National signs SAP deal to implement business model.(Brief Article)

SAP AUSTRALIA has won a major contract with the National Australia Group to supply integrated enterprise software as part of the bank's program to upgrade its management information capability.

The National, the largest bank in the Asia Pacific region and the ninth most profitable bank worldwide, has initiated the project to facilitate the restructure of its business model from a geographic, product-based structure to global customer-centric lines of business.

"The National intends to pursue an innovative approach to bringing these capabilities into the organ