting 2012

Valtech today announced it has been named the SAP^® Services Partner of the Year-Specialty Consulting Supplier-North America. Partner Impact awards were presented by SAP Americas (NYSE: SAP) during the SAP® North America Field Kick-Off Meeting (FKOM) 2012, held Jan. 17-19 in New Orleans, La., to the top-performing SAP channel partners and SAP services partners in North America for outstanding contributions that impact overall SAP sales and pipeline-generation goals.

"We are honored to be named the SAP Services Partner of the Year-Specialty Consulting Supplier in North America," said Shouvik Bhattacharyya, CEO and managing director, North America, Asia-Pacific & MEA, Valtech. "Our strategy to build digital platforms is greatly enabled by SAP's cutting-edge technology products. SAP's products enable our customers to become more competitive, increase their revenue and implement best practices. We are excited about the new digital technologies and platforms from SAP, including analytics, performance improvement and mobility."

Selected from SAP's wide-ranging North American partner base, nominations for the SAP Partner Impact awards were based on internal SAP sales data. A steering committee composed of regional and global SAP representatives determined winning partners in each category according to numerous criteria such as sales achievement and performance. As the recipient of a 2012 Partner Impact award, Valtech has been honored as the SAP Services Partner of the Year-Specialty Consulting Supplier in North America. Winners will receive strong recognition from the SAP field for their accomplishments.

Valtech received the award during the SAP North America FKOM 2012, an annual gathering of SAP executives, SAP field employees and partners to learn about SAP's strategy, sales methodology, best practices, business growth opportunities and product innovations. The theme of this year's meeting, "Run Better Win Bigger," prominently featured SAP's innovation story focusing on its core pillars - analytics, applications, cloud, mobility and in-memory computing - as well as solutions for industries and lines of business on a consistent core. A focus of the event was on helping SAP's strong partner ecosystem succeed in 2012 by providing visibility into SAP's company direction, education on products, networking opportunities, and exposure to SAP leaders. SAP and its partners help customers adopt innovation easily, gain results rapidly, grow sustainably and ultimately run better with SAP solutions. This year's North America FKOM hosted more than 4,000 attendees from the U.S. and Canada.

"Our partners' regional, industry and solution expertise play a crucial role in driving game-changing co-innovation and expanding our market reach and customer touch points," said John Graham, head of Volume Markets and Ecosystem & Channels, SAP America, Inc. "As a recipient of a 2012 SAP Partner Impact award, we recognize Valtech's commitment and efforts in developing and growing its partnership with SAP and driving customer success."

Valtech has been working with SAP for 13 years and has a history of successful implementations, with initial focus on the public sector, which has now expanded into the commercial space. Valtech's seasoned consultants also help with integration of SAP's products with other digital platforms.

About Valtech

Valtech [EURONEXT Paris: FR0004155885 - LTE] is a pioneering global company in the technology, agile and digital space, with approximately 1,500 employees and a presence in eight countries, including France, the U.K., Germany, Sweden, Denmark, the U.S., India and Korea. As a full-service digital powerhouse, Valtech delivers value to its customers at all stages of a digital project, from strategic consulting to design, conception, development and optimization of business-critical digital platforms. Through its demonstrated commitment to innovation and agility, Valtech helps global brands build business value and increase revenues through digital technologies while optimizing time to market and ROI. Valtech's practice in support of SAP solutions has deep expertise in legacy and emerging digital technologies.

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