Hitachi Selects SAP to Power Global IT Strategy
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Global Enterprise Agreement Solidifies SAP's Position as Key Strategic IT Solution Provider
Tokyo - October 25, 2007 - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Hitachi, Ltd., a leading global electronics company, has strengthened its long-time relationship with SAP by selecting the leading business software company as its global IT provider for enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and technologies enabling enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA). The announcement was made in the run-up to the Japanese SAP customer conference SAPPHIRE® 2007 Miyazaki, being held in Miyazaki, Japan, October 28-31.
Hitachi has signed a Global Enterprise Agreement with SAP, providing broad access to licensed SAP® solutions. The agreement will help accelerate the deployment of end-to-end business solutions leveraging SAP software in the Hitachi group companies. Based on the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform, SAP software will also play the key role in Hitachi's global IT transformation toward enterprise SOA.
SAP will cooperate closely with Hitachi, Ltd. Information Systems Division and Hitachi Information Technology, Ltd., Hitachi's leading provider of business system integration and operation services, to achieve the commonly agreed global goals.
Hitachi is the first company to sign such a strategic agreement with SAP in Japan, thus becoming SAP's lighthouse customer for the entire region.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 384,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2006 (ended March 31, 2007) consolidated revenues totaled 10,247 billion yen ($86.8 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at www.hitachi.com.
About SAP
SAP is the world's leading provider of business software*. Today, more than 43,400 customers in more than 120 countries run SAP® applications-from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small businesses and midsize companies to suite offerings for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver ® technology platform to drive innovation and enable business change, SAP software helps enterprises of all sizes around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP solution portfolios support the unique business processes of more than 25 industries, including high tech, retail, financial services, healthcare and the public sector. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP." (Additional information at
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