E-Business Intelligence on the Run: New Release of SAP Business Information Warehouse Supports Wireless Access to Business Intelligence, Adds Personalized User Roles

Business Wire, Feb 16, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000

In the rapid pace of technology change, the next trend is shaping up to be e-commerce using mobile devices.

With the new Release 2.0 of SAP(TM) Business Information Warehouse(TM) (SAP BW(TM)), demonstrated here at the SAP Business Information Warehouse conference, SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) takes a major step in elevating e-commerce solutions. The delivery of SAP BW for mobile Internet devices provides busy executives and managers with remote access to Business Intelligence with mySAP.com(TM) via the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) while at the same time adding new user roles that make it easier than ever for all employees in a company to access strategic information.

With SAP BW accessible from the palm of the hand, information can be made available in a matter of moments from anywhere, with the assurance it is consistent, up-to-the-minute and presented in a user-friendly manner that will inform and impress customers.

&uot;Through mySAP.com, SAP BW allows companies to achieve e-business intelligence,&uot; said Klaus Kreplin, vice president of SAP Business Information Warehouse at SAP AG. &uot;SAP BW plays a central role in helping companies implement e-business strategies through easy access to better information.&uot;

Business Intelligence with mySAP.com is enabled by the SAP BW component and provides companies with an integrated view of their business through a common Business Intelligence infrastructure. SAP BW comes with more than 75 user roles integrated within the mySAP.com Workplace and approximately 500 predefined queries to enable users to perform tasks quickly and effectively. In addition, Web-based portals tie together market intelligence, sales execution, product information, customer history and buying patterns -- regardless of whether the systems are from SAP. Included key performance indicators enable sophisticated performance measurement tailored to specific industries.

SAP also announced that SAP customer Varta AG, a world-leading producer of batteries, represents the 1,000th installation of SAP BW. Using SAP BW, Varta is building a reporting tool that will be used throughout the company by management, sales and logistics. SAP BW will enable Varta to consolidate numerous report structures and give users access to fast, flexible reporting functionality via its easy-to-use and customizable interface.

Since the initial delivery of SAP BW in 1998, many customers around the world have reported on their success with it, including Algroup Lawson Mardon GmbH, ARAG Allgemeine Rechtschutz-Versicherungs-AG, Barclays Bank, Bayer AG, Bertelsmann MediaSystems, Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Telekom AG, Distillers Corp., Eastman Kodak, Exxon Mobil, Hoechst Marion Roussel, F. Hofmann-La Roche AG, the Swiss army, Xerox Ltd. and Yodobashi Camera.

The full text of the following announcements is available on the SAP home page (http://www.sap.com):

-- &uot;SAP Announces New Release of mySAP.com Component SAP Business
Information Warehouse: Over 1,200 Installations Worldwide to Embrace E-Business
Intelligence Capabilities&uot;

-- &uot;SAP Expands E-Business Intelligence Access Through Handheld Devices
With mySAP.com&uot;

-- &uot;SAP Announces Varta as 1,000th SAP Business Information Warehouse
Installation: Leading Companies Demonstrate Success at E-Business Intelligence
and Data Warehouse Event&uot;

About SAP

As the market leader of inter-enterprise software solutions, SAP is leveraging its strength in industry-focused business software and the world's largest enterprise software customer base to deliver mySAP.com. mySAP.com provides an open collaborative business environment of personalized solutions on demand. This enables companies of all sizes and industries to fully engage their employees, customers and partners to capitalize upon the new Internet economy. mySAP.com allows people to harness the power of the Internet to work smarter, better and faster by optimizing supply chains, managing strategic relationships, reducing time to market, sharing virtual information, and increasing productivity and shareholder value. SAP is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol &uot;SAP.&uot; The SAP World Wide Web site can be found at http://www.sap.com. More information about SAP BW can be found at http://www.sap.com/bw.> (c) Copyright 2000, SAP AG. All rights reserved. SAP, the SAP logo, mySAP.com, R/3, SAP Business Information Warehouse, SAP BW and all SAP product and service names referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world. All other products mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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