IBM and Tally announced a first-time agreement to deliver Tally’s ERP 9 Gold on IBM’s Smart Business platform. By combining Tally’s leadership in the ERP market for small and mid-sized companies with IBM?s technology strength and reach, a Noteworthy new solution has been introduced to the dynamic Indian mid-market.

The IBM and Tally solution stands out in its ability to offer an open, simplified IT experience that reduces the complexity of managing IT and drastically reduces the support and management burden of these solutions – a key cost and time expense for small and medium businesses. The combined solution would be 10 times more cost effective for the customer.

Customers who choose Tally.ERP 9 on Smart Business will enjoy major benefits over traditional platforms including faster implementation, simplified administration, automatic problem reporting and updates. In addition, IBM will stand behind the total solution providing a single point of contact to resolve any technical issues.

“IBM is excited to add this market leading solution to our Smart Business portfolio. This could be a significant driver of IBM’s mid-market solutions business”, said Shankar Annaswamy, Regional General Manager, India / South Asia.