New Delhi: IT and business process outsourcing firm Cognizant has said that it has entered into a global services partnership with business software provider SAP AG to expand its global reach.

With this agreement, Cognizant joins a select group of companies that are a part of the SAP global services partnership programme.

As a global services partner, Cognizant would continue to make investments in developing SAP platforms, enhancing its SAP consulting practice, creating SAP sales resources and supporting marketing activities across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, Cognizant said in a statement.

Cognizant already has a relationship with SAP. The SAP Touchstone Centre, set up in 2008 at Cognizant’s facility in Bangalore is already working in coordination with SAP Co-Innovation Labs worldwide.

“The expanded partnership underscores our commitment to innovative SAP solutions in line with our vision of enabling businesses to meet the challenges of the changing global economy,” Cognizant president and CEO Francisco D’Souza said.

SAP AG executive vice president (Global Ecosystem and Partner Group) Zia Yusuf said: “This expanded partnership is a testament to our collaborative relationship and an important part of our strategy to expand our ecosystem.”