SAP

German software producer
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SAP is a software industry and software development organization founded on April 1, 1972[1]. It operates as a Societas Europaea and was established by Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Klaus Tschira, Claus Wellenreuther, and Hans-Werner Hector.

The company is led by CEO Christian Klein[2]. In 2014, SAP reported having 66k employees[3].

SAP

Summary

SAP is a software company[1]. SAP ranks in the top 2% of software_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,083 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SAP was a member of Linux Foundation[3].
  • SAP was a member of OpenAPI Initiative[4].
  • SAP was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[5].
  • SAP was a member of DENIC[6].
  • SAP was a member of CVE Numbering Authority[7].
  • SAP was a member of Q38110886[8].
  • SAP is in the country of Germany[9].
  • SAP's image is recorded as Sap-wdf.jpg[10].
  • SAP's instance of is recorded as software company[11].
  • SAP's instance of is recorded as enterprise[12].
  • SAP's instance of is recorded as public company[13].
  • SAP's founder is recorded as Dietmar Hopp[14].
  • SAP's founder is recorded as Hasso Plattner[15].
  • SAP's founder is recorded as Klaus Tschira[16].
  • SAP's founder is recorded as Claus Wellenreuther[17].
  • SAP's founder is recorded as Hans-Werner Hector[18].
  • SAP's owned by is recorded as Government Pension Fund Global[19].
  • SAP's owned by is recorded as Dietmar Hopp[20].
  • SAP's owned by is recorded as Hasso Plattner[21].
  • SAP's owned by is recorded as BlackRock[22].
  • SAP's logo image is recorded as SAP 2011 logo.svg[23].
  • SAP's headquarters location is recorded as Walldorf[24].
  • SAP's chief executive officer is recorded as Christian Klein[25].
  • SAP's ISNI is recorded as 0000000405535872[26].
  • SAP's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 157404258[27].

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Founding

Founders include Dietmar Hopp[14], Hasso Plattner[15], Klaus Tschira[16], Claus Wellenreuther[17], and Hans-Werner Hector[18].

Identity

Part of include DAX[28], a stock market index[29], in Germany[30], founded in 1988[31], headquartered in Frankfurt[32]; TecDAX[33], a stock market index[34], in Germany[35], founded in 2003[36]; and CDAX[37], a stock market index[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1993[40].

Leadership

SAP's chief executive officer is recorded as Christian Klein[25].

Operations

SAP's headquarters location is recorded as Walldorf[24]. Subsidiaries include Business Objects[41], a business[42], founded in 1990[43], headquartered in Levallois-Perret[44]; SAP SuccessFactors[45], a software company[46], in United States[47], founded in 2001[48], headquartered in South San Francisco[49]; SAP Ariba[50], a corporation[51], founded in 1996[52], headquartered in Sunnyvale[53]; SAP Concur[54], a business[55], in United States[56], founded in 1993[57], headquartered in Bellevue[58]; Fieldglass[59], a software company[60], in United States[61], founded in 1999[62], headquartered in Chicago[63]; and KXEN Inc.[64], a software company[65], in United States[66], founded in 1998[67], headquartered in San Francisco[68].

Industry

Industries include software industry[69] and software development[70].

Ownership

Owners include Government Pension Fund Global[19], a sovereign wealth fund[71], in Norway[72], founded in 2006[73]; Dietmar Hopp[20], an entrepreneur[74], b. 1940[75], of Germany[76], awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[77]; Hasso Plattner[21], an entrepreneur[78], b. 1944[79], of Germany[80], awarded the Order of Merit of Brandenburg[81], specialised in management[82]; and BlackRock[22], a company[83], in United States[84], founded in 1988[85], headquartered in New York City[86]. Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange[87], Frankfurt Stock Exchange[88], and Italian Stock Exchange[89].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for SAP include SAP Center[90], a tennis venue[91], in United States[92], founded in 1993[93] and SAP Arena[94], a multi-purpose hall[95], in Germany[96], founded in 2000[97].

Why It Matters

SAP ranks in the top 2% of software_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,083 views/month).[2] SAP has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[98] SAP is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[99]

Entities named for SAP include SAP Center[90], a tennis venue[91], in United States[92], founded in 1993[93] and SAP Arena[94], a multi-purpose hall[95], in Germany[96], founded in 2000[97].

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