Creating a new office is a direct response to the increased demand for practical ways of connecting SAP and Microsoft solutions. Microsoft SharePoint Server, fast becoming a de facto standard in the Enterprise, is fueling the need for intuitive tools and packaged scenarios enabling seamless access to SAP data and processes.

Located in Redmond, Washington the new office will serve customers and partners throughout the Americas and will provide a vital link to Microsoft under the direction of Niels Hvidtfeldt. He has vast experience in the SAP/Microsoft interoperability space and he has worked for both companies; In SAP as a NetWeaver Concept Manager and in Microsoft as an Enterprise Technology Strategist and later as a Sr. Product Manager for Duet for Microsoft Office and SAP.

"We are excited to see Sitrion expanding their footprint in the US. Among our US Enterprise customers, Sitrion has earned a solid reputation for connecting SAP with Microsoft .NET, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office and mobile devices. Equipping all employees to easily engage in central business processes is a key driver for standardizing on SAP and Microsoft." Mark Skoog, Senior Director, SAP Solutions - Microsoft US

"At AMD, Sitrion's technology is helping us to resolve the challenge of delivering Microsoft .NET portal solutions that need to integrate with SAP. It enables us to reduce our development significantly and allows us to quickly respond to changing business requirements." Michele Harle, IT Director, SAP COE - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

"This expansion is an important milestone for Sitrion. Being closer to both customers and Microsoft, we can quickly capture customers' needs and respond with packaged solutions leveraging the latest Microsoft technology." Markus Dopp, Director of Sales and Marketing - Sitrion

The Sitrion Suite delivers practical and proven solutions for connecting the very different worlds of SAP and Microsoft. Enterprises looking to boost business agility can leverage Sitrion ServiceStudio, a complete package for modeling, deploying and administrating composite Microsoft/SAP solutions in pure .NET. To accelerate business processes Sitrion UniversalApproval enables approval of SAP workflows in Outlook, Outlook Web Access and on Windows Phone, Apple iPhone, RIM Blackberry and Symbian based devices without any client installation or deployment. In Microsoft SharePoint, Sitrion AppTemplates extends the reach of SAP ERP HCM to everyone with business-ready SAP Employee- and Manager-Self-Services (ESS/MSS).