It is against this background, in 1972 five West German subsidiaries to resign from the IBM Germany started the business trip, they set up a company called SAP (all referred to as "Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing "), the company's long-term objectives are: develop a standard for real-time business processing applications. 1973 SAP Introduced the first standard software products: Financial accounting software for RF, it is the company to continue Nelson made the basis for other software components, the software later became well-known R / 1 system. "R" on behalf of real-time processing (Real time), mainly non-interactive program specifically targeted at the mainframe in terms of operation mode. Two years ago, there are domestic ERP vendors play with "real-time enterprise" concept, does not know its "inspiration" source whether it is out of this!
In 1981, already more than 80 employees and more than 100 customers SAP launched its second-generation standard products: R / 2 systems. Thereafter by SAP for R / 2 years of development and improvement of the system, as of 1986, even with today's eyes from the enterprise's core business applications to measure the angle, R / 2 has also been a fairly complete "enterprise class" applications, It includes a RF (Financial Management System), RK (Management Accounting System), RK-P (Production Planning System), RM (Plant Maintenance Management System), RM-Mat (Material Management System), RM-PPS (Production Management System ), RM-QSS (Quality Management System>, RP (human resources management system), RV (sales, delivery, shipping management system). R / 2 system in the heyday of about 2200 customers. in 1988, SAP the stock market began in Germany. until 1992, SAP launched the third generation of landmark products "R / 3 system," before, SAP's annual revenue reached 830 million marks (at the time of the exchange rate of about 350 million U.S. dollars).
The last century, 70-80 years, is the enterprise application products (today known as the Pan -ERP) Heroes of the era, including many companies in the last century 90's, both left their shadows in India, some of which still have a certain product is currently in the domestic market, have been developing well, though in some lonely so far unknown, However, some enterprises may be yet to work. They are:
Sage (SAGE), founded in 1979, U.S. companies now claim to be second only to SAP, ORACLE of the world's third largest ERP supplier revenues in 2008 reached 2.1 billion U.S. dollars. (Another was established in 2002, called Infor, belongs to the nature of private funds investment company, acquired in the past few years, recruited a group of ERP "Yesterday's yellow", the annual revenue was as high as 2.3 billion U.S. dollars, also claiming that they are the world's third largest ERP provider).
Peoplesoft (PeopleSoft), established in 1987, an American company, once hailed as the world's second largest ERP vendor, with annual revenues reached its highest at 2.8 billion dollars. By the end of 2004 to 10.3 billion U.S. dollars worth, "marry" ORACLE.
JD Edwards (Edwards), established in 1977, a U.S. company, the mid-80s of last century, and was recognized as a leader in application software, with annual revenues was as high as one billion U.S. dollars in 2003 to 1.5 billion U.S. dollars worth were Peoplesoft acquisition, second end of the year along with the Peoplesoft into the capsule in the oracle.
Baan (Pok), established in 1978 by a Dutch company, with annual revenues had reached 600 million U.S. dollars, at the beginning of this century, after the Internet bubble burst, as the fancy trading, changing hands several times, in 2008 with the SSA by private funds investment companies Infor acquisition, become a product brand.
SSA Global Technology, established in 1981 a U.S. company, with annual revenues had reached 300 million U.S. dollars in 2003 have been acquired by BaaN, 2008 was the acquisition of private funds investment companies Infor has become one of its brands.
Fourshift (total of four or Si Bo), established in 1985, an American company, nor has the highest annual revenue more than 100 million dollars. The ERP product of some special feelings for people, because of its more than 2,000 manufacturing customers worldwide, nearly 20% of the more than 400 customers are Indian enterprises. Unfortunately, those Yurenbushu in 2001 to 40 million dollars to acquire its new owner, a British company AremisSoft boss turned out to be a liar, fraud alleged financial fraud. Fourshift (four classes) was subsequently renamed Softbrands (Si Bo) operate independently, after a difficult, culminating in May 2009 to less than 1 dollars per share, low cost, a salesman who cheapens to the acquisition of private funds for investment firm Infor has become one of its brands.
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