Monday, September 23, 2013

Introduction SAP

1980: SAP moves into the company's first building on Max-Planck-Strasse in Walldof's industrial park.
1982: SAP celebrates its 10th birthday. Its offices are already too small and the first building extension in the record time.
1986: SAP founds its first country subsdiary of Austria. It also opmarkeens its first branch office in Ratingen, near Dusseldorf, Germany.
1987: Work begins on SAP's training center in Walldorf's industrial park.
1988: SAP GmbH becomes SAP AG. In October, 1.2million shares are listed on the Frankfurt and Stuttgart stock exchanges.
1990: SAP stock reaches DM 85 million following the issue of preference shares.
1991: SAP presents its R/3 system for the first time at the CBIT in Hanover.
1992: After successfull installation at selected pilot customer, SAP R/3 is released to the general market.
1995: SAP in Germany increases its sales activities targeted at midsize companies by collaborating with system resellers.
1996: SAP and Microsoft present a joint internal strategy.
1997: SAP celebrates its 25th anniversary. Among the guests at the official celebration is the German Chancellor Dr. Helmut Kohl.
1998: Dietmar Hopp and Klaus Tschira, two of  the founders of SAP, announce their decision to leave the board of directors, both move into the supervisory board. Dietmar Hopp takes over the presidency.
1999: In May, Co-Chairman and CEO Hasso Plattner announces the MySAP.com strategy, heralding the beginningof a new direction for the company and its product range.
2000: 10 million users, 36000 installation, 1000 partners, and 22 industry solutions.
2001: The new economy bubble has burst, but the trust in SAP and its sollutions is not broken, the revenue reaches EUR 7.3 billion.
2002: Whilw thw success for SAP began with SAP R/2, in 1992 SAP R/3 was responsible for the international break through.
2003: An era ends, Hasso Plattner, the last of the founders of SAP, leaves the board directions and elected head of the supervisory board.
2004: Enterprise Service Architecturedelivers the first version of SAP NetWeaver 04

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