FPT Establishes FPT BTP Park to Enhance SAP Business in Japan

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 17, 2025--

Global IT corporation FPT, through its Japanese subsidiary, FPT Japan, has recently introduced an initiative called FPT BTP Park, with support from SAP Japan. This strategic project aims to accelerate the growth of the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) in Japan, with a vision to expand FPT’s SAP BTP workforce to 1,000 in 2025 and 3,000 by 2027.

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FPT BTP Park is a comprehensive ecosystem that integrates all SAP-related activities to provide end-to-end services, from consultation to system development, operations, and maintenance, to ensure seamless synchronization, and accelerate customer business expansion. By integrating the latest technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and Automation, this initiative aims to provide more efficient implementation and migration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Additionally, it targets addressing the shortage of SAP BTP experts in Japan through a fully integrated approach, encompassing training, research and development, recruitment, and project implementation support. This also contributes to SAP Japan’s Clean Core Strategy, focusing on simplifying systems and reducing operational costs during SAP ERP migration.

By combining FPT’s delivery capabilities, skilled workforce, and SAP’s partner ecosystem, the collaboration will enable customers to enhance operational efficiency and accelerate business growth. Its initial focus will be on the Japanese market, followed by expansion into the APAC region, and ultimately scaling to global markets, ensuring sustainable growth and enhanced service delivery at each stage.

"SAP has been one of FPT’s longest-standing partners, with multiple successful global projects jointly delivered over the past 20 years. I am confident that with the FPT BTP Park initiative, we leverage both companies’ expertise and resources to quickly deliver innovative solutions with flexibility by SAP BTP and surrounding applications that enhance agility, and competitive cost, accelerate business growth, and drive long-term success for our customers," said Pham Minh Tuan, FPT Corporation Executive Vice President and FPT Software Chief Executive Officer.

“We are fully committed to the Japanese market, providing SAP solutions to support the business transformation of Japanese enterprises. In collaboration with SAP Japan, we are driving innovation through the "FPT BTP Park" project, leveraging SAP BTP to deliver comprehensive end-to-end services that accelerate our customers' growth,” said Do Van Khac, FPT Software Senior Executive Vice President and FPT Japan Chief Executive Officer, FPT Corporation.

"I am confident that the FPT BTP Park initiative will drive the sustainable growth of SAP BTP business in the Japanese market and significantly enhance corporate competitiveness. I look forward to seeing this project contribute to the success of SAP implementation projects through the development and retention of skilled professionals proficient in cloud technologies, APIs, and UI/UX design. I have high expectations for the future development of our collaboration," said Hirofumi Suzuki, SAP Japan President & CEO.

FPT’s SAP services are built on a strong foundation of certified expertise and proven project management frameworks. With nearly 1,100 SAP certifications and a global team of multilingual consultants supporting six languages, FPT provides comprehensive support to clients with advanced solutions like SAP BTP, RISE with SAP, and GROW.

With nearly two decades in Japan, FPT has established itself as one of the largest foreign-invested technology companies in terms of workforce capability. The company operates with 4,000 employees across 17 offices and innovation hubs in Japan, backed by a global network of 15,000 professionals, serving over 450 clients worldwide.

About FPT
FPT Corporation (FPT) is a globally leading technology and IT services provider headquartered in Vietnam and operates in three core sectors: Technology, Telecommunications, and Education. Over more than three decades, FPT has consistently delivered impactful solutions to millions of individuals and tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. Committed to elevating Vietnam’s position on the global tech map and delivering world-class solutions for global enterprises, the Corporation focuses on five strategic areas: Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Semiconductor, Digital Transformation, and Green Transformation. In 2024, FPT reported a total revenue of USD 2.47 billion and a workforce of over 54,000 employees across its core businesses. For more information about FPT's global IT services, please visit https://fptsoftware.com/.

About SAP Japan
Company Name: SAP Japan Co., Ltd.
Headquarters: Mitsui Bussan Bldg. 11-12F, 1-2-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Website: https://www.sap.com/japan/about/company.html

Representatives from FPT and SAP Japan at the Launching Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan (Photo: Business Wire)

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked.

New government data posted Friday — for flu activity through last week — showed declines in medical office visits due to flu-like illness and in the number of states reporting high flu activity.

However, some measures show this season is already surpassing the flu epidemic of last winter, one of the harshest in recent history. And experts believe there is more suffering ahead.

“This is going to be a long, hard flu season,” New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said, in a statement Friday.

One type of flu virus, called A H3N2, historically has caused the most hospitalizations and deaths in older people. So far this season, that is the type most frequently reported. Even more concerning, more than 91% of the H3N2 infections analyzed were a new version — known as the subclade K variant — that differs from the strain in this year’s flu shots.

The last flu season saw the highest overall flu hospitalization rate since the H1N1 flu pandemic 15 years ago. And child flu deaths reached 289, the worst recorded for any U.S. flu season this century — including that H1N1 “swine flu” pandemic of 2009-2010.

So far this season, there have been at least 15 million flu illnesses and 180,000 hospitalizations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. It also estimates there have been 7,400 deaths, including the deaths of at least 17 children.

Last week, 44 states reported high flu activity, down slightly from the week before. However, flu deaths and hospitalizations rose.

Determining exactly how flu season is going can be particularly tricky around the holidays. Schools are closed, and many people are traveling. Some people may be less likely to see a doctor, deciding to just suffer at home. Others may be more likely to go.

Also, some seasons see a surge in cases, then a decline, and then a second surge.

For years, federal health officials joined doctors' groups in recommending that everyone 6 months and older get an annual influenza vaccine. The shots may not prevent all symptoms but can prevent many infections from becoming severe, experts say.

But federal health officials on Monday announced they will no longer recommend flu vaccinations for U.S. children, saying it is a decision parents and patients should make in consultation with their doctors.

“I can’t begin to express how concerned we are about the future health of the children in this country, who already have been unnecessarily dying from the flu — a vaccine preventable disease,” said Michele Slafkosky, executive director of an advocacy organization called Families Fighting Flu.

“Now, with added confusion for parents and health care providers about childhood vaccines, I fear that flu seasons to come could be even more deadly for our youngest and most vulnerable," she said in a statement.

Flu is just one of a group of viruses that tend to strike more often in the winter. Hospitalizations from COVID-19 and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, also have been rising in recent weeks — though were not diagnosed nearly as often as flu infections, according to other federal data.

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FILE - Pharmacy manager Aylen Amestoy administers a patient with a seasonal flu vaccine at a CVS Pharmacy in Miami, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)