"The prospective customers have already talked with us and they have agreed to adopt our business solution modules in their systems," said Debdeep Gupta, vice president of SME (Indian Subcontinent) of the company, at a press conference here at The Grand Hyatt yesterday.

Preferring not to mention the names of the Bangladeshi companies, Gupta said different firms from the sectors including telecoms, pharmaceuticals and banking are showing interest to adopt the solutions.

SAP India, the subsidiary of SAP Germany, will arrange some road shows in Dhaka soon to create awareness among the potential customers of how technology can help a business grow considerably.

The company through its partner will also arrange business-to-business contacts in Dhaka for bringing more customers under the SAP network.

SAP has already been providing software solutions for some companies operating in Bangladesh that include mobile phone operator AKTEL, British American Tobacco Bangladesh and Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd.

AKTEL has adopted the SAP solutions in its finance, human resources, supply chain, sales and network management divisions.

About the cost of SAP business software, Md Masudur Rahman, manager (Accounts) of AKTEL, said the company paid US$1,100 for each SAP licence.

M Shabbir Ali, assistant general manager (Human Resource Division) of the cellphone operator, said SAP solutions have helped the company in improving coordination among different departments, reducing duplication of works, enhancing real time reporting and taking speedy decisions.