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Atos Origin Upgrades Alaska Communications Systems' mySAP(R) ERP 2005 SYSTEM
Atos Origin Also Handled Original SAP Implementation for ACS
| Source: Atos Origin
HOUSTON, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 15, 2006 -- Atos Origin, a leading international
information technology (IT) services company, has completed a technical
upgrade of the SAP system for Alaska Communications Systems (ACS) Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ : ALSK ). Under the contract, Atos Origin is also providing ACS,
the leading integrated communications provider in Alaska, with ongoing
system maintenance.
Atos Origin upgraded the ACS SAP 4.6b system to mySAP ERP (enterprise
resource planning) 2005 (ECC 6.0). The eight-week upgrade followed the SAP
Upgrade Roadmap, which includes the Blueprint, Realization, Final
Preparation, and Go-live phases.
The transition to the new platform has been managed with the absolute
minimum downtime and no unnecessary disruption to business. It represents
one of the first upgrades of an SAP telecom customer to mySAP ERP 2005
since the software was generally released at the end of May.
"We are extremely excited to continue serving Alaska Communications Systems
and fulfilling its SAP installation and support needs," said Angie Goodwin,
vice president ERP services for Atos Origin North America. "The decision by
ACS to again choose Atos Origin as its service provider clearly reflects
the significant value that we bring to our clients across North America."
Powered by the NetWeaver® platform, mySAP ERP is a comprehensive software
solution featuring leading analytics, financials, human capital management,
operations and corporate services functionality. It provides ACS with a
complete, reliable and flexible solution to improve internal processes,
reporting, internal traceability, supply chain management and project
management.
"We selected Atos Origin because of the wealth of previous experience that
it is able to draw upon," said David Wilson, senior vice president and
chief financial officer of ACS. "Their team understands the importance of
migrating current functionality and customized features, especially those
around FCC compliance, while enabling future functionality to support our
business. Atos Origin is straightforward, easy to work with and
conscientious -- we experienced that the first time we worked with them and
are having the same positive experience this time."
In addition to the upgrade, ACS has signed an outsourcing agreement with
Atos Origin. As part of the expanded relationship, Atos Origin is
transitioning SAP support for ACS to the Atos Origin Application Value
Management service delivered from its office in Toronto. Atos Origin will
also provide Basis support from its Dallas location.
Earlier this year, Atos Origin was recognized by SAP for outstanding
partnership, winning the SAP Pinnacle Award 2006 in the Global Hosting
category. Atos Origin has 25 years of experience with SAP solutions and is
an SAP global services partner, an SAP global hosting partner, a member of
the SAP NetWeaver Partnership Initiative, a certified Powered by SAP
NetWeaver solutions partner, and a leading member of the ESA Adoption
program.
About Alaska Communications Systems
ACS is the leading integrated communications provider in Alaska, offering
local telephone service, wireless, long distance, data, and Internet
services to business and residential customers throughout Alaska. More
information can be found on the company's website at www.acsalaska.com or
at its investor site at www.alsk.com.
About Atos Origin
Atos Origin is an international information technology services company.
Its business is turning client vision into results through the application
of consulting, systems integration and managed operations. The company's
annual revenues are $6.5 billion and it employs over 47,000 people in 40
countries. Atos Origin is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for
the Olympic Games and has a client base of international blue-chip
companies across all sectors. Atos Origin is quoted on the Paris Eurolist
Market and trades as Atos Origin, Atos Consulting, Atos Euronext Market
Solutions and Atos Worldline. For more information, please visit the
company's website at www.atosorigin.com.