41 years and 251,000 customers – An unbeatable track record of SAP’s product innovation. A host of solutions that integrated processes to change human lives and revolutionize ways of doing business forever. Here’s the story of SAP ERP Solution – How it started and evolved over time, since the very beginning in 1972.

1. ERP
Solutions
H O W I T S TA R T E D A N D E VO LV E D OV E R T I M E
1973
E V O LV E D F R O M
RF Accounting
System
R/1
SAP R/1
SAP R/2
CUSTOMERS
(BY 1978)
R/2
2200
CUSTOMERS IN
31
Mainframe based real time
data processing across
accounting, manufacturing
processes, supply chain
logistics and human
resources.
COUNTRIES
(BY 1991)
S TA RT ED WI T H
1992
E V O LV E D F R O M
40
Financial Accounting system.
Runs on IBM servers and the
DOS operating system.
1979
E V O LV E D F R O M
ACQUIRED
1089 NEW
R/3
CUSTOMERS
9000+
INSTALL ATIONS
(WORLDWIDE)
Three tier architecture
ERP solution,
A S S O CI AT ED WI T H
enabling SAP to be used by
enterprises.
15000
CUSTOMERS & PARTNERS
(MOST POPULAR)
1999
E V O LV E D F R O M
SAP R/3
(BY 1998)
my
41200
CLIENT SERVER/ my SAP
my SAP
PLM
2003
&
my SAP
SRM
my SAP
ERP
CUSTOMERS
(BY 2003)
my SAP
CRM
my SAP
SCM
2004
E V O LV E D F R O M
SAP R/3
NE T WE AV E R
100,000
ERP
CUSTOMERS
A C R O S S
SAP ERP constitutes the
foundation of SAP's industry
solutions and a springboard
to enterprise SOA. It includes
SAP ECC (successor of SAP
R/3) and EhP.
ALSO KNOWN AS
120
COUNTRIES
SAP ERP
2004
SAP ECC 5.0
2006
SAP ECC 6.0
Manufacturing Industries
SAP started focusing on
Mid-sized enterprises
and developed this
product on the same
code base of SAP R/3
on SAP Netweaver
platform.
Service Industries
2006
E V O LV E D F R O M
SAP R/3
NE T WE AV E R
IND US TRY V ERTIC AL S:
Aerospace & Defense
Automotive
Chemicals
Consumer Products
Engineering, Construction & Operations
High Tech
Industrial Machinery & Components
Life Sciences
Mill Products
Mining Oil & Gas
Media Professional Services
Telecommunications
Utilities
Waste and Recycling
Travel and Logistics Services
Financial Services
2009
E V O LV E D F R O M
SAP R/3
with additional
new dimensional
products
NE T WE AV E R
Banking
Insurance
Business Suite 7
It is designed to help
businesses optimize
their performance
and reduce IT costs.
It comprises SRM,
CRM, SCM, PLM, and
ERP on one platform.
251,000
CUSTOMERS
Public Services
Public Sector
Defense & Security
Healthcare
Higher Education & Research
Trading Industries
Retail
Wholesale Distribution
188
COUNTRIES
41 - YEAR HISTORY OF
INNOVATION AND GROWTH AS A
TRUE INDUSTRY LEADER.
Sources
http://www.sap.com
http://global.sap.com/corporate-en/index.epx
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