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IBM System i Solution Edition for SAP ERP
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| Enable innovation and accelerate growth
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Drive productivity, efficiency and innovation across your business. Create collaborative networks for partners, suppliers and customers. The IBM System i5™ Solution Edition for SAP® ERP is designed to deliver a powerful ERP system and supporting technology—quickly and cost-effectively. By taking advantage of a predefined packaged solution, mid-sized businesses get market-leading technology designed to enable innovation and accelerate growth.
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| Minimize business interruption
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IBM, SAP and proven Business Partners offer platform and
application know-how to help ensure easy and timely implementation of
this solution, and minimal business interruption.
- The SAP ERP Packaged Solution is enhanced by industry-specific
features and best practices based on three decades of SAP experience.
- SAP has approximately 100,000 installations at more than 35,000 customers worldwide.
- The IBM System i™ server—like its predecessor, the IBM AS/400® server-has built
a reputation as a reliable, flexible server with outstanding
price/performance for mission-critical applications.
- The IBM Global Financing comprehensive portfolio of offerings has
made us the world's premier single-source provider for multivendor IT
financing solutions, with operations in more than 40 countries and a
client list that includes over 90 percent of the Fortune 100.
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| Gain functionality and reliability
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The SAP ERP Solution is designed to help mid-sized companies solve real-time business issues on an operational as well as strategic level. It offers functionality for operations, financial accounting and human resources, with the ability to upgrade to the full range of SAP solutions. The SAP applications are designed to provide customers with clear benefits.
- Powerful, cross-functional business processes that can be developed and modified quickly to provide more flexibility and adaptability to changing market requirements.
- Higher employee productivity through increased process automation and enterprise-wide access to information.
- Financial transparency for more effective control of finances.
- Improved, up-to-date overview of the business situation.
- Real-time tracking of relevant performance indicators.
IBM System i5 Solution Edition for SAP ERP provides additional value through:
- Ease of use with many built-in autonomic functions, for systems and database management.
- High performance and reliability designed to limit business interruption.
- Options for growth over time, as markets and technology evolve.
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| Enjoy a predictable implementation time and cost
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IBM System i5 Solution Edition for SAP ERP is implemented at an agreed time and fixed price using SAP Best Practices. We can rapidly implement selected core processes-such as financial accounting, controlling, purchasing, materials management, production, sales and distribution, and personnel administration.
In over 30 years of working with companies across industries—including more than 20,000 small and mid-sized companies worldwide—SAP has gained extensive knowledge that has been used to develop preconfigured business processes and functions, project methodology and documentation. We can address the key business requirements of mid-sized companies based on our experiences and customer best practices.
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| Increase business value over time
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The IBM System i5 Solution Edition for SAP ERP includes a phased implementation
process that can lead to increasing business value over time. We offer:
- Special competitive pricing and financing options from IBM Global Financing.
- A low-cost growth option for the base model i5 server.
- Fixed scope, price and implementation time, so you avoid unforeseen expenses and complex, extended implementation.
- More user-friendly applications and technology that help improve productivity.
- A powerful ERP system that provides the information you need to quickly address compliance requirements.
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