SAP and IBM Collaborate to Offer Integrated Business Systems Dedicated to Midsize Companies Worldwide

ORLANDO, Fla., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today revealed plans to further extend its recently announced fast-start program for SAP(R) Business All-in-One solutions by expanding the strategic partnership with IBM that looks back on a long history of close collaboration in the areas of technology, channel and services. The two companies now take their established, reliable and scalable solutions that are specifically packaged and featured for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) to achieve optimal implementation times and total cost of ownership (TCO) for customers. The components will include IBM Power Systems, System x and BladeCenter servers, SAP Business All-in-One and an optimized database and operating system. Midsize companies in the services, trade and manufacturing industries are expected to gain significant benefits from these comprehensive offerings, as they allow for quick time to deployment of end-to-end business processes at a low TCO. The announcement was made at the co-located events SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Orlando, SAP's international customer conference, and the ASUG (America's SAP Users' Group) Annual Conference, both being held in Orlando, Florida, May 4-7.