CSC Signs SAP Implementation Contract With Leading Middle East-based Construction Company, Combined Group Contracting

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CSC Signs SAP Implementation Contract With Leading Middle East-based Construction Company, Combined Group Contracting

NOIDA, India, May 30, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    CSC [http://www.csc.com ] (NYSE: CSC) today announced that it has been selected by
Combined Group Contracting [http://www.cgc-kw.com/Pages/default.aspx ] (KSE: CGC), a
leading Kuwait-based engineering and construction company, as the company's SAP
implementation partner. Work will be delivered by CSC India, with a team of SAP
consultants from CGC's offices in Kuwait and the CSC India offshore delivery centre. The
contract was signed in the fourth quarter of CSC fiscal year 2012.

    CSC will leverage its partnership with SAP as a global services partner and its domain
expertise in the engineering and construction industry to help CGC implement these core
modules of SAP: Finance, Project Systems, Materials Management, Sales & Distribution,
Customer Services, Plant Maintenance, Quality Management, Human Resource and Payroll,
Production Planning and Document Management System along with Business Analytics
Reporting.

    Commenting on the announcement, Alok Bapna, general manager, regional sales, Middle
East, CSC, said: "We are extremely proud of this partnership with CGC, a credible and
established player in the region. Together with SAP we will help CGC seamlessly transition
to a more efficient, flexible organization that is poised for future growth."

    Commenting on the partnership, Tarif Al-Bitar, deputy chief executive officer, systems
development and projects support, CGC, said: "We selected CSC as our SAP implementation
partner based on their ability to deliver SAP solutions not only in Kuwait but on a global
scale. Their longstanding experience with the engineering and construction industry was
also a major factor in our decision. Alongside CSC, we are looking at creating real value,
gaining significant efficiencies and achieving enhanced profitability for our business."

    Commenting on the conclusion of the deal, Mazen Jabri, head of ecosystem and channels,
SAP MENA, said: "Kuwait is full of promise for SAP and the reference of a client like CGC
is a testament to the impact our solutions can bring to the market. The credibility CGC
gives to our go to market in collaboration with CSC, one of the largest systems
integrators in the world, will be of significant value moving forward."

    With more than 6,000 dedicated SAP consultants in 50 countries, CSC has successfully
completed more than 2,000 SAP implementations worldwide.

    About CSC

    CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled business solutions and
services. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 98,000 employees and
reported revenue of $15.9 billion for the 12 months ended March 30, 2012. For more
information, visit the company's website at http://www.csc.com.

    About SAP

    As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies
of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to
storefront, desktop to mobile device - SAP empowers people and organizations to work
together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the
competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 190,000 customers (includes
customers from the acquisition of SuccessFactors) to operate profitably, adapt
continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit http://www.sap.com.

    Follow SAP on Twitter at @sapnews [http://twitter.com/sapnews ]

   
    Contact:

    Vijayalakshmi Kara
    Marketing, CSC India
    +91-984-908-3391
    vkara@csc.com

    Somit Biswas
    Text 100
    +91-987-372-3210
    somit.biswas@text100.co.in

Source: CSC

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