SAP Takes Big Strides in Small Business and Midmarket Segments

ORLANDO, Fla., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced growing adoption of its business software among small businesses and midsize companies across all regions, and in particular from such rapidly growing economies as Brazil, China, India and Russia. The company's world- class portfolio of business software for small businesses and midsize companies — comprised of SAP(R) Business One, SAP(R) Business ByDesign(TM) and SAP(R) Business All-in-One — continues to attract an increasing number of customers from the small and midsize market. Currently at about 75 percent of the company's overall customer base, the number of small and midsize enterprise (SME) customers grew by 28 percent in the first quarter of 2008 (year-over-year). The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Orlando, SAP's international customer conference, being held in Orlando, Florida, May 4-7. 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.