May 1, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Global Crossing has become a certified SAP hosting partner in Colombia and Brazil, it was announced recently. The company received certification based on its ability to “deliver high-quality hosting services from its data center operations”, successfully meeting assessment of its infrastructure, processes and technical staff. The company is now a certified SAP hosting partner in four Latin America companies. SAP hosting partners go through a review process to evaluate their compliance every two years.
"This certification underscores Global Crossing's commitment to providing world-class communications and IT services to our customers, based on the industry's best practices," explained Global Crossing's Vice President of Data Center Services EMEA and Global Product Manager, Gabriel del Campo. "We are now able to manage, host and implement SAP applications for our customers in strategic markets in Latin America."
The accreditation Global Crossing received in Colombia and Brazil applies to the company's application and implementation hosting services. Application hosting includes the operation and maintenance of an application in a data center, as well as the complete hosting services portfolio for the SAP Business Suite, which includes infrastructure, implementation, operations and support. Implementation hosting covers the implementation of SAP solutions, ranging from complete solution implementation to incorporation of new functionality for a solution that is already installed.
"With this certification we're enhancing the value-added ICT solutions we offer to the corporate market," added del Campo. "Global Crossing's solutions integrate a global network, world-class data center infrastructure and managed services."
Global Crossing has operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela and the Florida, USA.
