Indonesian IT Major Telkomsigma Ties Up With ICreate Software To Expand AsiaPac 'Banking BI' Footprint

Online, June 19, 2012 (Newswire.com) - PT Sigma Cipta Caraka (telkomsigma) today announced a strategic partnership with iCreate Software. Telkomsigma has selected iCreate's Biz$core as the BI and Analytics engine, to power Arium Financial ecosystem solutions. telkomsigma will also leverage its well-established distribution framework for taking the new Biz$core BI-powered Arium to market.

This strategic partnership brings together the capabilities of two strong players - telkomsigma with its proven Banking and Financial Services proficiency, and iCreate with its pre-packaged Banking BI & Analytics solution Biz$core, to jointly address the market potential for pre-built BI and Analytics in Indonesian banks.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rizkan Chandra, telkomsigma's Managing Director remarked, "A key component of our vision is to articulate and implement innovative solutions that can help shape the banking sector landscape. I am quite excited to include Biz$core Banking BI as one of the premier offerings in our banking solutions portfolio."

Mr. Amit Agarwal, iCreate's SVP and Global Head for Sales & Business Development said, "Partnering with a leader like telkomsigma is an important milestone for us. telkomsigma with their regional banking prowess in conjunction with iCreate's proven BI / Analytics expertise will deliver an efficient and quick solution for better decisioning. We look forward to synergising our strengths to help banks in Indonesia, as well as in the AsiaPac region, establish strong decision support systems by leveraging the new Biz$core BI-powered Arium."

About PT Sigma Cipta Caraka
With over 2 decades of experience, telkomsigma has established itself as a leading full IT solutions provider in Indonesia. telkomsigma provides high-end IT and communication solutions to a diverse spectrum of enterprises in the financial, telecommunications, manufacturing and distribution sectors via its IT services, consulting services, product software, application software, enhanced services and data centre operations for banks (conventional and sharia-based).

About iCreate Software and Biz$core
iCreate is a 'BI for Banking' specialist headquartered in Bangalore, India, with an established presence in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Europe. Biz$core - iCreate's unique, integrated BI, Analytics and Performance Management solution, that integrates with standard banking systems ensure banks have a fully functional BI solution running in as little as 100 days, at the lowest TCO and with advanced solutions in areas such as Retail, Corporate Banking, Analytics 360, etc. iCreate is a winner of several premier industry recognitions: including the Red Herring Asia 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia and the NASSCOM Emerge 50; an endorsement of its unique 'Banking-specific Business Intelligence' proposition.