Information Governance and Data Modernization Leader Expands Global Offices, Signs SAP Reseller Agreement and Unveils Next-Generation Data Stewardship Platform and dspCloud Solution
SOUTH HARWICH, Mass. – February 24, 2015 – BackOffice Associates, a world leader in information governance and data modernization solutions, today announced its significant achievements for 2014, including a 45 percent increase in new customers, major global expansion and market-leading product roll-outs. The company also increased its software sales business by 27 percent.
“Our growth this year at BackOffice Associates was unprecedented, as more enterprise leaders are embracing their data as a valuable corporate asset that must be modernized and governed to effectively meet the needs of the business,” said David Booth, president and CEO, BackOffice Associates. “We look forward to taking our 2014 successes forward and helping even more companies transform their data quality initiatives through improved business processes and information governance.”
Starting the year by expanding its longstanding SAP partnership, BackOffice Associates signed a global reseller agreement with SAP. SAP is now reselling two BackOffice Associates products as the SAP® Data Services Migration Accelerator application by BackOffice Associates and the SAP Information Steward Accelerator application by BackOffice Associates. Both have been well received by the marketplace and offer accelerated data migration results and improved governance of corporate data.
Additionally, BackOffice Associates increased its global footprint with six new offices worldwide. New locations include Richmond, Va.; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Bangalore and Hyderabad, India; Melbourne, Australia; and Zug, Switzerland. The new office openings have driven more than 30 new BackOffice Associates hires.
Building on its industry reputation for delivering top-of-the-line information governance and data modernization solutions, BackOffice Associates introduced version 6.1 of its flagship Data Stewardship Platform and unveiled its pioneering dspCloud—offering data stewards a complete cloud-based data solution that provides continuous access to strategic enterprise information governance content and business-to-data reference models. This includes access to a rich repository of industry best-practice data-quality analytics, reports, legacy system information and vertical-specific business content that can accelerate time-to-value and deepen overall visibility into data migration, data quality and data governance initiatives. BackOffice Associates’ HiT Software also unveiled version 8.2 of its flagship DBMoto data replication and change data capture solution, achieving certified integration with the SAP HANA® platform at the end of 2014.
Other key 2014 milestones included establishing an expanded partnership with SAP to provide consulting services for the SAP Cloud portfolio, including HR cloud solutions from SuccessFactors, an SAP company, and the SAP Business ByDesign® solution. BackOffice Associates also signed a partnership with Stellium to extend its implementation services for global deployments of the SAP Master Data Governance application and information governance offerings.
BackOffice Associates received industry recognition during the year as well, receiving a spot on the Database Trends and Applications DBTA 100 list for being among the most innovative companies involved in making data matter.
About BackOffice Associates
BackOffice Associates is a worldwide leader in information governance and data modernization solutions, focusing on helping customers manage one of their most critical assets – data. The company’s range of products, built on a revolutionary platform, address the data management and migration needs of business users seeking to unlock the value of their data assets. BackOffice Associates’ products and services enable organizations to accelerate growth, gain actionable visibility and reduce risks. Founded in 1996, BackOffice Associates has an unparalleled record of success in the most complex data environments across a variety of industries. Customers include many Fortune 1000 companies including Eli Lilly, Kraft and Graybar. BackOffice Associates is a global corporation headquartered in Massachusetts with additional offices in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Dubai, India, Singapore and the U.K. To learn more, please visit www.boaweb.com.
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