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SAP AG
Type Aktiengesellschaft
(ISIN: DE0007164600, FWB: SAP, NYSE: SAP)
Founded Weinheim, Germany (1972)
Headquarters Walldorf, Germany
Key people Henning Kagermann, co-CEO
Leo Apotheker, co-CEO, President, Global Customer Solutions & Operations
Hasso Plattner, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Peter Zencke, Erwin Gunst, Gerhard Oswald, Claus Heinrich, John Schwarz, Members of the Executive Board
Industry Computer software
Products SAP Business Suite, SAP ERP, SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM), SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM), SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM), SAP Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM), SAP NetWeaver, SAP Business One, SAP Business ByDesign, SAP Business All-in-One
Revenue €10. Aktiengesellschaft ('aktsiəngəzεlʃaft abbreviated AG) is a German term that refers to a Corporation that is limited by shares i An International Securities Identifying Number (ISIN uniquely identifies a security. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange ( FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) is a Stock exchange located in Frankfurt, Germany. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Weinheim (Bergstrasse is a town in the north west of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with 43 000 inhabitants approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walldorf is a Town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with a population of 14685 inhabitants Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Henning Kagermann (born July 12 1947) is chairman of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer of SAP AG. Léo Apotheker (* September 18 1953 in Aachen, Germany is co-CEO and a member of the Executive Board of SAP AG. Hasso Plattner is a cofounder of software giant SAP AG. Today he is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SAP AG For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need SAP Business Suite is a bundle of business applications that provide integration of information and processes collaboration industry-specific functionality and scalability The SAP ERP application is an integrated Enterprise resource planning (ERP software manufactured by SAP AG that targets business software requirements of midsize NetWeaver is SAP 's integrated technology platform and is the technical foundation for all SAP applications since the SAP Business Suite. SAP Business One is an integrated enterprise resource planning ( ERP) software that targets business software requirements of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services 25 billion (2007)[1]
Employees >40,000 (2007)
Website www.sap.com

SAP AG (ISIN: DE0007164600, FWB: SAP, NYSE: SAP) is the largest European software enterprise and the third largest in the world, with headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Aktiengesellschaft ('aktsiəngəzεlʃaft abbreviated AG) is a German term that refers to a Corporation that is limited by shares i An International Securities Identifying Number (ISIN uniquely identifies a security. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange ( FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) is a Stock exchange located in Frankfurt, Germany. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Walldorf is a Town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with a population of 14685 inhabitants Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

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History

SAP was founded in 1972 as Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung[2] by five former IBM engineers in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg (Dietmar Hopp, Hans-Werner Hector, Hasso Plattner, Klaus Tschira, and Claus Wellenreuther). International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology Mannheim is a City in Germany. With 327318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg after the capital Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Dietmar Hopp (born April 26, 1940 in Heidelberg, Germany) is an entrepreneur Hasso Plattner is a cofounder of software giant SAP AG. Today he is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SAP AG [3]

As part of the Xerox exit strategy from the computer industry, Xerox retained IBM to migrate their business systems to IBM technology. International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology As part of IBM's compensation for the migration, IBM acquired the SDS/SAPE software, reputedly for a contract credit of $80,000. The SAPE software was given by IBM to the founding ex-IBM employees in exchange for founding stock provided to IBM, reputedly 8%. It may be noted that, at the time they left IBM, the ex-employees were quite senior engineers in IBM Germany rather than founding engineers in the sense of Hewlett-Packard's founders.

The acronym was later changed to stand for Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung ("Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing"). Acronyms, initialisms, and alphabetisms are Abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name

In 1976 "SAP GmbH" was founded and the following year it moved headquarters to Walldorf. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung ( GmbH) is a type of legal entity very common in Germany (where it was created in 1892 Austria Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated Walldorf is a Town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with a population of 14685 inhabitants SAP AG became the company's official name after the 2005 annual general meeting (AG is short for Aktiengesellschaft). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An annual general meeting (commonly abbreviated as AGM, also known as the annual meeting) is a Meeting that official bodies and associations Aktiengesellschaft ('aktsiəngəzεlʃaft abbreviated AG) is a German term that refers to a Corporation that is limited by shares i

In August 1988, SAP GmbH transferred into SAP AG (a corporation by German law), and public trading started November 4. Shares are listed on the Frankfurt and Stuttgart stock exchange. [3]

The founding members Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Klaus E. Tschira and Hans-Werner Hector form the executive board. In 1995, SAP was included in the German stock index DAX. DAX 30 ( Deutscher Aktien IndeX 30, formerly Deutscher Aktien-Index 30 (German stock index is a Blue Chip Stock market index consisting of the On September 22, 2003, SAP was included in the Dow Jones STOXX 50. [4] In 1991, Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann joined the board; Dr. Peter Zencke became a board member in 1993. [5] Claus Heinrich,[6] and Gerhard Oswald [7] have been members of the SAP Executive Board since 1996. Two years later, in 1998, the first change at the helm took place. Dietmar Hopp and Klaus Tschira moved to the supervisory board and Dietmar Hopp was appointed Chairman of the supervisory board. Henning Kagermann was appointed as Co-Chairman and CEO of SAP next to Hasso Plattner. Werner Brandt joined SAP in 2001 as a member of the SAP Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer. [8] Léo Apotheker has been a member of the SAP Executive Board and president of Global Customer Solutions & Operations since 2002, was appointed Deputy CEO in 2007, and then became co-CEO alongside Kagermann in 2008. Léo Apotheker (* September 18 1953 in Aachen, Germany is co-CEO and a member of the Executive Board of SAP AG.

Henning Kagermann became the sole CEO of SAP in 2003. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [9] In February 2007 his contract was extended until 2009. After continuous disputes over the responsibility of the development organization, Shai Agassi, a member of the executive board who had been named as a potential successor to Kagermann, left the organization. Shai Agassi (שי אגסי born 1968 is Founder and CEO of Better Place (formerly known as Project Better Place [10]

Milestones technical solutions

In 1972 the SAP R/1 solution was launched. [11] Seven years later, in 1979, SAP launched SAP R/2. [11] In 1981, SAP brought a completely re-designed solution to market. With the change from R/2 to R/3 in 1992, SAP followed the trend from mainframe computing to client-/server architectures. The development of SAP’s Internet strategy with mySAP. com redesigned the concept of business processes (integration via Internet). [3] SAP was awarded Industry Week’s Best Managed Companies in 1999. [12]

In 2003 launched its technology platform SAP NetWeaver, followed by the announcement in 2005 of the development of a Business Process Platform. NetWeaver is SAP 's integrated technology platform and is the technical foundation for all SAP applications since the SAP Business Suite. [11]

Business and markets

SAP is the world's largest business software company and the third-largest independent software provider in terms of revenues. [13] It operates in three geographic regions – EMEA, which represents Europe, Middle East and Africa; the Americas (SAP America, headquartered in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania), which represents both North America and Latin America; and Asia Pacific Japan (APJ), which represents Japan, Australia and parts of Asia. Newtown Township, also commonly referred to as Newtown Square, is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States (prior to 1789 In addition, SAP operates a network of 115 subsidiaries, and has R&D facilities around the globe in Germany, North America, Canada, China, Hungary, India, Israel and Bulgaria.

SAP focuses on six industry sectors: process industries, discrete industries, consumer industries, service industries, financial services, and public services. [14] It offers more than 25 industry solution portfolios for large enterprises[15] and more than 550 micro-vertical solutions for midsize companies and small businesses. [16]

Products

SAP's products focus on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), which it helped to pioneer. Enterprise resource planning ( ERP) is the planning of how business resources (materials employees customers etc The company's main product is SAP ERP. The SAP ERP application is an integrated Enterprise resource planning (ERP software manufactured by SAP AG that targets business software requirements of midsize The name of its predecessor SAP R/3 hints at its functionality: the "R" stands for realtime (even though it is not a realtime solution), the number 3 relates to a 3-tier architecture: database, application server and client (SAPgui). SAP R/3 is the former name of the main Enterprise resource planning software produced by SAP AG. In Software engineering, multi-tier architecture (often referred to as n-tier architecture) is a Client-server architecture in which an application A Computer Database is a structured collection of records or data that is stored in a computer system In n-tier architecture an application server is a Server that hosts an API to expose Business Logic and Business Processes for use by other A thin client (sometimes also called a lean or slim client) is a client computer or client software in Client-server architecture networks SAPGUI is the GUI client in SAP R/3 's 3-tier architecture of Database, Application server and client. R/2, which ran on a Mainframe architecture, was the first SAP version. SAP R/2 is a real-time Enterprise resource planning (ERP software produced by SAP. Mainframes (often colloquially referred to as Big Iron) are Computers used mainly by large organizations for critical applications typically bulk data

SAP ERP is one of five major enterprise applications in SAP's Business Suite. The other four applications are:

Other major product offerings include: the NetWeaver platform, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, Duet (joint offering with Microsoft), Performance Management solutions and RFID. Customer relationship management ( CRM) is a term applied to processes implemented by a company to handle its contact with its customers Supply chain management (SCM is the process of Planning, implementing and Controlling the operations of the Supply chain as efficiently as possible Radio-frequency identification ( RFID) is an automatic identification method relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or SAP offers a systematic approach to enterprise SOA, which is the technical standard that enables various enterprise software applications to exchange data effectively. Through enterprise SOA, SAP is focusing on enabling more flexible business processes as well as creating technical connections between IT systems and building a common language for business.

While its original products were typically used by Fortune 500 companies, SAP is now also actively targeting small and medium sized enterprises (SME) with its SAP Business One and SAP Business All-in-One. Please do not add the complete list of fortune 500 companies The list is copyrighted by Fortune which makes money by selling the content Small and medium enterprises (also SMEs, small and medium businesses, SMBs, and variations thereof are companies whose headcount or SAP Business One is an integrated enterprise resource planning ( ERP) software that targets business software requirements of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs On September 19th, 2007 SAP announced a new product named SAP Business ByDesign complementing its portfolio for SME. SAP Business ByDesign was known under the code name "A1S" before. [17]

SAP officials say there are over 100,600 SAP installations serving more than 41,200 companies in more than 25 industries in more than 120 countries. [18]

Partnerships

Partnerships are core to SAP’s strategy and in its 35 years of history the network of software solution providers, value-added resellers, distributors, technology and services partners has developed into a broad ecosystem that is among the industry's largest. [19] Opened in June 2007, the SAP Co-Innovation Lab in Palo Alto, Calif. provides an efficient work environment for joint projects with independent software vendors (ISVs), such as Novell, Questra and Wonderware, system integrators (SIs) and technology partners to work together with SAP around current and future technologies. Co-founded by Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and NetApp, the lab offers a hands-on environment and real-world performance for Web-enabled and Internet/intranet-accessible business applications based on Enterprise SOA. [20]

SAP partners include Global Services Partners with cross-industry multinational consulting capabilities,[21] Global Software Partners providing integrated products that compliment SAP Business Suite solutions,[22] and Global Technology Partners providing user companies with a wide range of products to support SAP technology, including vendors of hardware, database, storage systems, networks, and mobile computing technology. [23]

SAP partners with Protiviti, Hewlett-Packard, Siemens IT Solutions and Services and Accenture. Protiviti is a global consulting and Internal audit firm specializing in risk and advisory services Siemens IT Solutions and Services is a service provider which is part of Siemens AG headquartrica]] and many other places Accenture () is a global Management consulting, Technology services, and Outsourcing company Among other services there are assessment, government and architecture for R3.

SAP PartnerEdge

SAP solutions for small businesses and midsize companies are delivered through its global partner network. In 2008, SAP signed SAP Global Service partnership with HCL Technologies, a $4. HCL Technologies (abbr for Hindustan Computers Limited) is India’s 4th largest leading global IT Services companies providing software-led IT solutions remote infrastructure 9 b technology service provider, headquartered in India. [24]. The SAP PartnerEdge program, SAP's partner program, offers a set of business enablement resources and program benefits to help partners including value added resellers (VARs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) be profitable and successful in implementing, selling, marketing, developing and delivering SAP solutions to a broad range of customers. [25]

Gartner states that SAP PartnerEdge has "set a new standard for innovation in channel development for the small and midsize business application market. Gartner, Inc ( is an information technology research and advisory firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. "

Communities

SAP Developer Network (SDN) is a community of developers, consultants, integrators, and business analysts gaining and sharing knowledge about ABAP, Java, . ABAP ( A dvanced B usiness A pplication P rogramming originally A llgemeiner B erichts- A ufbereitungs- P rozessor NET, SOA, and other technologies via expert blogs, discussion forums, exclusive downloads and code samples, training materials, and a technical library. [26] The Business Process Expert (BPX) Community is a collaborative environment for business process experts to share information, experiences and best practices to leverage enterprise SOA in order to increase business agility and IT value. [27] The SAP Enterprise Services Community serves as a platform for members from customers, industry experts and partners working collaboratively to define enterprise services. [28] Industry Value Networks (IVN) bring together customers, partners and SAP to co-innovate and develop solutions to solve industry-specific customer challenges. There are currently eleven active IVNs (e. g. Banking, Chemicals, Consumer Products, High Tech, Public Sector, Retail). [29]

Organization

Functional units of SAP are split across different organizational units for R&D needs, field activities and customer support. SAP Labs are mainly responsible for product development where as the field organizations spread across each country are responsible for field activities such Sales, Marketing, Consulting etc. SAP AG (,) is the largest European Software enterprise and the fourth largest in the world with headquarters in Walldorf, Germany Head office located in SAP AG is responsible for overall management as well as core Engineering activities related to Product Development. SAP customer support, also called Active Global Support (AGS) is a global organization to provide support to SAP customers worldwide.

SAP Labs

SAP Labs are the research and development organizations of the parent company. The phrase research and development (also R and D or more often R&D) according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers SAP has its labs spread across the globe. Many, but not all, labs locations are hosting SAP Research groups. SAP Research is the global technology research unit of SAP AG with a network of 13 research centers on five continents

Prominent labs are located in Palo Alto, USA; Bangalore and Gurgaon India; Ra'anana and Karmiel, Israel; Montreal and Shanghai, China. Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Gurgaon (गुड़गांव is the sixth largest City in the Indian state of Haryana. Ra'anana (רַעֲנָנָה (lit "Fresh" is a city in the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel. Karmiel (כַּרְמִיאֵל (lit Vineyard of God) is a city in northern Israel. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million SAP Labs located in Bangalore is the largest development unit in terms of number of employees outside the SAP headquarters located in Walldorf, Germany. Walldorf is a Town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with a population of 14685 inhabitants Other SAP Labs locations include France, Bulgaria and Hungary.

Each SAP Lab has prominent area of expertise and focus. SAP Labs in Sofia, Bulgaria for example specializes in development of Java based SAP software products. Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Whereas, SAP Labs in U. S. is famous for its focus on innovation and research. Then again, SAP Labs India contributes to all areas of the SAP product value chain- Research & Breakthrough Innovation, Product Development, Global Services & Support and Customer Solutions & Operations.

User groups

User groups are independent, not-for-profit organizations of SAP customer companies, partners, analysts, thought leaders, and SAP development teams that provide insight into market demand and are educating members, thus influencing SAP product releases and direction. Examples of user groups are Americas' SAP Users' Group ASUG,[30] the German SAP User Group (DSAG),[31] the SAP Australian User Group (SAUG)[32] and the SAP UK & Ireland User Group. [33][34]

Competitive landscape

SAP competitors are primarily in the Enterprise Resource Planning Software industry. SAP also competes in the Customer Relationship Management, Marketing & Sales Software, Manufacturing, Warehousing & Industrial Software, and Supply Chain Management & Logistics Software sectors. [35]

Oracle Corporation, SAP's major competitor, filed a case against SAP for malpractice and unfair competition in the Californian courts on 22nd March 2007. Oracle Corporation ( specializes in developing and marketing Enterprise software products — particularly Database management systems In 2007 Oracle ranked The complaint alleged that a Texas subsidiary, SAP TN (formerly TomorrowNow before purchase by SAP), which provides discount support for legacy Oracle product lines, used the accounts of former Oracle customers to systematically download patches and support documents from Oracle's website and appropriate them for SAP's use. TomorrowNow, was founded in December 1998 by Andrew Nelson to provide upgrade and technical service to PeopleSoft licensees with large complex environments [36][37]. Later SAP admitted wrong-doing on smaller scale than Oracle claimed in the Lawsuit.

SAP has admitted to inappropriate downloads however the company denies the theft of any intellectual property. Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names [38]

SAP is known to grow organically as opposed to its main rival Oracle which has been spending US$20 billion since 2004 acquiring 30 smaller competitors. In Finance, organic growth is the process of Business expansion due to increased output sales or both as opposed to Mergers Acquisitions SAP was able to increase its annual profits by 370% since 2002. [39]

In something of a departure from its usual organic growth, on Oct 7, 2007, SAP announced that it will acquire Business Objects, the market leader in business intelligence software, for $6. Business Objects is a French Enterprise software company specializing in Business intelligence (BI 8B. [40]

See also

SAP AG Headquarters, Walldorf
SAP AG Headquarters, Walldorf

External links

Business data

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