SAP Asia and RWD today announced that Genovate Solutions
Pte Ltd will now incorporate SAP Learning Solutions in
its product portfolio in 10 countries across Asia, excluding
Australia, New Zealand and Japan. This acquisition covers
all the assigned territories, which, for RWD products,
is inclusive of the Middle East - GCC (Gulf Cooperative
Council) and places Genovate as the prime distributor for
both SAP and RWD learning solutions software in these territories.
With the acquisition, Genovate will manage the Learning
Solutions business, including existing customers, learning
solutions professionals and future business developments
in the pipeline. SAP Asia and RWD Technologies were formerly
joint owners of SAP Learning Solutions, which deliver end-user
solutions to SAP customers throughout the region.
“ We are delighted to have the opportunity to deepen our ongoing relationship
with Genovate across the region,” said Robert Armstrong, senior vice president,
Education, SAP Asia. “With this enhancement to our relationship with RWD
and Genovate, our customers are assured they will continue to receive the best
learning solutions to meet their needs throughout Asia and will further extend
our presence in the learning solutions sector. Genovate’s strong service
capability, coupled with their deep understanding of change management and knowledge
transfer, will be enhanced through the acquisition of SAP Learning Solutions
capabilities, strengthening their value proposition to their customers.”
Headquartered in Singapore, Genovate offers business solutions, product
development, Enterprise Scale IT training and education services. The
company is SAP’s training partner in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia
and the western states of India, and generates a significant portion
of its revenue from SAP-related activities including training, consultancy
and maintenance. Genovate is also an SAP channel partner for the customization
and delivery of SAP Solutions for Small and Midsize Businesses in asset-intensive
industries like Heavy Machinery and Equipment, Transport, Construction
and Auxiliary Transport Services. Working with SAP and SAP’s
Technology Partners, Genovate provides SMBs with solutions to track
the complete lifecycle of strategic and physical assets including planning,
deployment, maintenance and retirement.
“This three-pronged alliance with SAP and RWD is part of our strategy to
grow our business in the region and reinforce our commitment to our customers.
By working closely with SAP’s field teams in each of the 10 Asian markets,
we can tap onto their global best practices and local knowledge, as well as RWD’s
expertise in end-user training and performance solutions. Working together, we
will deliver products and services which will increase our customers’ productivity
and improve their return on investment,” said Anton Ravindran, CEO and
co-founder, Genovate Solutions.
“ We are pleased to embark on a new relationship with Genovate,” said
Dr. Robert W. Deutsch, chairman and CEO, RWD Technologies. “The relationship
supports RWD’s core mission of bringing people and technology together.
RWD and Genovate are proactively solving one of the most challenging human performance
issues in today’s enterprise – helping users rapidly learn new software
technology and use its power to improve business performance.”
RWD will focus on key Asia Pacific markets including Australia and
Japan. The company will continue to work with SAP in the development
of User Learning Solutions globally, and is SAP’s preferred
partner for end user training and performance solutions. The alliance
between SAP and RWD has already resulted in the successful support
of more than 300 customers globally with end-user products and services.
SAP Learning Solution delivers customized, collaborative learning across
the extended enterprise - to employees, partners, and customers.
It offers a blended learning solution that supports both traditional
classroom training and modern e-learning methods. SAP Learning Solutions
also consists of Analysis and Planning Services, Change Management
Services, Human Performance Improvement, Solution implementation
and User Training and Performance Support Services.
About Genovate
Genovate Solutions Pte Ltd was established in Singapore, and is currently
a market leader for Business Applications and Software Solutions/
Consulting; as well as a provider of value-added educational programs
and quality training services in this region. Genovate also has offices
in Malaysia, Korea, Australia, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Genovate’s
Consulting and Solution Partners include: SAP, IBM, Sun Microsystems.
The synergy Genovate has created by leveraging on the power of these
valued partnerships is unprecedented when it is viewed in relation
to its competitors. Genovate is the partner with SAP for training
in Singapore and Malaysia and the Western States of India. Genovate’s
solutions development clients have included some of the premier businesses
in this part of the World, namely Standard Chartered Bank, the Business
Financial Services Group, SembCorp, HBO, The Economist Magazine,
Fujitsu, Hitachi, and various other MNCs.
About RWD Technologies, Inc.
RWD Technologies is a professional services and products company with
headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, which provides a broad range
of technology solutions to the business problems confronting Fortune
1000 companies. RWD has three operational segments: Performance Solutions,
Enterprise Systems, and Applied Technology Solutions. Established
in 1988, RWD has approximately 700 employees located in 13 offices
in the United States, four offices in Europe, two offices in Canada,
one office in Japan, and one office in Australia. RWD provides services
that increase productivity and reduce operating costs for companies
in more than 20 industries. Information about RWD can be found at
the corporation's Web site: www.rwd.com.
About SAP
SAP is the world's leading provider of business software solutions.
Through mySAP™ Business Suite, people in businesses around
the globe are improving relationships with customers and partners,
streamlining operations, and achieving significant efficiencies throughout
their supply chains. The unique core processes of various industries,
from Aerospace to Utilities, are supported effectively by SAP's 23
industry solutions. Today, more than 19,600 companies in over 120
countries run more than 62,000 installations of SAP® software.
With subsidiaries in over 50 countries, the company is listed on
several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE
under the symbol "SAP." (Additional information at http://www.sap.com)
