MIAMI, -- Aug. 25, 2004 -- Adjoined Consulting, an industry-focused, full-service management consulting, technology and outsourcing firm, has been renewed by SAP America, Inc. as one of six certified SAP Hosting Partners. Adjoined Consulting successfully passed a rigorous technical audit as part of the recertification process by SAP, which has not certified any new service providers to the partner program in more than two years.
In a testament to Adjoined's ability to deliver superior capabilities and service for SAP(R) solutions, several major clients recently have renewed SAP solution outsourcing contracts. Flowers Foods, a $1.45 billion baked foods company, recently renewed its contract with Adjoined for full SAP R/3(R) outsourcing and data-center services. Because Adjoined's outsourcing services offer greater IT control and performance, clients such as SI Corporation, the largest U.S.-based manufacturer of polypropylene products, and Domino Foods, a leading sweetener brand have also renewed contracts for SAP solution outsourcing services.
"One of the main reasons we chose Adjoined as an outsourcing solution provider is the flexible and complete array of services it offers, services that can grow and change along with our business," said Vyto Razminas, vice- president and chief information officer for Flowers Foods. "We have collaboratively shaped an outsourcing relationship that is designed for mutual success."
Karl Storz, a global manufacturer of medical instruments and devices, is a new outsourcing client for the firm, selecting Adjoined to manage all of its SAP solution basis support and technical upgrades in order to ensure the long- term and predictable value of this important technology capability.
Adjoined Consulting, which has offered IT consulting and implementation services since its inception in 2000, also is an SAP Services Partner. Adjoined expanded its suite of IT infrastructure management and application management services to include hosting when it acquired Plaut Outsourcing, one of the first companies to offer SAP solution hosting in the U.S., beginning in 1996. As part of its outsourcing services, Adjoined operates two world-class data centers in Boston and Phoenix.
"Today's marketplace environment places tremendous pressure on IT executives to select the right long-term partner. Adjoined's extensive expertise in SAP solutions ensures our clients are up-to-date on new technology while also offering high levels of performance and service," noted David Northington, Adjoined's chief operating officer and head of its technology and outsourcing practices. "Adjoined has built its reputation on delivering measurable value to its clients, and we are pleased that both SAP and our clients affirm that value with these business renewals."
About Adjoined Consulting
Adjoined Consulting ( http://www.adjoined.com ) is an industry-focused, full-service management consulting, technology services and outsourcing firm that offers strategic and operational consulting, leading-edge technology integration, outsourcing solutions and original, independent research. With more than 200 Global 2000 companies as clients, Adjoined focuses on solving business challenges for clients in the consumer goods and retail, food and beverage, life sciences, industrial products, financial services, communications, and travel and leisure industries. Headquartered in Miami, Adjoined Consulting also has offices in Atlanta and New York and outsourcing data centers in Boston and Phoenix.
