MCLEAN, Va.--BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE:BE), one of the world’s largest management and technology consulting firms, will bring significant presence to SAPPHIRE ’07 Atlanta and the 2007 ASUG Annual Conference, to be held from April 22-25 in Atlanta. Building on the company’s recent accomplishments, including the opening of an SAP Center of Excellence in Germany and a 2006 SAP Pinnacle Award for Innovation and Development of Composite Applications, BearingPoint staff and customers will speak to attendees on a variety of topics. Further, BearingPoint will demonstrate a wide range of vertical, horizontal and emerging solutions designed for, and in many cases, with SAP.

“BearingPoint’s relationship with SAP is stronger today than ever before, and we’re now focused jointly on the market place,” said Aysin Neville, senior vice president and leader of BearingPoint’s global SAP practice. “We’re excited to leverage these events as our showcase to demonstrate how we’re helping clients achieve measurable benefits from their technology investments, by focusing on buyer-based innovation and business transformation.“

BearingPoint speakers and topics on the conference agenda will include:

• Monday, April 23, 1:40 - 2:10: “BearingPoint: Accelerated Business Integration, Public Services Theatre,” by Claire Williamson, Senior Manager
• Tuesday, April 24, 12:00 - 1:00: “Defense Logistics Agency's Warfighter-Centric Approach with SAP CRM,” by Kim Huntley, Deputy Director, Customer Operations and Readiness, DLA, and Keith Taylor, Senior Manager, BearingPoint
• Tuesday, April 24, 1:15 - 2:15: “BearingPoint Preconfigured Repair and Overhaul (R&O) Offers Automation,” Charles Moore, Senior Manager, BearingPoint
• Tuesday, April 24, 4:00 - 5:00: “A Real-Life Case Study of a Global SAP PLM Implementation,” by Gene Holtz, Program Director, SAP PLM, SC Johnson and Harin Shetty, Managing Director, BearingPoint, Inc.
• Wednesday, April 25, 12:00 - 1:00: “Advertising Analytics at The New York Times: Implementing SAP NetWeaver BI,” by John Tighe, Managing Director, NYT Information Systems, The New York Times Co. and Dan Miller, Senior Manager, BearingPoint
• Wednesday, April 25, 12:00 - 1:00: “Leveraging Technology to Increase Customer Value and Decrease Costs,” by Matthew Horenkamp, Industry Principal, Professional Services, SAP, and Eric Goldfarb, EVP and CIO, BearingPoint

Additionally, the company will host theatre presentations in its booth on topics like Solution Manager, Business Acquisition Management across the Enterprise, Performance Management and SAP All-in-One for the Middle Market.

BearingPoint’s booth (#1205) will include demonstrations of solutions across a full sweep of vertical markets including Product Lifecycle Management, Tax and Revenue Management, Accelerated Business Integration, and a strong range of solutions specific to vertical segments, including Aerospace, Life Sciences, Public Sector, Retail, Automotive and Energy. Additionally, attendees can learn about BearingPoint’s work with SAP’s emerging technologies like SOA, business intelligence, performance management, composite applications and others.

“We’re helping large organizations transform their business from a restricted single enterprise to a Virtual Business Ecosystem, so that they can better connect to their customers, suppliers, employees and shareholders,” said Neville. “Our team and our solution showcase at SAPPHIRE ’07 Atlanta will help our clients grow, learn, and connect.”

For more information about BearingPoint’s presence at SAPPHIRE, visit www.bearingpoint.com/sap.

About BearingPoint, Inc.

BearingPoint, Inc. (NYSE:BE) is one of the world's largest providers of management and technology consulting services to Global 2000 companies and government organizations in 60 countries worldwide. Based in McLean, Va., the firm has over 17,000 employees and major practice areas focusing on the Public Services, Financial Services and Commercial Services markets. For nearly 100 years, BearingPoint professionals have built a reputation for knowing what it takes to help clients achieve their goals, and working closely with them to get the job done. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.BearingPoint.com.