Avanade, Annata Collaborate to Advance Digital Transformation Within Automotive, Equipment, Rental, Fleet Industries (HITS)
Avanade and Annata today announced that they are partnering to introduce Microsoft Dynamics 365 to help automotive, equipment, rental and fleet industries transform their workplace. The powerful combination of Avanade’s Microsoft Dynamics 365 global capabilities and innovation with Annata’s platform and industry capabilities will provide organizations the expertise needed to become intelligent enterprises.
“Automotive, equipment and machinery companies are embarking on a transformation journey to replace aging business support systems,” Francois Matte, Global ERP Lead, Avanade, said. “We are excited to be working with Annata to extend Microsoft Dynamics 365 native capabilities with a first-class vertical industry solution to increase business agility and reduce operating costs.”
Annata 365 is deeply embedded in the Microsoft ecosystem and uses the standard features of the Microsoft Business Applications suite, as well as additional features specifically designed to support the automotive and equipment industries. Annata 365 manages the high value device lifecycle and value chain, from factory gate to end of useful life by leveraging the power of Dynamics 365 Enterprise, Power BI, and Azure technology.
The flexible, cloud-based architectural design is proven to help meet customer’s rapid growth demands, enhancing their capabilities to meet market changes and competitions.
Johann Jonsson, CEO, Annata, added: “We are strengthening our global market offering by combining Annata’s industry knowledge and solution capabilities with Avanade’s global delivery scalability and methodology excellence. I’m thrilled to be taking a solid step towards an even more robust global implementation strategy for the automotive, heavy equipment, and machinery industries.”
Commenting on the new agreement, Michael Angiulo, Microsoft Corporate Vice President ISV & SI, One Commercial Partner, said: “This collaboration between Avanade and Annata brings together worldwide delivery capability across the full Microsoft Dynamics 365 stack with industry specific software. It makes for a very compelling proposition for customers around the world. We’re looking forward to working together in this partnership.”