[May 17, 2013] NetSuite Joins Forces with Capgemini to Bring Cloud ERP and Procurement to Global Enterprises Tweet May 17, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- NetSuite Inc., a provider of cloud-based financial / ERP software suites, and Capgemini, a provider of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, announced a partnership to bring together Capgemini's experience and global presence, with NetSuite's global cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP). According to a release, the partnership is expected to provide global enterprises the flexibility, scalability and power of cloud ERP, encompassing ERP implementation, consulting, integration and BPO services. Drawing on Capgemini's experience and knowledge in ERP consulting, the two companies intend to team up to create joint offerings including Two Tier ERP, Cloud ERP Assessment and Roadmap. The companies will integrate NetSuite with Capgemini's IBX procurement platform and supplier network, including Source-to-Contract and Procure-to-Pay. This gives the enterprise visibility across suppliers, through procurement and contract processes, to customer order management. Capgemini BPO has also chosen NetSuite to power their BPO Virtual Company solution, offered within their Global Enterprise Model (GEM). GEM is Capgemini's intellectual property and provides a framework for the optimal combination of: talent, location, process best practice, technology, and pricing for a client specific scenario. The NetSuite-Capgemini partnership comes as global enterprises are joining the cloud ERP wave the growing trend of moving away from striving for a single global ERP instance towards a two tier model using cloud ERP instead. As enterprise companies grow globally, they are increasingly turning away from legacy, on-premise software to cloud ERP to spur growth. With its agility, ease of deployment, and rapid time to market, cloud ERP allows them to maintain their investments in on-premise systems at headquarters, while launching new subsidiaries and locations, including mergers and acquisitions and emerging markets, in a Two-Tier ERP model. Alternatively, enterprises tired of the upgrade hassle and version lock of legacy, on-premise ERP, can rip it out and replace with NetSuite, which has a modern infrastructure architected for the cloud with hassle-free upgrades and customizations carried forward while relying on Capgemini's collaborative, relationship-based approach to Cloud Orchestration. "We're thrilled to have Capgemini, with its significant business cloud expertise, as a partner as we transform the global enterprise software market," said NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson. "Together we can bring the flexibility and agility of the cloud to global organizations, giving them the technology, experience and insight to succeed." "Partnering with NetSuite gives us a proven, customizable ERP cloud solution that answers a rapidly emerging need from global businesses seeking to adapt to the fast evolving global economy. Our joint offerings will enrich and broaden Capgeminis leading cloud and ERP related services in consulting, implementation, and in back office services around procurement and finance and accounting," said Hubert Giraud, CEO of Global Business Process Outsourcing at Capgemini. More information: www.netsuite.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]