SAP Collaborates with HP on All-Inclusive Business Management Solution Targeting Midsize Companies

ORLANDO, Fla., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced its intent to introduce preconfigured, pretested and preinstalled SAP(R) Business All-in-One solutions on HP BladeSystem and HP ProLiant server technology. Building upon the recently announced SAP Business All-in-One fast-start program, the new comprehensive, cost-effective turnkey solution will include SAP Business All-in-One and the SAP(R) MaxDB(TM) database, which will be based on SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell and delivered with systems built on the HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure. The resulting solution will deliver seamless interoperability, high performance and reliability, lowered costs and an enhanced set of functionality for midsize companies in the manufacturing, service and trade industries. Furthermore, this all-inclusive offering reduces companies' time to value and lowers total cost of ownership (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.