SAP Announces Recipients of 2007 Pinnacle Awards in Recognition of Outstanding Partnership

SAP Announces Recipients of 2007 Pinnacle Awards in Recognition of Outstanding Partnership

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced the recipients of the SAP® Pinnacle Awards 2007, SAP’s global partner award program that honors and recognizes SAP partners that have made significant contributions to the SAP community and ecosystem in 2006. The winners were announced at a special awards ceremony held last night, on the eve of SAPPHIRE® ’07 Vienna, SAP’s international customer conference, being held May 14 -16.

SAP Pinnacle Awards are granted to leading SAP partners that have excelled in developing their partnership with SAP and mutual business by providing high-quality products, solutions and services to our customers. Winners are selected based on nominations received from partners and SAP employees. This year, 25 award recipients were chosen from a group of 154 nominees. Each nomination was evaluated according to predefined criteria.

“SAP commends this year’s winners of the SAP Pinnacle Awards, who have excelled in their partnership with SAP and extended the value of SAP applications and services to our joint customers,” said Zia Yusuf, executive vice president, Global Ecosystem and Partner Group, SAP. “SAP has one of the most extensive global ecosystems in the software industry. We recognize this year’s award recipients for the tremendous value they have delivered to the SAP community and ecosystem during the past year. By working with such partners, SAP is continuing to drive co-innovation and provide further value for our worldwide customer base.”

Each year, SAP honors its partners with SAP Pinnacle Awards in different categories that highlight and support the current mission and strategy of SAP. For a listing of the SAP Pinnacle Awards 2007 categories and winners, please see the addendum below.

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