Just attaching this information for new comer in SAP. What is SAP? Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing (in English) Facts about SAP * Founded by five former IBM employees in 1972 (History) and headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. * Leading global provider of client/server business software solutions. * Number one vendor of standard business application software, with a worldwide market share of 31%. * Fourth-largest independent software supplier in the world. * Available in 14 languages. * 34% of SAP's customers worldwide are under $200 million. * 10 out of the top 10 US companies with the highest market value use SAP software. * 8 of the top 10 largest US corporations use SAP software. * 8 of the top 10 highest profit US companies use SAP software. * More than 7500 customers in over 90 countries have chosen SAP. * Reported revenues of DM 6 billion in the most recent fiscal year, a 62-percent increase over 1996 revenues. * SAP is not any longer a one-product-company. Eight Reasons to Use SAP R/3 * Global Basis * Faster Speed * Flexibility for Changes (Business & IT) * Agility * Extended Supply Chain Management * Reach New Opportunity * Knowledge Sharing * Creativity Focus