SAP AG
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SAP AG (Template: ISIN, FWB: SAP, NYSE: SAP) is Europe's largest software enterprise, headquartered in Waldorf Germany. This is known for its SAP ERP Enterprise Resource Planning software.
History
SAP was established in Manham, Baden-Württemberg (Ditmar Hopp, Hans-Werner Hector, Haso Plattner, Klaus E. Tichira and Klaus) by five former IBM engineers in 1972 ("System Analysis and Program Development"). Velenaruder).
As part of Xerox's exit strategy from the computer industry, Xerox maintained IBM to displace its business systems in IBM Technology. As part of IBM's Displacement Compensation, IBM acquired SDS / SAPE Software was acquired on a contract credit of $ 80,000. SAPE Software IBM provided pre-installation to IBM employees in lieu of the founding shares of IBM, reportedly 8%, to IBM. Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was the first customer of SAP in 1972.
This acronym was later changed to Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung ("System, Application and Product in Data Processing").
In 1976, "SAP GmbH" was established and the following year, it shifted its headquarters to Waldorf. After the annual general meeting of 2005, SAP AG became the official name of the company (AG is a miniature form of Aktiengezelshaffe ).
In August 1988, SAP GmbH moved to SAP AG (a corporation by German law) and public business started on 4 November. Shares, Frankfurt and Stuttgart are listed in the stock exchanges.
The 1234-HOP, Plattner, Tishra and Hector-Executive Board are built from four founding members. In 1995, SAP was included in the German Share Index DAX. On September 22, 2003, SAP was included in the Dow Jones STOXX 50. In 1991, Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann joined the board; Dr. Peter Jenke became a member of the Board in 1993. Claus Heinrich, and Gerhard Oswald are members of the SAP Executive Board since 1996. Two years later, in 1998, the first change in operation took place. Ditmar Hop and Klaus Tsishira went to the supervisory board and Ditmar Hop was appointed the chairman of the supervisory board. Heinz Kagerman was appointed as the co-chairman and CEO of Haso Platner. Warner Brant, Executive Board and Chief in SAP, 2001 Joined the SAP as a member of the Financial Officer.Lio Apotheker has been a member of the SAP Executive Board since 2002 and a global customer solution and He was the Chairman of Operations, he was appointed Deputy CEO in 2007 and then became Co-CEO in 2008 with Kagermann.
Heinang Kagarman became the sole CEO of SAP in 2003. In February 2007, his contract was extended until 2009. After continuous disputes on the responsibility of the development organization, Shay Agasi, a member of the Executive Committee, who was nominated as a possible successor to Kagerman, left the organization. In April 2008, with the announcement of Leo Apotheker as co-CEO, the SAP Supervisory Board effective July 1, 2008 for the SAP Executive Board: Corporation Officer Irwin Gunst, Bill McDermott and Jim Hageman Snabe-appointed three new members. . With the retirement of Henning in May 2009, Leo has become the sole CEO. Milestones Technical Solutions
In 1973, the SAP R / 1 Solution was launched. Six years later, in 1979, SAP introduced SAP R / 2. In 1981, SAP brought in a completely re-designed solution market. With the change in R / 2 to R / 3 in 1992, SAP followed the trend from mainframe computing to client-server architecture. The development of SAP's Internet strategy with MySAP.com revived the concept of business processes (integration via internet). In 1999, SAP was honored with Industry Week's best managed companies. Trade and market SAP AG Headquarters, Waldorf
SAP is the world's largest trading software company and is the third largest independent software provider in terms of revenue. It operates in three geographic areas - the EMEA, which represents Europe, the Middle East and Africa; America (SAP America, headquartered in Newtown Square of Pennsylvania), which represents both North America and Latin America; And Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) which represents some parts of Japan, Australia, India and Asia. In addition, SAP operates the network of 115 subsidiary companies and has research and development facilities around the world in Germany, North America, Canada, China, Hungary, India, Israel and Bulgaria, Turkey. A list of industry verticals and its interpretation can be found on the site of Recruit121.com, SAP jobs.
SAP is focused on six industry sector process industries, discrete industries, consumer industries, service industries, financial services and public services. It provides more than 25 industry solution portfolio for large enterprises and 550 micro-vertical solutions for medium companies and small businesses. SAP and enterprise service-oriented structure
The service-oriented structure enhances the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) scenario to activities based on software-based and web-services. This step enhances adaptability, flexibility, openness and efficiency. Steps towards E-SOA help companies reuse software components, and in-house ERP hardware help in making ERP adoption more attractive for small or medium companies helps in not reliant on hardware technology. / p>
According to a press Fact Sheet of SAP, "Only SAP is the only enterprise application software vendor, both of which are directly building service-oriented solutions and solutions to the companies extending to SAP and non SAP A Technology Forum (SAP NetWeaver) is providing guidance and guidance in developing its own service-oriented structure.
SAP E-SOA प्रमाणीकरण
SAP E-SOA, Customer Certificate-based authentication is the only such authentication method (in addition to username / password) and the only single sign-on method that is supported in all SAP technologies. Kerberos and logon tickets, for example, are not compatible with SAP service-oriented architecture. Product
The Center for SAP's products is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The main product of the company is SAP ERP. The current version is SAP ERP 6.0 and is part of the SAP Business Suite. Its last name was R / 3. "R" of SAP R / 3 was a symbol of realtime - although this is not a realtime solution. Number 3, 3-level structure: database, application server and customer (SAPgui). R / 2, which ran on a mainframe structure, was the predecessor of R / 3. Before R / 2 the RF system came, Later it was called R / 1.
SAP ERP is one of SAP's Business Suite's five enterprise applications. The other four applications are:
Other major products offered include: NetWeaver platform, governance system, risk and compliance (GRC) solution, Duet (introduced jointly with Microsoft), Performance Management Solutions and RFID SAP introduced SOA capabilities (called Enterprise SOA) as web services, which are tied to its applications.
Although its original products were exclusively used by Fortune 500 companies [45], SAP is now actively targeting small and medium enterprises with its SAP Business One and SAP Business All-in-One. On September 19, 2007, SAP announced a new product called SAP Business ByDesign. SAP Business ByDesign is a service as a software (SaaS) and provides a fully integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, on demand. SAP Business ByDesign was previously known under a code name "A1S".
SAP officials say that about 100,600 SAP installations are working in over 41,200 companies in more than 25 industries in more than 120 countries.
But for the one-size fits in all the products, SAP has generally been criticized for its strategy, which means that its scope has become so elaborate that this company has become an obstacle for merger and acquisition. Partnerships
Partnerships are central to SAP's strategy and in 35 years of history, network of software solution providers, value-added resellers, distributors, technology and services partners have evolved into a comprehensive ecosystem, which is the largest in industries is. Opened in June 2007 in Palo Alto, SAP Co-Innovation Lab, independent software vendors (ISVs), such as Novell, Questra and Wonderware, system integrators (SIs) and technology partners, together with SAP on current and future technologies Provides an efficient working environment for joint projects. This laboratory co-founded by Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and NetApp, a real-world environment and web-enabled internet / intranet based on Enterprise SOA - Offers complete business applications.
Global Software Partners and Global Technology Partners, a provider of Global Services Partners, Integrated Products, which complement SAP Business Suite solutions, with multi-enterprise multinational consulting capabilities in SAP Partners, which allows user companies to access hardware, database, storage systems, Products to support SAP technology including network and mobile computing technology vendors Provides a wide range of not.
SAP has partnered with CSC, Capgemini, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Deloitte, IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hewlett-Packard, Siemens IT Solutions and Services and Accenture to offer other services including evaluation, governance system and R3 structure. / p> SAP पार्टनरएज
SAP solutions to small businesses and mid-sized companies are distributed through its global partner network. In 2008, SAP signed SAP Global Service Partnership with HCL Technologies, a $ 4.9b technology service provider, headquartered in India. SAP Partner Program, SAP Partner Age Program, a set of business competence resources and program benefits, offers partners including planned resellers and independent software vendors to deliver a wide range of customers to SAP solutions for distribution, implementation, sales, marketing and development. To be profitable and beneficial.
Gartner has said that SAP Partner Age has set a new standard for innovation in channel development for the "small and medium business applications market." Community
SAP Developer Network (SDN) is a community of developers, consultants, collectors and business analysts who blogs about ABAP, Java, .NET, SOA and other technologies, discussion forums, exclusive downloads and code samples, training materials and The work of obtaining and distributing knowledge through a technical library.Business Process Expert (BPX) community, information, experience and best practices for a business process experts. There is a cooperative environment by which they can leverage the enterprise SOA, increase business agility and IT pricing. SAP Enterprise Services serves as a platform for members of jointly working partners to define clients, industry experts and enterprise services. Industry Value Network (IVN) brings customers, partners and SAP closer to developing innovation and solutions to solve industry-specific customer challenges. There are currently eleven active IVNs (e.g., banking, chemical, consumer product, high technology, public sector, retail).
SAP EcoHub was launched in the autumn of 2008 as an online market, where SAP customers can find SAP certified solutions from SAP partners and SAP.
SAP TechEd is the main technical and business process academic conference on behalf of SAP. In each fall, thousands of web and application developers, evaluation and implementation specialists, business process specialists, IT management, system administrators and business talent businessmen come together for deep lectures, real training and networking opportunities. These conferences are complementary to the experiences of SAP online communities. Organization
Functional units of SAP are divided into various organizational units for the need for research and development, regional activities and customer support. SAP Labs is predominantly responsible for product development, while field organizations spread across the country are responsible for work area activities such as sales, marketing, consulting etc. The 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 worldwide organization to provide support for SAP customers around the world. SAP Labs
SAP Labs is the parent company's research and development organization. The development organization of SAP is spread all over the world. Many, but not all, the place of laboratories hosts the SAP research group.
Major Labs Palo Alto, USA; Bangalore and Gurgaon India; Ra'anana and Carmichael, Israel; Montreal, Canada; And are located in Shanghai, China. SAP Labs India http://www.sap.com/india/company/saplabs/index.epx SAP is the largest development unit in the context of the number of employees outside headquarter located in Waldorf, Germany. Other SAP Labs locations include France, Bulgaria, and Hungary.
The expertise and center of each SAP Lab is in a key area. SAP Labs based in Sofia, Bulgaria, for example, specializes in the development of JAVA-based SAP software products. Whereas, SAP Labs based in America is famous for its focus on innovation and research. User group
User Groups, SAP Clients Companies and SAP Ecosystems are the independent, non-profit organizations for partners who provide education to their members, influence SAP product enforcement and direction, best practices Exchange and provide insights into market needs. Examples of User Groups are US SAP User Groups (ASUG), German Speaking SAP User Groups (DSAG), SAP Australian User Group (SAUG) and SAP UK and Ireland User Groups. In addition, the SAP user group can be found in the list of SAP user groups.
In 2007, the SAP User Group Executive Network (SUGEN) was set up to combine collaboration with SAP for strategic topics, with the encouragement of sharing information and sharing best practices among SAP user groups. competitive landscape
SAP's competitors are primarily in the enterprise resource planning software industry. SAP competes in customer relationship management, marketing and sales software, manufacturing, warehousing and industrial software and supply chain management and logistics software sectors.
SAP's major rival Oracle Corporation filed a case of misconduct and unfair competition against SAP in the California court on 22 March 2007. It has been alleged in the complaint that a Texas subsidiary, SAP TN (TomorrowNow) before buying for SAP, which provides rebate support for legacy Oracle product lines, utilizes accounts from former Oracle customers, systematic downloads of patches and Oracle To support the documents of the website and to improve them for the use of SAP. Later on, SAP confessed to doing wrong work on small scale against Oracle's litigation.
SAP has accepted the inappropriate download, however the company denies the theft of any intellectual property.
In contrast to his main opponent, Oracle, who is spending US $ 20 billion in 2004 to acquire 30 small competitors, SAP is known for developing physical development. SAP was able to increase its annual profit by 370% from 2002.
Withdrawing beyond its normal development, on October 7, 2007, SAP announced that it would acquire Business Objects, the leader in Business Enlightenment Software from $ 6.8B.
By increasing the cost of its maintenance contract, SAP incited controversy and frustration between its users in 2008. This issue is a matter of deep discussion in user groups. Also see them
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