Thirdware ties up with foreign IT companies

Thirdware Solution Deutschland GmbH, the German subsidiary of Thirdware Solution India Ltd has formed two marketing joint ventures in Germany and France respectively.

Mr Pradeep Erinjery, director, Thirdware Solution said: "We have formed an alliance in Germany with Kontext E. GmbH and in France our marketing ally is Carturis. As per our agreement, these two foreign companies will sell our products in the French and German market."

To start with, the foreign companies would commence marketing Thirdware's two leading products Mfg/Pro, an ERP solution and Hyperion, a business intelligence solution in the foreign market.

Kontext E, chief executive officer Jens Homann said: "We have had JV activities with Thirdware for over nine months. With the customer relationships that Kontext E. has in the German market and the superior delivery skills we see in Thirdware's offshore team, this alliance will exceed customer expectations."

Mr Erinjery said that the key to these alliances is the onsite offshore model where the work will be done by a mix of Thirdware and alliance partners, while the development and support will come from Thirdware's offshore development centre in Mumbai. Currently, the company is working on few other offshore projects for Ford Japan, he said. Ford India has 20 per cent stake in Thirdware Solution Limited.

In the domestic market the company has implemented its business intelligence solution Hyperion for BSES Ltd and the Reserve Bank of India recently. Mr Erinjery added that Thirdware has recently tied up with domestic pharma company Wockhardt Ltd , to develop a costing application model which has been implemented on a pilot basis.