Answerthink and Synactive Announce Alliance to Benefit Customers Using SAP Solutions

  
    
  
  
    
      Answerthink, a division of The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) and a 
      gold-level SAP channel partner specializing in the sale, implementation 
      and support of SAP® 
      solutions, today announced that it has formed an alliance with Synactive 
      Inc., a leading developer of high-quality software components in support 
      of SAP applications.
    
    
      Synactive, a California-based company, implements products tailored 
      precisely to meet the practical needs of users of SAP solutions. Their 
      products include GuiXT Mobile Suite, GuiXT Offline Suite, GuiXT Portal 
      Suite and GuiXT Developer Suite, which can be implemented quickly and 
      without modification to core applications.
    
    
      “Our alliance with Answerthink underlines our 
      efforts to address core challenges on usability and provide customers 
      with an in-depth understanding of their strategic challenges and 
      knowledge of SAP best practices,” stated 
      Thomas Ewe, CEO for Synactive.
    
    
      Answerthink, which has achieved gold-level status as an SAP channel 
      partner, resells, implements, supports, upgrades and remotely manages 
      SAP applications throughout all industries.
    
    
      Answerthink solutions and services help clients significantly improve 
      performance and maximize returns on technology investments. Synactive 
      products are designed to further optimize the SAP user interface without 
      modifying the system.
    
    
      “Synactive’s 
      products enable our customers to transform advanced, multi-screen SAP 
      processes and transactions into single-screen views, increasing both 
      ease of use and data entry speed,” stated John 
      McGrath, Managing Director for Answerthink. “As 
      powerful as SAP applications are, Answerthink knows that software alone 
      is not enough to transform businesses into world-class performers. We 
      help our clients generate exceptional value from their investments in 
      SAP applications through our unparalleled knowledge of best practices 
      and our alliances with companies such as Synactive.”
    
    
      About Answerthink
    
    
      Answerthink (www.answerthink.com), 
      has achieved gold-level status as an SAP channel partner that develops 
      and offers qualified SAP Business All-in-One partner solutions – 
      industry-specific software, implementation, and training packaged 
      solutions. By leveraging the best practices database of The Hackett 
      Group, Answerthink helps clients improve performance and maximize 
      returns on SAP software investments. Answerthink is a division of The 
      Hackett Group and has offices in the United States and India.
    
    
      About Synactive Inc.
    
    
      Synactive Inc. is a privately held software company headquartered in 
      Foster City, CA, with a presence in EMEA through Synactive GmbH. 
      Synactive Inc. has established industry specific alliances with leading 
      corporations in the Automotive, Discrete Manufacturing, Consumer 
      Products, Aerospace & Defense, High Tech, Oil & Gas, and Pharmaceuticals 
      across the world. Additional information about Synactive is available at www.guixt.com.
    
    
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