Building propositions through partnership
MDS Partnership Programme
Partnerships are an integral part of MDS's sales and marketing strategy. MDS has recently increased investment and focus on partnerships and the partner programme will continue to be enhanced and updated over the next six months.
Today our programme consists of three partner types:
Technology Partners – whose products are an integral part of the solutions we deliver to our customers
Solution Partners – where our partners offer complimentary solutions to MDS solutions and together enable the two organisations to jointly implement increased functionality in our customers solutions'
System Integration Partners – where our partners are skilled in implementation of our solutions and support our customers in all aspects of solution delivery.
Organisations who are interested to hear more about the MDS partnership programme can get in contact to register their interest and outline their company capability and vision for a joint value partnership.
20:20 Mobile
20:20 Mobile is the world's largest supplier of mobile phones and accessories, supplying over 8,000 companies across 60 countries. 20:20 Mobile provides complete, end-to-end distribution and fulfillment services to a variety of customers from independent phone stores to network operators, supermarkets, multiple retailers and MVNOs. 20:20 Mobile are about more than just moving boxes; and are able to transform handsets and products to meet the specific needs of the end-user. 20:20 Mobile achieve this through their great understanding of their market and relationships with all major handset manufacturers such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, BlackBerry, LG, Motorola, and Samsung.
DataCash
DataCash provides merchants with a single interface to enable processing of secure payments, both on and offline, anywhere in the world.
The company's solution supports a broad range of other services including: electronic direct debit and direct credits, "cardholder not present" transactions in both call centre and over the internet, promotional vouchers, the ability to take cash on the internet, currency conversion, identity and age verification, and a broadening range of fraud and risk management services.
Equifax
Equifax is a global leader in information solutions that leverages one of the largest sources of consumer and commercial data, along with advanced analytics and proprietary technology, to create customized insights that enrich the performance of businesses and the lives of consumers.
Equifax works with large and small businesses to provide consumer and business credit intelligence, portfolio management, fraud detection, decisioning technology, marketing tools and much more.

Experian
Experian is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients in more than 90 countries. They help businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers, and automate decision making. They also help individuals to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft.
Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended 31 March 2010 was $3.9 billion. They employ approximately 15,000 people in 40 countries and our corporate headquarters is in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; Costa Mesa, California; and São Paulo, Brazil.

Getronics
Getronics is a worldwide leading ICT (Information Communication Technology) player. As an expert in data center and hosting services, workspace management services, and consultancy, Getronics has a comprehensive portfolio of integrated ICT services for the large business user market and works according to a Global Service Delivery model that ensures that customers throughout the world are guaranteed a consistent quality of service. Getronics supports companies in over 80 countries worldwide.

IBM
International Business Machines (IBM) is the world's top provider of computer products and services. Among the leaders in almost every market in which it competes, the company makes mainframes and servers, storage systems and peripherals. IBM's growing services business now accounts for more than half of its sales. Its IT services arm is the largest in the world and the company is also one of the largest providers of software and semiconductors. IBM has values that reflect MDSs approach: innovation that matters, client success, trust and personal responsibility.
As an IBM partner, MDS has access to IBMs technical resources to help build, design, sell, implement and support solutions. MDS also exploits the company's collaboration initiatives to grow MDS expertise.

Mphasis
MphasiS is a $1 billion global service provider, delivering technology based solutions to clients across the world. With over 41,000 people, MphasiS services clients in Communications, Media & Entertainment, Banking & Capital Markets, Insurance, Manufacturing, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Transportation & Logistics, Retail & Consumer Packaged Goods, Energy & Utilities, and Governments around the world. MphasiS competency lies in their ability to offer integrated service offerings in Applications, Business Process Outsourcing, and Infrastructure Services. To learn more about Mphasis, log on to www.mphasis.com.
Oracle
Oracle is a leader in financial management. MDS partners with Oracle to exploit its proven technology which is used in MDS solutions to offer robust, reliable finance features.
SunGard
SunGard has built on its 25 years experience to offer a complete continuum of information availability services including planning, disaster recovery, business continuity, high availability, recovery, managed hosting and outsourcing.
From traditional disaster recovery and business continuity through to high availability and managed services, SunGard provides a comprehensive portfolio of services to help meet all information availability needs: whether measured by tolerance to disaster in seconds, minutes, hours or days.
SunGard customers can be assured of belonging to the industrys most robust and ubiquitous network of recovery facilities.
Telcordia
Telcordia is a leading global provider of fixed, mobile, and broadband communications software and services who have created innovations that have helped organizations deploy advanced networks and groundbreaking new communications services.
Telcordia delivers the talent and tools that help telecoms service providers profitably grow their businesses, lower their operations costs, and compete in a fast-moving marketplace. It has proven experienced knowledge of next-generation OSS, service delivery and charging interconnection, research and consulting.
The company entered the MVNO market in 2005 and is now the leader in the US prepay market.
Telcordia's real-time charging capabilities, combined with MDS BSS experience, enable the joint partner proposition of offering end-to-end converged solutions that combine pre-pay and post-pay in one user account.

Vertex
MDS and Vertex have partnered to create a complete multi-state tax compliance solution that simplifies tax management and reporting for customers.
With 30 years of experience, Vertex Inc. is the leading provider of advanced tax technology solutions, delivering products and process management services to customers worldwide.
Vertex solutions help companies streamline tax compliance processes leverage information to discover new strategic tax savings and enhance decision information across every major line of business tax, including income, sales, consumer use, value added, communications, and payroll. To serve its customers, Vertex works in partnership with the worlds leading providers of ERP software and related services.
Founded in 1978, Vertex is a privately held company headquarters in the US (Berwyn, PA) and offices in Europe (London), Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, San Francisco, Sarasota, and Washington, DC employing over 600 professionals.




