Informatica
, a provider of data integration software, has entered into an OEM
relationship with SAP.
Under the terms of
this OEM agreement, whose financial terms have not been released,
SAP will embed Informatica’s PowerCenter, PowerExchange and
Metadata Manager software into SAP performance management and
analytic applications and the SAP NetWeaver platform for master
data management and business intelligence.
By incorporating
Informatica’s products into its applications, SAP says that it will
be able to offer customers the ability to better integrate and
track data from non-SAP, third-party and legacy systems.
“With the
continually increasing fragmentation of corporate data, there is
more need than ever before to integrate, transform and manage
corporate information effectively,” said Paul Hoffman, executive
vice president, Informatica. “Our OEM relationship with SAP will
help ensure that customers have access to [Informatica software] to
connect their business data – regardless of the source – into their
SAP business applications.”
“This agreement
with Informatica will enhance and extend SAP’s business solutions
and allow our customers to access this best-in-class technology to
further SAP’s goal: driving unparalleled visibility and management
across an enterprise,” added Nimish Mehta, senior vice president,
Enterprise Information Management, SAP. “With this agreement, both
our existing and new customers will benefit as Informatica and SAP
work closely together to deliver world-class enterprise software to
an ever-increasing customer base.”
