SAP and Sybase Unveil Plans for Combined ERP, Data Management Solution

SAP AG SAP and Sybase, today announced plans to make the enterprise resource planning application SAP ERP the first SAP Business Suite application running on Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise — the same high-performance relational database management system that powers Wall Street. In combining SAP applications with Sybase technology, along with harmonized customer services and support, the companies aim to offer organizations worldwide a new database option for running SAP applications and accessing critical information, powering significant efficiency gains and cost reductions. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® NOW, being held in Orlando, Florida, May 15-18, 2011, where pilot customers will be showcasing how they are using SAP ERP on Sybase ASE.