SINGAPORE--(Marketwired - Jun 29, 2016) - OutSystems, a leading enterprise Rapid Application Development (RAD) platform provider, today announced an Alliance Agreement with Deloitte Consultores S.A.* (a Portuguese firm of Deloitte), which also enables other Deloitte member firms from around the world to join. Deloitte Consultores S.A. has, with this agreement, become an OutSystems Center of Competence, because it has accomplished the necessary requirements, namely the number of certified people at different levels and successful projects.

Carlos Alves, Vice President of Global Sales at OutSystems says, "Deloitte Consultores, S.A.'s relationships with companies across a wide range of industries, combined with our low-code application platform, can help propel enterprises in the digital transformation of their business."

According to Rui Pedro Vaz, Partner at Deloitte Consultores S.A., "Many of our clients, independently of their industry focus, need to solve a variety of business challenges. This is something we are intimate with on a daily basis. OutSystems Platform can help reduce the cost and time to build mobile native apps and web applications. The Platform responds to the market demand of bi-modal delivery speed, which is required for the coexistence of a core legacy ecosystem with a growing demand for agile and digital transformation. Through the creation of an abstraction layer that allows a smooth integration with existing legacy systems, OutSystems Platform provides solutions that offer flexibility with low risk."

With OutSystems Platform, businesses can rapidly achieve significant results with lower costs that also extend a wide range of corporate solutions, including ERP, SRM, CRM, and others. By building innovative solutions for B2B, B2C or B2E, companies can more efficiently solve business problems, enhance products and services, increase their competitiveness, and improve customer, employee and partner relationships.

Vaz explained, "We can create assets for different industries that can be customized and adapted to our customers' needs. We no longer have to start a project from scratch, so time to market becomes weeks, or even days, not months."

The OutSystems Deloitte Consultores S.A. alliance announcement comes upon other recent news events. OutSystems was recently recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Low-Code Development Platforms, Q2 2016. OutSystems received the highest score in the current offering category and was among the highest scores in the strategy category. OutSystems Platform was also recognized by the Software & Information Industry Association with a 2016 SIIA CODiE Award for Best Mobile Development Solution for excellence in mobile application development.