• 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 选择SAP R/3的8个理由

• Global Basis                       统一的基准

• Faster Speed                       快速的业务处理

• Flexibility for Changes (Business & IT) 对变化的适应（商业及IT）

• Agility                            灵活

• Extended Supply Chain Management    延伸的供应链管理

• Reach New Opportunity              寻找新的机会

• Knowledge Sharing                  知识的共享

• Creativity Focus                    创造力的集中