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Computer: Software: Enterprise: Resource: Planning: ERP: SAP: History: Can you tell more about SAP?

Nov 11th, 2003 06:05
Knud van Eeden,

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Computer: Software: Enterprise: Resource: Planning: ERP: SAP: History: 
Can you tell more about SAP?

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SAP (=Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung)

is a company created by the 5 SAP founders

 Claus Wellenreuther

 Dietmar Hopp

 Hans-Werner Hector

 Hasso Plattner

 Klaus Tschira

who all five worked for IBM before as managers, then went on to create
their own company in Waldorf (Germany) in 1972.

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The SAP company focuses on the creation of enterprise resource planning
(=ERP) software, in which it currently is the market leader.

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Internet: see also:

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Interview with one of the founders of SAP
http://www.cwheroes.org/oral_history_archive/ 
hasso_plattner/oral_history.pdf

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Internet: SAP: main page
http://www.sap.com

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Computer: Software: Enterprise: Resource: Planning: ERP: What is ERP?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/26278/fid/1502

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