Sonata Software launches in Qatar

Doha, December 12, 2011 

 

Leading Indian Technology Solutions Company, Sonata Software Ltd, today announced the launch of its operations in Qatar under the name of Sonata Software (Qatar) WLL, a joint venture (JV) with Mohammad Nasser Abdullah Al MISNAD.

Together with local partner Mohammad Nasser Abdullah Al MISNAD, Sonata Software (Qatar) WLL will provide business-focused technologies and solutions to the Qatari enterprises.

Sanjay Viswanathan, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, said “Sonata Software has a strong focus on Qatar and pledges long term commitment to the region. We will create on-shore and near-shore capabilities in Qatar and more importantly, will provide opportunities for local expertise to work on key Technology projects.”

 “Qatar is a strategic market for our growth. The JV will enable Qatar to become a Country of Technological Excellence (CTE) by leveraging on Sonata’s world class practices, processes, frameworks, tools and people”, Sanjay added.

Sonata is making strategic investments in building expertise and forging partnerships in Cloud related technologies and Mobility. Along with its product engineering and multi-mobile platform expertise, Sonata will offer these high-end services to companies in Qatar in order to support their critical business functions.

Sonata Software (Qatar) WLL will build on a three year relationship with a leading national airline where there is an embedded Sonata team of 50 professionals. Sonata Software has also worked extensively with 16 other enterprises throughout the Gulf region that have similar business models and IT requirements. 

The new JV will leverage Sonata’s vast experience in ERP implementations across industry verticals and partnerships with leaders like SAP, Oracle and Microsoft to partner customers in their ERP implementation. These will involve upgrade and support initiatives on Microsoft DynamicsAX, Oracle eBusiness Suite and SAP.

Sonata’s delivery approach involves pre-built solution accelerators - for vertical markets such as construction, manufacturing and distribution - and a proven global delivery model that help reduce cost, time and risk involved in such projects.

Sonata’s focus on some of the other “ERP surround” technologies - like business intelligence, collaboration & enterprise social networking, mobility and cloud - means it can be a “one-stop IT partner” with Qatari enterprises in their transformational IT initiatives.

The JV will operate from Doha, Qatar and will focus on delivering services around ERP implementation and support, e-Commerce, collaboration solutions, BI, mobility and cloud solutions to enterprises in the region. It will target the Top 100 enterprises in Qatar, apart from multinationals with a strong presence in the country as well as the public sector.

 

About Sonata Software Limited

Sonata Software (www.sonata-software.com), headquartered in Bangalore, India, is a global IT consulting and services company. Sonata's customers are located across the US, Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Its key service lines include Microsoft Services, Emerging Technologies (Mobility and Cloud), Business Intelligence and Analytics, IP/Domain led services, Testing, Enterprise Solutions Open Source/ Java and Remote Infrastructure Management. As per the industry rankings released by NASSCOM for FY 2009-10, Sonata Software figured among the Top 20 IT Software Services Exporters in India for the third consecutive year. Sonata has been recognized for its excellence in providing Software/ISV R&D and Cloud Computing Services to global customers by Zinnov Management Consulting Pvt. Ltd.  Sonata features both under the Software/ISV as well as Cloud Computing verticals in Zinnov’s “Execution Zone”.

Sonata’s subsidiaries include (1) TUI InfoTec – Sonata’s Joint Venture with TUI, Europe’s largest tourism group, (2)  Sonata North America Inc (formerly Offshore Digital Services Inc) – Sonata’s arm in the US, which provides development and consulting services to clients, using an Onsite-Offshore Delivery Model, (3) Sonata Software FZ LLC – Sonata’s fully-owned subsidiary that provides value-based IT solutions to customers in the Middle East and (4) Sonata Information Technology Limited, which is a premier software services and product distribution company with India-focused business operations.

For further information, please contact :
Swati Sengupta
Sonata Software Limited
A.P.S. Trust Building,
Bull Temple Road, N.R. Colony
Basavanagudi,
Bangalore  560019, India
Tel : +91 80 30971999