SAN JOSE, Calif., May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- NETSUITE SUITEWORLD
2016 -- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading
provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce
software suites, today announced that Gulf Software Distribution
(GSD) has joined the NetSuite Solution Provider Partner Program as
a strategic partner. GSD – a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf
Business Machines (GBM), the number one provider of IT solutions in
the Gulf region – has been appointed Master Solutions Provider by
NetSuite and plans to spearhead its partner business in the region.
This strategic alliance allows GSD to deliver NetSuite to meet the
growing demand for cloud ERP among businesses in the Middle
East.
"The Middle East, and Gulf area
in particular, is an incredibly exciting and high-growth region
comprising multiple markets with diverse industries and a strong
contingent of multinational organizations," said Mark Woodhams, SVP and Managing Director of EMEA
at NetSuite. "NetSuite has operated in the region for some years
but the partnership with GSD, which has a presence in the region,
marks a step change in our market footprint. Companies operating in
the dynamic business environment of the Middle East need proven cloud ERP solutions
that can transform the way they do business and help to deliver
their innovation and growth objectives."
Partnering with NetSuite allows GSD to establish an immediate
cloud ERP presence in the Middle
East. Under the partnership GSD plans to distribute NetSuite
via partners including Gulf Business Machines, and sell directly to
businesses in industries including IT, services, finance &
banking and retail. It already has a team trained up on NetSuite
which can provide implementation, support, customization and
integration services.
As a high-growth region with a vibrant economy and
fast-developing IT sector, the Middle
East boasts a significant number of enterprises that are
increasingly upgrading from legacy systems to cloud ERP solutions
to accommodate the need for scalability and agility that the local
business environment demands.
Philippe de Mazieres, General
Manager of GSD, commented: "The cloud market in the Middle East has matured greatly in the past
two years and the climate is ideal for our business partners to
offer NetSuite's best-in-class solutions to their enterprise
customers. Our promotion of NetSuite's software and cloud suite
gives NetSuite faster access to our business partners and extends
their reach in the Middle East
thanks to the strength of our relationships. Additionally, our
partner GBM can allow NetSuite to deepen its footprint in the Gulf
with access to a wide range of business, from high-profile
companies to small- and medium-sized enterprises."
Today, more than 30,000 companies and subsidiaries depend on
NetSuite to run complex, mission-critical business processes
globally in the cloud. Since its inception in 1998, NetSuite has
established itself as the leading provider of cloud-based
financials/enterprise resource planning (ERP) and omnichannel
commerce software applications for businesses of all sizes. Many
FORTUNE 100 companies rely on NetSuite to accelerate innovation and
business transformation. NetSuite continues its success in
delivering the best cloud business management software to
businesses around the world, enabling them to lower IT costs
significantly while increasing productivity, as the global adoption
of the cloud accelerates.
About Gulf Software Distribution
Gulf Software
Distribution (GSD) offers the most comprehensive access to IBM
software solutions and the region's most complete approach to the
value-added distributor (VAD) market.
GSD is headquartered in Dubai Internet City with a presence
extending from the UAE to Qatar,
Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain
and Pakistan.
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For more information about NetSuite, please visit
www.netsuite.co.uk.
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