SAP is the world's third-largest independent software supplier. Founded in 1972, SAP is the recognized leader in providing collaborative business solutions. Today, more than 28,000 customers in over 120 countries run more than 96,000 installations of SAP® software — from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize enterprises to industry solutions for global organizations.

SAP industry solutions support the unique business processes of more than 25 industry segments, including high-tech, retail, public sector and financial services. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several stock exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP."

Product/Service Description

As the world's leading provider of business software, SAP solutions include supply chain management, customer relationship management, product life-cycle management and supplier relationship management. Flagship solutions from SAP include the following:

• SAP NetWeaver - This composition platform provides the technical infrastructure for Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA), allowing customers to compose innovative business processes from existing resources, while lowering costs through standardization and consolidation.

• mySAP Business Suite - This family of adaptive business solutions optimizes the most critical business processes. Built on the SAP NetWeaver platform, mySAP Business Suite solutions include mySAP Customer Relationship Management, mySAP Product Lifecycle Management, mySAP Supply Chain Management and mySAP Supplier Relationship Management.

• mySAP ERP - This solution provides end-to-end functionality for business analytics, financials, human capital management, operations, and corporate services — and allows both small and large organizations to upgrade to the full range of SAP solutions.

• SAP xApps - SAP offers packaged composite applications that run on top of existing, heterogeneous systems, integrating them into cross-functional, end-to-end business systems. xApps allows companies to execute enterprise-wide strategies with greater ease and efficiency.

• SAP Manufacturing - This solution empowers both discrete and process manufacturers with role-based software that leverages real-time data, enabling quick responses to changes in demand, coordination with the value chain, compliance with health and safety standards and improvements in productivity.

For more than 20 years, Teradata (Teradata.com) has delivered analytical solutions powered by data warehousing. By skillfully combining parallel database technology, powerful hardware, experienced consultants, and excellent analytical applications, Teradata enables customers to make better decisions based on detailed business analysis.

SAP and Teradata have teamed to create a Global Technology Partnership, focusing on providing greater analytic capabilities for companies with high data volume requirements. As one of only 30 Global SAP Partners, Teradata is committed to supporting SAP customers with a combined approach. The partnership addresses deeper strategic enterprise analytics, enabling better business decision-making capability. Teradata complements the SAP NetWeaver architecture by utilizing standard SAP interfaces to protect customers' investments in both SAP and Teradata solutions. The Teradata Integration Suite for SAP is Certified for SAP NetWeaver (UDC-BW-JDBC and BW-OHS) and Powered by SAP NetWeaver (J2EE-DEP and EP-BP).

Together, Teradata and SAP can:

• Provide the ability to drill enterprise-wide data, resulting in detailed answers to previously impossible business questions.
• Empower companies to manage ever-increasing data volumes, efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Perform deeper, industry-focused enterprise data analysis.
• Greatly reduce operational costs associated with departmental analytics, including redundant servers, data management tools and support costs.
• Improve decision-making and deliver a rapid return on existing enterprise investments.

Partnership Description: Teradata and SAP

Partnership Description: Teradata Integration Suite for SAP

Solution Description: Teradata Virtual Access

Solution Description: Teradata and SAP NetWeaver Integration Options

Solution Description: A Powerful Partnership for Postal and Package Delivery

White Papers:
Business Intelligence Solutions for SAP
In Search of the Perfect Order

Podcast: Teradata Enterprise Analytics Accelerator for SAP

AMR Research: "Teradata Bridges the Gap Between SAP BW and Enterprise Data"

Press releases:
Teradata Achieves "Powered by SAP NetWeaver®" Certification
Teradata Opens Competence Center at SAP PartnerPort
Teradata Completes SAP® Integration Certification for its Extract/Load Solution
Teradata Completes SAP BW 3.5 UDC Integration Certification
Teradata and SAP Join Forces to Deliver Enterprise Analytic Solutions