Americas' SAP Users' Group Partners with SAP to Deliver Preeminent Business Operations Event.

Supply Chain Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Asset Management and Adaptive Manufacturing Events to be Held Simultaneously to Help SAP Customers Realize Operational Excellence

CHICAGO -- The Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG), the world's largest customer-run community of SAP professionals, is collaborating with SAP to host four focused events September 19-21 at the San Francisco Marriott in San Francisco.

These concurrently running events, expected to attract more than 1,200 attendees, will bring together the combined resources, talent, and knowledge of SAP and its user group community, to deliver a comprehensive program complete with technical educational sessions, networking, and vendor exhibitions. By combining their knowledge and experiences, ASUG will increase the opportunities for its members to interact in a more meaningful and value-added manner with SAP, while creating a strong focus on user needs and issues. In an effort to help ensure attendees make the most of their time, customers that register for one event are able to attend sessions at all four.

"ASUG is committed to bringing our members the highest quality education and actionable information that attendees can use to make a real difference in their organization," said Rodney Masney, ASUG President. "These events offer a flexible format that allows attendees to make the most of their time out of the office and tailor an agenda that is just right for their company and individual needs."

Attendees will learn from more than 225 SAP users and SAP experts who will share their success stories around topics such as ERP upgrades, integrated supply chain, RFID, Supplier Relationship Management, managing projects, EH&S, lowering maintenance costs, and SAP's Perfect Plant for Lean Planning & Operations. The Washington Post and General Mills, Inc. are just a few of the SAP customers who will share their experiences at this preeminent event opportunity.

"Realizing operational excellence in an environment where globalization, regulatory compliance, and cost containment continue to expand is more challenging than ever," said Harald Stuckert, senior vice president and general manager of the Product and Technology Unit (PTU) SCM, PLM and Manufacturing, SAP Americas, Inc. "Our customers represent the leading organizations in their respective industries and we are thrilled to have many of them joining us in San Francisco to share their experiences and advice on leveraging SAP solutions and best practices with attendees."

Motivational speaker, Bill Butterworth, will provide the Closing General Session Keynote at the event. As one of the most sought after speakers in North America for the past 20 years, Mr. Butterworth will share his unique insights on using balance to achieve long term success and how to embrace change.

For complete conference information and to register, visit www.asug.com/2007SanFranEvents. ASUG members and all licensed SAP customers and partners are encouraged to attend.

About ASUG

The Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG(R)) is an independent, volunteer-run organization that facilitates knowledge transfer among the community of SAP customers by providing user-driven educational opportunities, professional networking and a forum that provides insight and influence to SAP. ASUG maintains a unique position within the SAP community through its: combination of highly-focused education tools; access to subject matter experts and SAP executives; ability to influence SAP products and services; and personal networking opportunities with SAP customers. As a result, members from any sized organization continuously solve their SAP-related business problems more efficiently and cost-effectively, realizing a significant return from their membership. (Additional information at http://www.asug.com.)