BASIC ABOUT SAP AG

1. SAP : Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing. Renamed in 1977

2. full form of SAP since 1972 : Systems Analysis & Program Development
3. Founded in 1972
4. Founded by 5 IBM Engineers named Wellenreuther, Hopp, Hector, Plattner and Tschira
5. SAP is both the name of the Company as well as their ERP Product
6. SAP system comprises of a number of fully integrated modules, which covers virtually
every aspect of the business
7. SAP’s First ever customer in 1972 was ICI ( Imperial Chemical Industries)
8. SAP is the leading ERP software package. SAP was the first to integrate a corporation's
worldwide functions tightly into one application.
9. SAP GmbH transferred into SAP AG in Aug 1988 & in 2005 at the AGM the official name
became SAP AG.( AG stands for Corporation)
10. Shares of the co. are listed on the Frankfurt & Stuttgart stock exchanges & also included
in the German Stock index Dax, Dow Jones Stoxx 50.
11. SAP system comprises of a number of fully integrated modules, which virtually covers
every aspect of the business management
12. Using SAP's products, companies can now integrate their accounting, sales, distribution,
manufacturing, planning, purchasing, human resources, analysis and other transactions
into one application. SAP applications thus provide an environment where "transactions
are synchronized throughout the entire systems."
13. With 56,000 installations serving 10 million users at 18,800 organizations in 120
countries across the globe, SAP ranks as the world's third-largest independent software
provider.
14. So far, there have been 3 systems developed by SAP. namely, R/1, R/2, R/3.
15. ERP is not new to the marketplace. In fact, SAP created ERP over 30 years ago. 30 years
ago the private sector was looking to streamline the business process, eliminate
redundancy and frankly reduce the number of systems required to run the business.
16. ERP was the answer. Many organizations we able to significantly reduce systems, cycle
time, reconcilation processes etc.
17. With ERP, we were able to reduce cost, simplify the IT landscape, and most importantly
impact the operation of the business. During those times, most organizations were able
to achieve headcount reduction, inventory reduction, reduction of close time etc.
18. In the late 80’s and into the 90’s companies started to embrace decision support. Many
companies embraced the data warehouse concept. It was primarily used for reporting.
Sap initially embedded many reports into our solution set.
19. Today, not only is operational excellence and decision support necessary to survive but
we must do more. In fact, we must create value in order to survive and effectively
compete. Today, organizations are focused on business performance, collaboration and
innovation. Look at the President Bush’s management agenda. Technology can not only
reduce cost but it can definitely impact the operation. ERP is part of the solution
20. In fact, we have many choices for efficiency and control – business process outsourcing,
hosting etc. Yet we know that the data captured in our transactional systems is the
exact data that is needed to provide transparency across the enterprise. It is the analysis
of this data that gives organizations the opportunity to make much better decisions. Not
only can we make those decisions but we can see the impact on the business and the
performance of the business.
21. SAP is the inventor of REAL TIME ERP solutions. This is what originally made SAP unique,
and it is still a major strength.
SAP became the industry standard; we have remained the yardstick ever since.
In the 90‘s, dot.com madness took over and the spotlight fell on eBusiness for a while.
 Now the spotlight is firmly on ERP. And SAP is becoming the standard for collaborative
business applications.
22. SAP stands for “Systems, Applications & Products in data processing”. Head-quartered in
Waldorf, Germany, SAP is the recognized leader in providing collaborative business
solutions for all types of industries and for every major market Over the course of three
decades, SAP has evolved from a small, regional enterprise into a world-class
international company. Today, SAP is the global market leader in collaborative, inter-
enterprise business solutions.
23. SAP Snapshot:
1.1 Leader in providing collaborative e-business solutions
1.2 Solutions for all types of industries and for every major market
1.3 Greater market-share than any other business software organization
1.4 Strong ecosystem allows for continued growth, thought leadership and ability to
meet all customer requirements.

24. Products

SAP's products focus on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

The company's main product is SAP ERP.

The current version is SAP ERP 6.0 and is part of the SAP Business Suite.

Its previous name was R/3. The "R" of SAP R/3 stood for realtime – even though it is not a
realtime solution.

The number 3 related to the 3-tier architecture:

database, application server client (SAPgui).
R/2, which ran on a Mainframe architecture, was the predecessor of R/3.

Before R/2 came System RF, later dubbed R/1.

SAP ECC is one of five enterprise applications in SAP's Business Suite.

The other four applications are:

 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) – helps companies acquire and retain

customers, gain marketing and customer insight
 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) – helps manufacturers with product-related
information
 Supply Chain Management (SCM) – helps companies with the process of resourcing
its manufacturing and service processes
 Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) – enables companies to procure from
suppliers