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Enterprise Resource Planning: ABAS Software AG Is Featured At Indo-German
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With its constant economic growth, India
offers potential for successful business relationships. Around 40 Germans
and Indians gathered in the International Department of the Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology (KIT) on March 11th, 2009, for the Indo-German
network meeting for the field of ICT (Information and Communications
Technology). Representatives from ABAS Software AG were among them.
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March 21, 2009 ( PowerHomeBiz ) -
Germany - With its
constant economic growth, India offers potential for successful business
relationships. Around 40 Germans and Indians gathered in the International
Department of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) on March 11th,
2009, for the Indo-German network meeting for the field of ICT (Information
and Communications Technology). Representatives from ABAS Software AG were
among them.
Two introductory presentations provided a basis for a long evening of
discussions. Ashant Chalasani presented the Indo-German Software Competence
Network (Indescon), located in Stuttgart, and discussed developments in
Indo-German business relationships. Peter Forscht, COO of the
internationally operating ABAS Software AG, spoke about the growth of the
ERP provider in countries outside of Germany and about the foundations for
the successful cooperation it has had with India since 2007.
The philosophy of the abas network: Independence, cooperation,
responsibility The guests from India showed great interest in the philosophy
ABAS uses to expand its partner network worldwide. The Karlsruhe company
does not run any distribution centers on its own. The worldwide network of
abas partners independently distribute the software, install it for
customers, and take on responsibility for the projects. “We want our
partners to have fun with their work. The profit that they earn belongs to
them. That is the best guarantee for success,” concludes Forscht.
ABAS Software AG develops the abas Business Software (ERP, PPS, WWS,
eBusiness) and supports its partners through sales training and continued
training in the software, second level support, marketing measures and
accompanies them during their first few projects. For their part, the
partners must participate in certification training courses from the company
every year. This guarantees that all partners are equally well-informed
about the software.
The local partners in the various countries understand their customers’
needs better on site than the abas headquarters could do from Karlsruhe,
Germany. ABAS has grown to include partners in 32 countries which each have
their own cultural and legal particularities. Another advantage is that the
partners are actually more demanding than abas’s own sales department when
it comes to their customers’ requests. This may not always be convenient for
the developers, but it is very effective for the continued development of
the abas Business Software."
ABAS in India ABAS Software AG is represented by its Indian partners in
the cities of Mumbai and Chennai. It is a big country and the economy has
reached a point in its development where ERP systems are a very important
topic. Therefore, ABAS is searching for further partnership opportunities in
India. While around 85 percent of midsize companies in Germany use ERP
software, in India the amount is only five percent. “Many Indian companies
previously believed that they could save money by using an ERP system they
developed themselves.” In the meantime many have recognized the advantages
of software which has benefited from many years of experience and which is
continuously being upgraded and expanded. Indian users therefore also
benefit from developments originating from project experience from other
countries,” explains Forscht.
Network meeting shortly after the CeBIT 2009 trade fair The meeting was
consciously planned two days after the end of the CeBIT 2009 trade fair so
that the Indian IT providers could visit the network meeting in Karlsruhe as
part of their trip to the trade fair. The event was organized by Ashant
Chalasani of Indescon, Michael Kurth of the Carl Benz School of the
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and Ralf Eichhorn of the
Indo-German Network and the Economic Development Department of Karlsruhe.
The following people also participated in a round table discussion: Dr.
Orestis Terzidis - SAP Research, David Hermann - CyberForum, Frank
Pflugfelder – Karlsruher Messe und Kongress GmbH, Catherine Ledig – ADEC
France.
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PRESS CONTACT: Tatjana Erkert ABAS Software AG
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