NORWALK, CT (February 5, 2013) -- SDG Corporation, an award-winning Advisory and Technology services and GRC software solutions provider, announced today the formation of its Cloud Computing and CRM practice 'Center of Excellence' (CoE). The CoE will enable each client to leverage SDG's 20-plus years of business and technology expertise to develop and deploy optimized solutions, with world class support for every engagement.

Rafat Khan has joined SDG as Practice Leader for its Cloud Computing and CRM CoE. Rafat is an industry leader with more than 23 years of information technology experience, including 15 years in CRM and more than 10 years leading the development and delivery of Salesforce.com solutions. He will be responsible for the CoE's strategy, planning, staffing, and commercial operations. His background includes CRM, SaaS, cloud computing, business process and process automation consulting, project lifecycle management, and system implementation.

"Naming our Cloud Computing and CRM practice a Center of Excellence within our organization underscores SDG's ongoing commitment to ensure that each client receives best-in-class, advisory, development and support on every project," said Ajay Gupta, SDG Corporation's CEO and President. "We have been delivering and supporting customized CRM and Salesforce.com deployments, and led by Rafat's extensive knowledge will significantly benefit our clients and their customers" "Driving business opportunities and providing a peerless client experience is more important than ever," said Rafat. "It is imperative that companies incorporate into their business model a program to implement CRM and Cloud solutions that reduce costs and drive top-line revenue while seamlessly integrating these into existing IT environments. At SDG, we break down technology silos; provide meaningful insight into the businesses technology landscape, and deliver best-of-breed solutions to drive optimal results. We always consider our client's end-to-end business-technology risks, compliance requirements, and total cost of operations."

About SDG Corporation

SDG Corporation brings to each client thousands of man-years of strategic advisory experience, technology services, software development, and post-implementation support to minimize business and technology risk. SDG, founded in 1993, with worldwide headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut and offices in Europe, Asia and Latin America, currently has more than 700 employees serving Fortune Global 100 clients in finance, banking, manufacturing, retail and more. TruOps, SDG's flagship solution, is an award-winning enterprise-level IT GRC automation and management technology platform architected to deliver significant efficiencies in automation and systems management to maximize the ROI in IT investments.

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