Hummingbird Announces Alliance with Mummert + Partner

Hummingbird Ltd announced a global, strategic relationship with Mummert + Partner, a premier delivery and implementation organization with its global head office in Germany. The teaming of these market leaders means an accelerated time to market for the series of common opportunities identified as having high revenue and margin potential.

Phase one of this relationship is focused on the delivery of data warehousing and business intelligence solutions for SAP R/3 installations, using Hummingbird's Genio Suite software and Mummert + Partner's delivery expertise. Mummert + Partner, respected for its quality consultants and comprehensive data warehouse lab, has exceptional experience in implementing SAP BW solutions and hands-on expertise with Genio. Genio SAP certification guarantees that all external data sources, including SAP R/3, are integrated into the SAP BW solution.

Hummingbird's EIP and integrated suite of foundation technologies will be incorporated into this alliance shortly. The strategic objective of this relationship is to identify high potential market opportunities, and then quickly mobilize resources to ensure timely market entrance.

"We welcome the additional SAP expertise and support that our alliance with Mummert + Partner will provide, given its importance in EIP implementations," said Hummingbird president Barry Litwin, "Clearly, this is an exciting opportunity for both organizations, as we leverage our respective skills."

"We view Hummingbird as a fellow industry leader, and are proud to expand our support for implementing their systems on a global basis," says Chuck Leatherbury, CEO North America, Mummert + Partner, "Mummert + Partner is associated with quality implementations of industry leading solutions, and we believe the expanded global relationship with Hummingbird is a fantastic example of our mutual respect and shared goals."

About Mummert + Partner

The last two years have proven Mummert + Partner (M+P) to be one the fastest growing management consulting firm in the European arena, influencing its recent growth into the North American market. Created in 1960 by Dr. Olaf Mummert, M+P entered the business intelligence market in 1995 and is quickly becoming the number one European BI / data warehousing practice with the largest and most well respected laboratory. The M+P lab is located in Hamburg, Germany and is currently engaged in both the support of consulting implementation through evaluation of the best industry BI solutions for our valued clients, as well as the development of next generation products for key partners. M+P is specifically organized into global service lines enabling it to become one of the first international consulting firms in which clients are provided with a single global organization supporting global rollouts with consistency of one coordinated effort. Mummert + Partner North American operations are headquartered in Los Angeles, California. For more information, please contact Chuck Leatherbury, CEO North America, at 310-426-2500, chuck.leatherbury@mummert.de.

About Hummingbird

Hummingbird is a leader in the development of enterprise software solutions that provide access to all business-critical information and resources. Hummingbird EIP (Enterprise Information Portal) leverages the company's core strengths in network connectivity, data integration & reporting, and document & knowledge management to connect users to all the business information they need, aggregated and categorized through a single user interface. With a diverse product portfolio, Hummingbird offers complete global enterprise solutions from advanced host connectivity, through sophisticated data exchange, business intelligence and analytic applications, to powerful information management at the desktop or on the Web. The company offers its solutions, along with related consulting, education, and support services, in more than 50 countries around the world. For more information, please visit www.hummingbird.com.

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