[October 15, 2014]

NTT DATA Joins the Winner's Circle in the HfS SAP Services Blueprint Report 2014

Today NTT (News - Alert) DATA, Inc., a global IT services provider and a worldwide leader in SAP implementations, today announced its selection as a member of the Winner's Circle, beating out companies like Cognizant (News - Alert), Deloitte, Dell and Xerox, among others, in the 2014 SAP Services Blueprint Report by leading industry analyst and research firm HfS Research. In the report, HfS Research assessed leading providers across a number of criteria under the categories of innovation and execution in providing services to companies running SAP (News - Alert)® software.

Moving up from the High Performers quadrant in 2013, in the 2014 report, HfS Research mentions that:

• NTT DATA is one of the globally best positioned companies offering industry-specific All-In-One solutions.
• NTT DATA's SAP practice was formed through a number of acquisitions, and can satisfy almost all SAP needs throughout the whole lifecycle, while realizing a global delivery Center of Excellence through NTT DATA's "One Method".
• While NTT DATA has been a good partner in Asia and North America for a long time, today NTT DATA has grown a solid global SAP practice with acquisitions in Latin America and Europe. The company has a good track record for SAP upgrades and consolidations.
• In 2012, NTT DATA began marketing their SAP capabilities globally. This has started to pay off. Clients are now taking NTT DATA seriously.
• NTT DTA is now one of the globally best-positioned companies offering industry-specific All-In-One solutions.

"At NTT DATA, we've continued to push innovation and customization for our customers, and weare honored to be recognized for that commitment," said Bhala Bhosale, SVP, Global SAP Practice, NTT DATA. "We take great pride in being able to provide customers with industry-specific all-in-one SAP solutions and will continue to push the number of offerings we provide."

SAP service providers in the HfS Research Winner's Circle demonstrate excellence in both execution and innovation. Execution demonstrates the service providers' ability to develop strong relationships with clients, accomplish services beyond the scope of agreement, and be highly flexible when meeting clients' needs. Innovation demonstrates the service providers' strong vision and concrete plans to invest in future capabilities. Additionally, these providers possess a healthy cross-section of vertical capabilities and demonstrate a strong ability to leverage external drivers to increase value for their clients.

"NTT DATA was the big surprise in the Winner's Circle this year. A long-hidden secret for SAP services, the firm finally gets the recognition it deserves." said Dr. Thomas Mendel, SVP IT Services Research, HfS.

With $1.4 billion in SAP® software-related services globally, NTT DATA offers a complete lifecycle of services for SAP solutions, helping clients around the world work more effectively, and gain business insight through services that span consulting, upgrades and implementations, and applications management and hosting. This portfolio includes significant investments in proprietary frameworks, tools, and accelerators to increase speed to market, improve quality and provide innovative client solutions. NTT DATA continues to invest in solutions and expertise in emerging technologies such as SAP HANA® software, Cloud and more than 20 industry-specific solutions built on the SAP ERP application designed specifically for clients in the middle market.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a leading global IT services provider and your innovation partner anywhere around the world with operations in more than 40 countries. NTT DATA emphasizes long-term commitment, and combines global reach and local intimacy to provide clients across all industries with premier professional services from consulting, application services, and business process and IT outsourcing to cloud-based solutions.

Visit www.nttdata.com/americas to learn how our consultants, projects, managed services, and outsourcing engagements deliver value for a range of businesses and government agencies.

About HfS

HfS Research is the leading independent global analyst authority and knowledge community for the business and IT services industry. HfS serves the research and strategy needs of business and IT operations leaders across finance, supply chain, human resources, marketing, customer management, and core industry functions. HfS provides detailed and thoughtful analyst coverage of the various areas that impact successful business outcomes, namely, process automation and outsourcing, global business services frameworks, mobility, analytics, and social collaboration. HfS also focuses heavily on talent acquisition, development, and motivation strategies. HfS applies its acclaimed crowdsourced Blueprint MethodologyTM to evaluate the performance of service providers in terms of innovating and then executing against those business outcomes.

To learn more about HfS Research, please email [email protected].

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