Founded in 1994, by Ms Vyoma Nair & Dr. Shan Nair, the business which is headquartered in the United Kingdom has offices in India, Japan, China and the United States; Nair & Co currently acts for 700+ foreign operations in over 40 countries. With the company at more than 350 employees globally, Nair & Co has been named as Top 100 Outsourcing Service Provider in the World by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). Dr Nair leads the strategic operations and global group expansion for the company and is driving the company’s strong focus on using IT to leverage business advantage.
Following a formal tendering process for a financial management solution (FMS) Nair & Co short listed three solutions from global software brands SAP, Microsoft and Infor; a period of system trials took place that included not only looking at the software in detail but also making rigorous assessment of the resellers that were proposing the systems. Jody Fullman, VP Admin & Technology explained: “The purchase of a new financial management system is a key strategic acquisition for us. Unlike other businesses that acquire a new FMS to run their own accounts, we will be using Infor FMS SunSystems to operate day to day processing for our global portfolio of clients so delivery of implementation, service and ongoing support is absolutely critical to us. Furthermore, SunSystems will become the technology based foundation that will underpin our future, so a scalable product and vendor solution was paramount to our selection process.
We have been extremely impressed with Sapphire’s commitment, drive and enthusiasm throughout the entire process, and in particular their ability to provide on the ground support to us across both Indian and UK time zones. We are very much looking forward to a long standing relationship with both Sapphire and Infor.”
Phill Weston, Director for Business Transformation at Nair & Co commented: “The new Infor FMS SunSystems solution will start rolling out across the Nair organisation early in 2010 after the completion of the initial pilot implementation in the UK. Both Sapphire & Nair teams will be working closely together in Bristol and Mumbai over the coming months to design and deliver the system. We know that in SunSystems we have a flexible and scalable product that will not only serve our needs across our global network for at least the next 10 years but also increase our service delivery capacity to new and improved levels”.
David Singh, Sales & Marketing Director at Sapphire, concluded: “We are delighted to be welcoming Nair & Co to Sapphire; they are an impressive organisation with a great business model, both teams have worked very closely and struck up a bond - there is a real sense of partnership.
About Sapphire Systems plc
Sapphire is the global leading reseller of Infor FMS SunSystems and the leading SAP partner in EMEA for SAP Business One. Since 1986, Sapphire has offered customers wide-ranging practical expertise in selecting and implementing advanced financial accounting and business management solutions and today provides software, services and support for hundreds of customers worldwide from their offices in London, Manchester and the USA. Sapphire is a founder member of the British Application Software Developers Association and has featured in the Deloitte & Touche Fast 500 Technology rankings
www.sapphiresystems.co.uk
www.sapphiresystems.us.com
About Nair & Co
Headquartered in the U.K., Nair & Co. operates in 40+ countries with currently over 700 operations globally. Nair offices are located in the U.K., India, China, U.S. and Japan; Nair is a leading global provider of business process outsourcing solutions offering services such as accounting, payroll, HR legal, taxation and compliance advice. Nair & Co has been named as Top 100 Outsourcing Service Provider in the World by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals.
www.nair-co.com
About Infor FMS SunSystems
Infor FMS SunSystems is a leading financial management and accounting solution used by over 20,000 companies worldwide. SunSystems is available in 30 different languages and is implemented in over 190 different countries worldwide. The product family is unique in its global reach, providing a combination of international functionality and local support unrivalled by even the largest enterprise application vendors.
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