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German enterprise software giant SAP is still maintaining its lead in the business applications space.
The software company has earmarked 2010 as the year for the next major upgrade for its core product, and continues to target the small and medium-sized businesses.
SAP is also singing the service-oriented architecture (SOA) song with its NetWeaver product. The software vendor said during a conference in September that it plans to use SOA like "a gearbox". Businesses will be able to choose the package that they want.
Showing off its interest in delivering applications on tap, SAP debuted its hosted customer relationship management software service in February this year. The company said the plan was to offer a hybrid model to large and midsize businesses.
This company is listed in Software Infrastructure, Business Applications.
| Fiscal year-end December | FY06 | FY05 | FY04 | FY03 | FY02 |
| Global full-year revenue (US$millions) |
| 10,043.0 | 10,172.0 | 8,246.0 | 7,773.0 |
| Global full-year net income (US$millions) |
| 1,765.0 | 1,774.0 | 1,264.0 | 534.0 |
| Average year-on-year revenue growth over 4 years | 9.39 % |
| Average year-on-year net income growth over 4 years | 58.85 % |
| Percentage of revenue from Asia | |
| Percentage of Asian revenues from channel | |
| Founded | Germany/1972 |
| First Asian office | Australia/1989 |
| Global employees | 37,700 |
| Employees in Asia | 7,000 |
| Asian countries: Total 9 |
China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand |
| Notes | * Data correct as at September 2006. Information was compiled by ZDNet Asia from sources such as official reports, corporate Web sites, and Hoover's. ZDNet Asia strived to get the latest information but does not guarantee the correctness or completeness of the data. The information provided on this site is for general informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or sell any securities. |
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