Capgemini Invests In Duet Enterprise Through New ERP+ Solution

Capgemini, the providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, has announced that as an early participant in the SAP-MICROSOFT Unite Partner Connection program, which drives interoperability and collaboration among SAP, Microsoft Corp. and participating partners, has re-launched its ERP+ solution portfolio and has created a dedicated development centre in support of Duet Enterprise software.

Located in Mumbai, India, the engineers at the center will help build IP sector and industry solutions in the form of business packages, tailored to clients’ specific needs to run on the Duet Enterprise platform. Through these custom-made business packages, Capgemini aims to help customers drive sales productivity, develop market opportunities, streamline processes and reduce costs by extending and leveraging SAP applications through Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

Capgemini has already developed two sector-specific solutions integrated with Duet Enterprise, with more in development at its new center in Mumbai:

Capgemini Hiring Manager Portal 1.0 certified by SAP for integration with Duet Enterprise 1.0, simplifies and speeds up HR processes using one single application to automate the creation and approval of new jobs

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Capgemini Purchase Requisition Cockpit provides customers with high data quality and a streamlined business process, reducing the amount of manual work required in the purchase requisition process. It provides a quicker service by improving user experience and manual form processing through a user-friendly Web form and integrated workflow functionality. It also provides potential cost savings by reducing the need for staff requisition mailboxes and by simplifying the overall process, to realise time and staffing savings

“This cooperation between SAP, Capgemini and Microsoft will deliver business packages to the marketplace that meet specific industry and business needs, while further aligning our teams,” said Pascal Gibert, general manager, Information Worker Product Technology Unit, SAP AG. “Our collaboration is ultimately about providing the best outcomes for customers so that they can automate both their structured processes and support their unstructured workloads through integrated solutions. This integration is vital in order to drive productivity and cost reduction, while maintaining IT control, within an ever-challenging business environment,” said Gibert.

Using Duet Enterprise, a platform jointly developed by SAP and Microsoft as a foundation for interoperability between SAP applications and Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Office, Capgemini ERP+ provides enhanced services to work with business processes from SAP with front-end Microsoft collaborative platforms such as SharePoint 2010, Microsoft.NET and Microsoft Office 2010. It helps companies improve compliance, maximise user adoption, reduce complexity, increase business speed and provides more accessible and secure data.

“Capgemini continues to invest in India, being the hub of innovation for the Group. Capgemini enjoys deep expertise in enterprise technologies and we have more than 6000 experts across SAP and Microsoft in India. The Capgemini Development Center for Duet is a big step in offering IP from India and takes our innovation agenda to the next level,” said Aruna Jayanthi, CEO, Capgemini India.