Gartner Research has recognised SAP AG as the worldwide 2006 market share leader for the enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) markets.

The three SAP business applications - SAP CRM, SAP ERP and SAP SCM - are all valuable solutions within the SAP Business Suite.

The Gartner report detailing worldwide CRM market share ('Market Share: CRM Software, Worldwide, 2006;' Sharon Mertz, Chris Pang, Yanna Dharmasthira; June 2007) finds SAP leading the CRM market, as measured by total CRM software revenues for 2006, with a total market share of 25.7 per cent, placing 10 per centage points above its closest competitor.

The latest Gartner report on worldwide ERP market share ('Market Share: ERP Software, Worldwide, 2006;' Chris Pang, Chad Eschinger, Yanna Dharmasthira and Koji Motoyoshi; July 2007) estimates that SAP leads the ERP market, as measured by total software revenues for 2006, with a total market share of 27 per cent worldwide.

This measure surpasses SAP's closest competitor in the space by 13.8 per cent of worldwide ERP market share. Within the ERP market, SAP is also further noted as the leader in several relevant categories, including financials and human capital management solutions.

The Gartner report profiling worldwide SCM market share ('Market Share: SCM Software, Worldwide, 2006;' Chad Eschinger, Chris Pang, Yanna Dharmasthira, Koji Motoyoshi; June 2007) states that SAP is leading the SCM market, as measured by total SCM software revenues for 2006, with a total market share of 19.7 per cent, surpassing the second-ranked competitor at 14.9 per cent.

'SAP is the leader of the worldwide applications market because of the value proposition we provide to our customers both on the individual application level as well as across our entire suite,' said corporate officer, SAP Group, and member of the Executive Council, SAP AG, Jim Hagemann Snabe.

SAP is the world's leading provider of business software. More than 41,200 customers in more than 120 countries run SAP applications - from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize enterprises to suite offerings for global organisations.Trade Arabia News Service