Mahindra Satyam signs deal with Omani government
08 Mar 2011
The IT arm of the M&M Group, Mahindra Satyam, which had acquired the scam-tainted Satyam Computers today announced that its Oracle Practice has signed a contract with Omran, the company mandated by the government of Oman to deliver major projects and manage tourism assets and investments, in association with Bahwan IT, Mahindra Satyam's local partner in Oman to implement Oracle ERP.
''We selected Mahindra Satyam as our partner for the Oracle ERP implementation because we recognised its excellence and competence and the result of years of global Oracle experience,'' said Eng Wael bin Ahmed Al Lawati, chief executive officer, Omran. ''Mahindra Satyam and Oracle's solutions will support Omran at all levels and will help streamline the various units and enable an orderly growth of our business.''
Mahindra Satyam's implementation of the ERP system will include solutions across finance, HRMS, payroll and procurement functions. This will help Omran standardise and automate business processes across its units, thereby enabling faster decision making, providing better service to all its stakeholders.
The solution will help automate most organisational functions and provide improved business processes for Omran.
Speaking on this occasion, Bobby Gupta, vice president and head of MENA, Mahindra Satyam said, ''This contract is a manifestation of our ability to provide specialised solutions in the field of e-governance and also underlines the upshot of our strategic partnership with Oracle and our expertise in implementing enterprise ready Oracle solutions.
We look forward to helping Omran deliver fast, accurate business decisions and provide exceptional value to its numerous employees more effectively. We view this win as an opportunity to strengthen our presence in Oman and Middle East and extend our technology and expertise here.''
Omran is mandated by the government of Oman to deliver major projects and manage tourism assets and investments. This is in line with the government's vision of positioning tourism as a major economic driver of the future and as a generator of employment.
Mahindra Satyam development and delivery centers in the US, Canada, Brazil, the UK, Hungary, Egypt, UAE, India, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia serve numerous clients, including many Fortune 500 organisations.
