ATB Financial to Transform Core Banking Systems with SAP

ORLANDO, Fla. and EDMONTON, Alberta, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Continuing to be the platform of choice for global banks, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that ATB Financial, the largest financial institution based in Alberta, Canada, will replace its core banking and back-office systems with SAP(R) for Banking solutions. With 4,800 employees and more than 660,000 personal and business customers, ATB Financial chose SAP to help meet core strategic business objectives — faster development and introduction of unique products and services, improved customer relations and talent development, and enhanced revenue growth. 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.