Leading Indian technology solutions company Sonata Software has launched its operations in Qatar under the name of Sonata Software (Qatar), a joint venture (JV) with Mohammad Nasser Abdullah Al Misnad.

Together with local partner Mohammad Nasser Abdullah Al Misnad, Sonata Software (Qatar) will provide business-focused technologies and solutions to the Qatari enterprises.

Sanjay Viswanathan, chief executive officer & managing director, said, “Sonata Software has a strong focus on Qatar and pledges long term commitment to the region. We will create on-shore and near-shore capabilities in Qatar and more importantly, will provide opportunities for local expertise to work on key Technology projects.”

“Qatar is a strategic market for our growth. The JV will enable Qatar to become a Country of Technological Excellence (CTE) by leveraging on Sonata’s world class practices, processes, frameworks, tools and people,” he added.

Sonata is making strategic investments in building expertise and forging partnerships in cloud related technologies and mobility. Along with its product engineering and multi-mobile platform expertise, Sonata will offer these high-end services to companies in Qatar in order to support their critical business functions.

Sonata Software (Qatar) will build on a three year relationship with a leading national airline where there is an embedded Sonata team of 50 professionals. Sonata Software has also worked extensively with 16 other enterprises throughout the Gulf region that have similar business models and IT requirements.

The new JV will leverage Sonata’s vast experience in ERP implementations across industry verticals and partnerships with leaders like SAP, Oracle and Microsoft to partner customers in their ERP implementation, a statement said.

The JV will operate from Doha, Qatar and will focus on delivering services around ERP implementation and support, e-Commerce, collaboration solutions, BI, mobility and cloud solutions to enterprises in the region.

It will target the top 100 enterprises in Qatar, apart from multinationals with a strong presence in the country as well as the public sector. – TradeArabia News Service