Siemens Business Services Becomes mySAP.com Global Hosting Partner.Business/High-Tech Editors MUNICH, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2000 Certification Conveys SAP Satisfaction With Partners' Ability to Meet Requirements For Quality and Experience in Hosting Wide Range of mySAP.com Solutions SAP AG (company) SAP AG - (Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung - German for "Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing") A company from Germany that sells the leading suite of client-server business software. The US branch is called SAP America. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SAP) today at Systems 2000 announced that Siemens Business Services (SBS See Small Business Server. ) is one of the first hosting providers to become a certified See certification. mySAP.com(TM) Global Hosting Partner. The certification assures customers that SBS has vast experience and outstanding technical expertise in implementing and hosting mySAP.com solutions worldwide for companies of all sizes. mySAP.com customers who elect a hosted solution benefit from having their mySAP.com solution implemented faster and more reliably, with a lower upfront technology investment and less need for in-house In-house In the context of general equities, keeping an activity within the firm. For example, rather than go to the marketplace and sell a security for a client to anyone, an attempt is made to find a buyer to complete the transaction with the firm. technology personnel, allowing companies to focus their resources on meeting core business challenges. As a mySAP.com Global Hosting Partner, SBS delivers a wide array of services designed to help customers quickly and easily implement mySAP.com solutions hosted in a secure, reliable environment. SBS hosts SAP installations for more than 100 customers worldwide and operates 26 international data centers. "Siemens Business Services is a leading service provider in the area of electronic business, and it partners with its customers to help them grow their business profitably by providing innovative solutions and services for electronic and mobile business," said Dr. Friedrich Froeschl, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of SBS. "The intensified in·ten·si·fy v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies v.tr. 1. To make intense or more intense: global partnership with SAP constitutes another milestone in delivering this value proposition." SAPHosting, dedicated to providing hosting solutions, conducted the rigorous certification process for Siemens Business Services in the areas of application management and application hosting. SAPMarkets, Inc., the SAP AG subsidiary dedicated to creating and powering globally interconnected business-to-business marketplaces, also has certified Siemens to provide marketplace hosting services in Europe (please see related press release). "Siemens is one of our oldest and closest service partners, having worked with SAP for more than 22 years and implemented close to 1,800 SAP solutions while maintaining excellent quality standards," said Gerhard Oswald, the SAP AG executive board member responsible for services programs. "Therefore, SAP is proud to certify cer·ti·fy v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies v.tr. 1. a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. SBS as a Global Hosting Partner whom customers can confidently enlist en·list v. en·list·ed, en·list·ing, en·lists v.tr. 1. To engage (persons or a person) for service in the armed forces. 2. To engage the support or cooperation of. v. for their application and marketplace hosting needs." Rigorous Certification Ensures Highest-Quality Application Hosting To become certified as a mySAP.com Global Hosting Partner, companies must demonstrate that they provide comprehensive service offerings for customers in at least two of the following geographic regions: Europe, the Americas and Asia/Pacific. Also, partners must provide references from at least three global customers and establish mySAP.com Competence Centers in at least two regions. As part of the application hosting certification process, SAPHosting dispatches a consultant to the partner's data center to inspect the partner's facilities and verify (1) To prove the correctness of data. (2) In data entry operations, to compare the keystrokes of a second operator with the data entered by the first operator to ensure that the data were typed in accurately. See validate. that the partner has the capability to deliver application hosting for mySAP.com e-business solutions. The partner is required to have sufficient resources available for the development, upgrading and maintenance of its solutions. About SAP SAP is the world's leading provider of e-business software solutions. Through the mySAP.com platform, people in businesses around the globe are improving relationships with customers and partners, streamlining operations, and achieving significant efficiencies throughout their supply chains. Today, more than 13,000 companies in over 100 countries run more than 30,000 installations of SAP software. With subsidiaries in over 50 countries, SAP generated sales of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 5.11 billion in the fiscal year 1999. The company is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. and NYSE under the symbol "SAP." (Additional information at www.sap.com.) This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. based on beliefs of the Company's management. Any statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "should" and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to the Company are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views and assumptions of the Company, and all forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect the Company's future financial results are discussed more fully in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. Copyright (c) 2000 SAP AG SAP and mySAP.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. For more information, press only: Gerhard Rickes, SAP AG, +49 6227 7-44217, press@sap.com Bill Wohl, SAP America, Inc., +1 (610) 661-3311, william.wohl@sap.com Amy McGill, Waggener Edstrom, +1 (503) 443-7000, amym@wagged.com SAP Americas Press Office, +1 (610) 661-3200 |
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