TDS America Gains Certification as mySAP.com(R) Service Partner

    Helps further extend value of SAP(R) solutions for automotive suppliers

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 13 TDS America, an information
technology provider specializing in systems integration and implementation
services for the automotive industry, today announced that it has been
certified as a mySAP.com(R) Service Partner.
    As a mySAP.com Service Partner, TDS America becomes part of the mySAP.com
Partner Value Net, a global environment in which SAP, its partners and
customers work together using collaborative tools, services and infrastructure
to continuously improve the delivery of proven, high-quality, comprehensive
and customized e-business solutions.  Other benefits to TDS America include
informational services from SAP, participation in the mySAP.com Services
Marketplace and selected future joint marketing activities.
    "We are pleased that our long-time focus on delivering and extending the
value of SAP solutions to our automotive customers has been recognized by SAP,
and we look forward to the added value that the mySAP.com Partner Value Net
will bring to our business," said TDS America President Manfred Heisen.  "SAP
has long been a leader in working with its partners to extend the value of its
products to the end user."
    The mySAP.com Partner Value Net is a global partner program that builds on
the successful SAP partner eco-system and extends it to unlock the
full potential of mySAP.com by delivering services, enhanced solutions design
and development, as well as marketing and sales tools for extended value to
customers.

    About TDS America (http://www.tdsamerica.com ):
    TDS America provides industry-specific, end-to-end systems integration and
implementation services for mid-sized and large companies.  The company
currently specializes in the automotive sector and offers ERP and CRM
implementation consulting, e-business and EDI development services, technical
integration and application hosting, as well as automotive-specific
application solutions and enhancements to SAP software.  Based in Southfield,
Mich., TDS America was established in April 1998 as pmc America and is a
subsidiary of TDS Informationstechnologie AG, a European-based, full-service
IT consultancy with 1,300 employees in 12 countries.  TDS AG is publicly
traded on the German Neuer Markt exchange as "TDS".

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