Date:04/08/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/04/stories/2006080403961800.htm

Business - Briefly

SAP, IIM Bangalore in strategic pact

BANGALORE: SAP AG and the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B), have entered into a strategic partnership to work together in areas of common interest. They signed a memorandum of understanding during the visit of Henning Kagermann, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board, SAP, here on Thursday. SAP will support IIM-B's Centre for Enterprise Resource Planning, while IIM-B's faculty will collaborate with SAP. Through this vehicle, both SAP and IIM-B intend to take the extent of their collaboration to a higher level that will include conducting industry-specific national and international conferences, workshops and roundtable discussions.