SAP Co-CEO Henning Kagermann Cites “Strategic Agility” as Key Business Success Factor in 2008 and Beyond     05/22/2008

According to Henning Kagermann, co-CEO of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), “strategic agility” is the number-one cornerstone of a successful business in 2008 and beyond. Addressing capacity crowds totaling 25,000 CEOs, IT executives and users from customer and partner organizations at the first SAPPHIRE® conferences to welcome Business Objects as a part of the SAP organization, Kagermann noted that strategic agility—which requires the powerful combination of insight, flexibility and efficiency—allows organizations to respond more effectively to shifting business challenges and opportunities, and that IT is the key enabler for it.

Bank of Ireland Selects Business Objects as Its Enterprise Business Intelligence Standard     05/21/2008

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Bank of Ireland has selected Business Objects, an SAP company, as its business intelligence standard, following an extensive review of available business intelligence solutions. Bank of Ireland is a long-time SAP customer and the addition of BusinessObjects™ XI Release 3.0, the leading enterprise-scale business intelligence platform, will enable the bank to more easily access, analyze and distribute information throughout the company and more quickly respond to market events.

Metropolitan Police Service Selects SAP As Corporate ERP Solution     05/20/2008

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), whose headquarters are situated at the world-famous New Scotland Yard, has selected SAP as its corporate enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution.

SAP Supports Daimler in Global IT Harmonization     05/20/2008

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it will support Daimler AG, one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers, as a global IT solution provider in order to drive Daimler’s comprehensive IT harmonization strategy. Daimler signed a global enterprise agreement (GEA) with SAP to standardize and harmonize all automotive supply chain and financial processes on SAP solutions.

Panalpina to Modernize Freight Handling with SAP     05/15/2008

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Panalpina, one of the world’s largest providers of logistics services, will deploy the SAP® Transportation Management application to help modernize the core transportation and logistics functions of its air and ocean freight businesses. With SAP Transportation Management, Panalpina will implement a logistics applications platform that connects its suppliers, partners and customers into a collaborative business network.