Press Releases

Microsoft Joins Forces With SAP America to Deliver Duet for Healthcare IT

ORLANDO, Fla. - February 25, 2008 — Microsoft and SAP said they will target the health care industry with Duet, software that integrates their desktop and back-end business applications. The two vendors announced the joint marketing agreement on Monday at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in Orlando, Florida.

Florida Power & Light Generates Growth With SAP

TAMPA, Fla. - January 22, 2008 — Further demonstrating market leadership in the utilities industry, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Florida Power & Light Company (NYSE: FPL), one of the largest power utilities in the United States, has selected the SAP® for Utilities solution portfolio. To facilitate a smooth and rapid transition to SAP solutions for end users, FPL will leverage Duet™ software from SAP and Microsoft to provide users with access to applications from a familiar Microsoft Office interface.

NW Natural Selects SAP and Microsoft to Integrate Information

PORTLAND, Ore. - September 12, 2007 — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that NW Natural, a 148-year-old natural gas distribution company serving 641,000 residential, business and industrial customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington, has selected SAP for Utilities running Microsoft SQL Server to drive system-wide information integration. NW Natural will leverage Duet™ software from SAP and Microsoft to provide all users with access to the newly deployed applications from a familiar Microsoft Office interface.

BNSF Railway On Track with SAP

FORT WORTH, Tex. - September 10, 2007 — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that BNSF Railway Company, one of the largest rail operators and transporters in North America, will transform its internal management system by implementing the SAP® Business Suite family of business applications and Duet™ software from SAP and Microsoft.

SAP and Microsoft Deliver Extended Road Map for Duet™ Software

ATLANTA - April 24, 2007 — SAP AG and Microsoft Corp. today announced that they have deepened their relationship and extended their product road map for Duet™ software for Microsoft® Office and SAP, a solution that allows information workers to interact with select SAP business processes and data through Microsoft Office applications.

Comcast Selects SAP ERP for New Enterprise Human Resource Management System

ATLANTA - April 23, 2007 — SAP America Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG, today announced that Comcast Corporation will deploy complementary technologies, including Duet™ software from SAP and Microsoft and SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe to speed adoption, reduce training requirements, and improve overall user experience.

HP, Microsoft and SAP Deliver Appliance for Duet™ Software

ATLANTA - April 23, 2007 — HP, Microsoft Corp. and SAP AG today unveiled a new appliance that allows access to SAP® business processes and data via Microsoft® Office applications on high-performance HP servers.

Stonebridge Companies Chooses SAP® ERP and Duet™ Software to Automate Business Processes

DENVER, Colo. - March 02, 2007 — SAP America Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), today announced that Stonebridge Companies, an award-winning hotel development and management company, has selected the SAP® ERP 2005 application and Duet™ software to drive future growth.

Microsoft and SAP Tout Growing Market Momentum and 2007 Office System Support for Duet™ Software

BARCELONA, Spain - November, 2006 — Over 200,000 Duet Licenses Sold in Three Months to Companies Worldwide; Customers Experience Fast Deployment Cycles and Duet 1.5 Rapidly Evolves to Include Additional Business Scenarios and Tools in 2007.

SAP and Microsoft Receive Computerworld Horizon Award for Duet Software

WALLDORF, Germany - August 23, 2006 — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that IDG's Computerworld, a premier source of IT industry news and analysis, has selected Duet™ software as a winner of its second-annual Computerworld Horizon Awards. The Computerworld Horizon Awards recognize the most cutting-edge technologies from research labs and private companies. Duet software was selected for this award by an independent panel of senior IT executives. Duet software, the first product jointly developed and supported by industry leaders SAP and Microsoft, was created to drive enhanced business efficiencies by uniting the worlds of information worker productivity applications and enterprise applications.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to Combine the Power of SAP and Microsoft Office with Selection

Information Workers Leverage Revolutionary Solution to Improve Business Efficiencies

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 26, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SAP AG today announced that the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is combining the power of SAP and Microsoft Office with its license of Duet™ software, the first product jointly developed and supported by industry leaders SAP and Microsoft, to drive new business efficiencies and further extend the value of its technology systems. The PTC, operator of a 532-mile-long toll highway system with $580 million annual toll revenues and 2,300 employees, will deploy Duet to enhance productivity across the organization-including support of processes such as time and leave entry-by enabling its employees to access SAP business data and rocesses via the familiar Microsoft Office environment.

SAP and Microsoft Introduce Duet™ Software

Companies Tout On-Time Delivery, Early Customer Adoption and New Business Scenarios for Duet, Formerly Known as “Project Mendocino”

WALLDORF, Germany and REDMOND, Wash. - May 02, 2006 — Twelve months after first unveiling plans to create “Project Mendocino” – a joint product that enables people to interact quickly and easily with SAP business processes and data through Microsoft® Office applications – SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and Microsoft Corp. today announced that the two companies will ship the product on time in June 2006. The product is officially named Duet™ software for Microsoft Office and SAP. Nearly 100 joint customers and partners, including Atmel and Infosys, have been exploring the software's benefits in early release versions since late 2005. SAP and Microsoft also announced plans to enhance the capabilities of Duet this year and to release additional business scenarios in the second half of 2006.

SAP and Microsoft Announce First Joint Product to Revolutionize Access to Enterprise Applications

New product, code-named "Mendocino," will present SAP processes and data within familiar, easy-to-use Microsoft Office software.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - April 26, 2005 — SAP AG and Microsoft Corp. today announced they are jointly developing and planning to offer a new product, code-named "Mendocino," that will help companies gain a competitive advantage by revolutionizing the way information workers access, analyze and use enterprise data to make better business decisions. "Mendocino" will link SAP process functionality directly to Microsoft® Office applications. Users of this product, the first to be developed jointly between SAP and Microsoft, will enjoy the familiarity of Microsoft Office as they access SAP's best-practice business processes and information. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® '05, SAP's international customer conference being held in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 26-28.