IDC Competitive Market Insight: SAP Calendar 1Q12 Update

This IDC study provides market intelligence details for SAP from January to March 2012. Data on financial performance, sales highlights, and recent acquisitions sets the stage for a detailed examination of select products and distribution models.

"SAP has laid out an innovation strategy for SAP Business Suite, Business ByDesign, Business One, and its OnDemand modules that balance evolution and breakthrough innovation. Evolution focuses on customer-driven functionality enhancements, improvements of TCO, and user experience improvements, while breakthrough innovation brings completely new technologies and functionalities, along with expanded device and form factor options." — Scott Guinn, research director, Enterprise Applications