Reston, VA – July, 2009.  Bitam, a leading provider of Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) software, is pleased to announce a new partnership with India based SPAN Infotech, Information Technology Services Company.  Bitam and SPAN Infotech will partner together on Business Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) initiatives and projects throughout India.

SPAN Infotech, one of the top IT Services companies in India, has over 15 years of experience providing business critical IT services to clients and ensuring their clients optimize and align their IT needs with their business strategy. For their clients with Business Intelligence or EPM initiatives, SPAN Infotech will provide the Bitam suite of applications including Artus, the Business Intelligence application for dashboard and analytical capabilities.

“Initially, the Business Intelligence concept had a slow start in India.  Over the last 2-3 years, we have experienced remarkable growth in this arena,” said Pradeep Grama Managing Director, of SPAN Infotech.  “With this partnership, our highly trained specialists will be able to provide a comprehensive BI solution capable of being installed rapidly to our customer base.”

“As we continue to grow on a global basis, we are very pleased to partner with SPAN Infotech, one of the top 10 IT employers in India.  SPAN Infotech will have a specialized team of Business Intelligence and EPM consultants who will not only educate their clients on the many benefits of Business Intelligence and EPM concepts but also showcase the feature rich Bitam products” said David Abdo, CEO of Bitam. 

About Bitam
Bitam is a global provider of Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) software solutions for Business Intelligence (BI), Financial Planning, and Strategic Planning. EPM software powers the metrics that enable performance reporting, governance, and accountability to help businesses analyze, plan, and manage their business operations to meet business-critical goals. The Bitam suite of solutions offers a rapid deployment rate, an industry leading user adoption rate and low total cost of ownership. Bitam, founded in 2000, is headquartered in Roswell, GA and has a presence in more than 20 countries worldwide. Bitam has served more than 1500 customers including Pfizer, Coca-Cola, Home Depot, Johnson Controls, Pemex, GNC, Black & Decker, Janssen and government clients, through direct sales or our extensive partner network. For more information visit: http://www.bitam.com/

About SPAN
SPAN is an established Software Services Company with over 15 years of experience. Our clients include Fortune 1000 companies, Independent Software Vendors and start-ups. SPAN’s Offshore Development Center in India is certified for both CMM Level 4 and ISO 9001 and expects to achieve CMMi Level 5 certification in 2009. SPAN has a global footprint with offices in the US, Sweden and India. There are multiple offshore development centers in Bangalore, India. SPAN is an EDB (www.edb.com) Group company. EDB is a Norway-based company with over 6000 employees and revenues of over USD 1.6 Billion. For more information visit: www.spansystems.com

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