SAP and IBM Team to Deliver Integrated Database and Business Management Offering for Midsize Enterprises

SAP and IBM Team to Deliver Integrated Database and Business Management Offering for Midsize Enterprises

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a global agreement to offer midsize enterprises tighter and more seamless integration between mySAPâ„¢ All-in-One solutions and the upcoming version of DB2, code-named “Viper.” Companies across the globe now have the option to select a reliable, low-cost database that is bundled together and tightly integrated with mySAP All-in-One solutions from SAP and its partners, thus making the selection of DB2 Viper a seamless and easy choice.

Today’s announcement, which also includes a one-year special maintenance offering, delivers on the promise SAP and IBM have made to help midsize enterprises maximize the capabilities of their existing IT investments while integrating new technologies. Based upon the tight integration of mySAP All-in-One solutions with this new offering from IBM, SAP highly recommends DB2 Viper for its midmarket customers. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® ’06, SAP’s international customer conference, being held in Orlando, Florida, May 16-18.

Scheduled for release in mid-2006, DB2 Viper for mySAP All-in-One solutions is designed to help midsize enterprises ease configuration, enhance performance and increase solution availability. DB2’s outstanding functionality and low total cost of ownership, coupled with the expertise of SAP and its partners in meeting the industry-specific requirements of midsize enterprises, provides customers with a superior return on investment.

“The tight integration of DB2 and SAP has helped Fossil Partners to expand our global distribution network and our product line into belts, handbags, sunglasses, jewelry and apparel,” said Mark Reynolds, director, IT Infrastructure and Operations, Fossil Partners LP. “We anticipate that the combination of the new DB2 Viper and SAP will further improve performance and speed our business decision-making process, allowing us to respond swiftly to demands of the marketplace.”

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