SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) recently announced that it has been named the worldwide market share leader for business solutions in the customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management (SCM) markets, according to 2007 market share reports published by renowned independent research firm Gartner, Inc.
The following is an overview of the Gartner rankings, measured by total software revenues for 2007:
• SAP leads the CRM market, with a total market share of 25.35 percent, placing nine percentage points over its closest competitor.1
• SAP leads the SCM market, with a total market share of 22.4 percent, a sizeable lead over second-ranked competitor at 16 percent.2
• SAP leads the ERP market, with a total market share of 27.5 percent, far surpassing the second-ranked competitor at 13.9 percent.3
“We believe SAP’s top leadership position throughout the Gartner Market Share reports is a shining confirmation of the value and continued trust companies place in the SAP Business Suite family of applications,” said Jim Hagemann Snabe, member of the Executive Board, SAP AG. “Customers around the world consistently turn to the unmatched end-to-end integration capabilities of the SAP Business Suite to help solve complex business challenges while driving top and bottom line growth.”
Within the ERP market, SAP is also further noted as the leader in several relevant categories, including financials and human capital management solutions. SAP also surpassed a major ERP milestone recently, whereby SAP® ERP 6.0 has become the fastest adopted SAP ERP release in the company’s history.
1 Source: “Market Share: CRM Software, Worldwide, 2007;” Sharon Mertz, Chris Pang, Yanna Dharmasthira; June 2008.
2 Source: “Market Share: SCM Software, Worldwide, 2007;” Chad Eschinger, Yanna Dharmasthira , Koji Motoyoshi, Chris Pang; June 2008.
3 Source: “Market Share: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2007;” Chris Pang, Chad Eschinger, Yanna Dharmasthira and Koji Motoyoshi; July 2008.
About SAP
SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software(*), offering applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries to become best-run businesses. With approximately 75,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of Business Objects) in over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol “SAP.” (For more information, visit www.sap.com)
