NTT DATA and Extend Technologies Step up SAP Leadership on a Global Level

Date: 11 Feb 2011

A new powerhouse in the SAP market has been formed - NTT DATA Group 

 Tokyo / Sydney 11 February 2011 - NTT DATA, Tokyo, and Extend Technologies, Sydney, Australia,
and in conjunction with itelligence AG - announced today the launch of the SAP Global One Team
Initiative. This Initiative brings all the SAP related resources of NTT DATA under one umbrella, and
creates a powerful new systems integration team in the SAP ecosystem. For globally operating
customers in particular, access to the network will guarantee a uniform level of high quality SAP
solutions worldwide and SAP projects delivered with unsurpassed customer satisfaction. NTT DATA
Group will put a strong focus on innovation, and provide comprehensive SAP services leveraging
Best Practices and Global Delivery for customers worldwide.

The SAP Global One Team Initiative will coordinate the NTT DATA Group's diverse SAP activities:
the-state-of-the-art SAP Industry Solutions, Global Roll-out/In Methodologies, 24-365 Hosting
Services plus well-educated and high quality Project Managers, Consultants and Developers.

NTT DATA Group will provide end-to-end SAP services for Global Companies "as a One Stop Shop".

Steve Watts, President, SAP Asia Pacific Japan said, "The value of the SAP Global One Team
Initiative is compelling. It brings together domain-specific best practices, skills and resources from
high-growth, successful businesses around the world.

This synergy allows us, together with our Partners, to deliver almost immediate value to Customers by
enabling them to decide better, operate better and become more agile, by rapidly deploying an
optimal SAP landscape."

Customers' Challenges

In order to stay ahead of their competitors global companies of all industries face the challenge to
unify and standardise their complex information systems landscape globally while still staying in
control of their investments in information systems. In today's economic situation customers say, "We
want to implement SAP which has become a de-facto-standard for today's leading companies, but we
have to reduce the cost of development and operation while keeping quality standards high".
Now, NTT DATA Group is expanding its SAP business globally by establishing the new SAP Global
One Team Initiative by fostering strong bonding between its entities to provide customers with best
practices delivered from all over the world with one face.

The SAP Global One Team Initiative organisation (as of February 2011)

• 11 companies in the world
• Covering 29 countries
• 5,000+ SAP consultants

The SAP Global One Team

• Business Formula (M) Sdn Bhd: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Extend Technologies Group Holdings Pty Ltd: Brisbane, Australia
• JSOL Corporation: Tokyo, Japan
• Intelligroup, Inc: New Jersey, U.S.A
• itelligence AG: Bielefeld, Germany
• Keane International, Inc: Massachusetts, U.S.A
• NTT DATA Corporation: Tokyo, Japan
• NTT DATA Asia Pacific Pte.Ltd: Singapore
• NTT DATA Solfis Corporation: Tokyo, Japan
• NTT DATA WAVE Corporation: Tokyo, Japan
• QUNIE Corporation: Tokyo, Japan

Customer Benefits

The SAP Global One Team has launched dedicated task forces to best leverage SAP business
synergies in the following areas:

SAP Industry Solutions:
• Sharing SAP Industry Solutions, templates, tools, accelerators, and collaborating in the areas
of SAP upgrades and testing. The team will also develop tools and intellectual property that
will differentiate the NTT DATA Group.
• Providing a global methodology, e.g. roll-in/out methodology for global companies using best
practices. Consolidating our know-how on global SAP templates and making them available
to our global customers. In addition, developing new SAP global templates based on
customers' feedback from all over the world.
• Global templates will be adapted to the specific needs of each country by our local SAP
Consultants.

Smart Network of Resources:
• Global SAP consultants will provide 24/7 services to our customers. This will shorten delivery
times and accelerate the innovation we bring to our customers.
• Hosting services around the clock. NTT DATA Group will provide 24 hour hosting services,
which will reduce customers' TCO and risk due to our certified SAP Consultants.

Global Project Management:
• Provide well educated Project Managers with excellent project track records and the
necessary certifications including certificates from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Future activities:
• NTT DATA Group will focus on Innovation, and will conduct research and development in new
technologies like In Memory, Mobility, cloud computing and more.

"The SAP Global One Team Initiative is a win-win for customers, employees, stakeholders and SAP,"
said Max White, Managing Director, Extend Technologies. "This Initiative will open up new business
and growth opportunities for Extend via the existing NTT DATA global network, which reaches into the
Asia Pacific region and beyond. It also provides us with access to new resources and expertise, which
will benefit our current and future customers. A singular focus on SAP as the strategic enterprise
backbone of choice will ensure we deliver unparalleled value to our customers."

"Extend has grown rapidly in Australia since its launch in 2003", continued White. "Our success is
based on deep relationships with customers, innovative thinking, a supportive working environment, a
dynamic management team and a commitment to superior customer service."

"We remain committed to these core principles and will continue to foster the values and relationships
that make our business successful, both locally and at a global level," says White.