MEGA Extends International Reach in Europe, Africa

SAFIRA brings MEGA’s enterprise architecture solutions to new countries

LONDON, May 9, 2011 – Once again, enterprise architecture (EA) leader MEGA is expanding business development in Europe and Africa through a partnership with SAFIRA, a well-known IT solutions company that serves leading financial, insurance, telecommunications, and media companies.

In recent years, MEGA has expanded sales and services to Eastern Europe, South Africa, and Asia. With offices in eight countries and 27 global partners, MEGA serves the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

MEGA develops and markets the MEGA Suite, enterprise software for EA, business architecture (BA), and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). The software helps companies improve business performance, decrease operational costs, and reduce corporate risks

SAFIRA, based in Portugal, will focus on business development in its home country, as well as Angola and Mozambique, two African nations with close business ties to Portugal. The company is experienced in business development, consulting, and distribution of IT solutions as a partner of Microsoft, Google, Oracle, and IBM.

Since 1997, SAFIRA has offered solutions to help companies gain business value by designing, building, and managing effective and efficient IT resources. MEGA’s EA and BA solutions will help SAFIRA provide business improvement capabilities to growing companies. MEGA’s GRC solution is especially vital for financial services companies like many of SAFIRA’s customers.

Companies with global operations expect the highest level of service and support anywhere in the world,” explained Lucio de Risi, CEO of MEGA. “We extend MEGA’s geographical reach through relationships with highly experienced professionals like SAFIRA.

Our expertise in business software, technology management, and business process management helps our customers deal with increased challenges. The addition of even more sophisticated solutions through the MEGA Suite will provide them with a new competitive edge,” noted Hugo Velosa, manager of SAFIRA.

About SAFIRA
SAFIRA, founded in 1997 with headquarters in Portugal, and an office in Poland, develops Information Technology Solutions and offers IT Management and Consulting services to leading Financial, Insurance and Telco & Media companies. The company reached an outstanding reputation and acknowledgement in sophisticated and high demanding market segments through its focus on excellence of service, customer satisfaction, and innovative solutions that produce tangible business results. SAFIRA employs a team of more than 100 IT professionals, holding more than 70 technological and Project Management industry renowned certifications. For the fourth year in a row, SAFIRA was awarded one of the “Best Places to Work” according to an independent study performed by EXAME. www.safira.pt

 



About MEGA

MEGA provides software solutions for enterprise architecture, business process analysis, and governance, risk and Compliance. Based on the powerful MEGA Suite, its solutions are used by more than 75,000 people worldwide. Clients include Aetna, Choice Hotels, Cox Enterprises, DirecTV, JC Penney, Medco Health Solutions, Nissan, Universal Music Group and Procter & Gamble. www.mega.com.


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