AT&T in hosting agreement with SAP America; named preferred SAP hosting provider

19 February 2008

AT&T Inc has announced a joining of forces with SAP America Inc., in a three-year marketing agreement that will see AT&T serve as a primary SAP hosting partner, and providing independent hosting services for business customers headquartered in North America. 

Effective today, SAP America's sales and marketing team will begin referring those companies whose annual revenues exceed $200 million to AT&T for hosting services.

By combining AT&T's global Internet Protocol (IP) network and hosting and applications services capabilities with SAP's global expertise in enterprise software, businesses will receive simplified, full-service solutions that will allow them to deliver critical applications to their end users. 

"SAP is pleased to welcome AT&T as a new strategic SAP hosting partner," said Greg Tomb, president and CEO, SAP North America. "AT&T's reputation for high-quality enterprise services complements SAP's commitment to deliver sustainable and cost-effective solutions to our customers."

The announcement is the latest milestone in AT&T's overall efforts to provide world-class applications-management services and support to companies.

It builds upon the expertise gained when AT&T acquired application service provider 'USinternetworking' (USi) in October 2006. In 2007, the global application-management services market totalled more than $25 billion, and it is expected to grow, according to IDC.