As part of the Xerox exit strategy from the computer industry, Xerox retained IBM to migrate their business

systems to IBM technology. As part of IBM's compensation for the migration, IBM acquired the SDS/SAPE software, reportedly for a contract credit of $80,000. The SAPE software was given by IBM to the founding ex-IBM employees in exchange for founding stock provided to IBM, reportedly 8%. Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was SAP's first ever customer in 1972.

SAP R/1 launched in 1973 and after 6 yrs in 1979 launched SAP R/2
SAP developed and released several versions of R/3 in 1992 through 1995. By the mid-1990s, SAP followed the trend from mainframe computing to client-server architectures. The development of SAPs internet strategy with mySAP.com redesigned the concept of business processes (integration via Internet).

About SAP
SAP is Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing.

SAP, started in 1972 by five former IBM employees in Mannheim, Germany.

SAP AG is the third-largest software company in the world. Founded in 1972, SAP now employs more than 48,500 people in more than 50 countries. SAP global headquarters

is located in Walldorf, Germany. The original SAP idea was to provide customers with the ability to interact with a common corporate database for a comprehensive range of applications. Gradually, the applications have been assembled and today many corporations, including IBM and Microsoft, are using SAP products to run their own businesses. As of FY 2012, SAP, had 56000 employees in over 130 countries, and more than 183,000 customers around the world. Market Capitalisation $ 86 Billion. Cloud computing market.

ERP-

SAP ERP R/3 ECC 6.00

SAP is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software used to integrate multiple business applications with each applicant is representing a specific business area.

R/3 - The "R" of SAP R/3 stood for realtime even though it is not a realtime solution. The number 3
related to the 3-tier architecture: database, application server and client (SAPgui) SAP R/3 was officially launched on 6 July 1992. It was renamed SAP ERP and later again renamed ECC (Enterprise Central Component). SAP ECC 5.0 ERP is the successor of SAP R/3 4.70. The newest version of the suite is SAP ECC 6.0.

SAP ECC 6.00

ECC 6.0 runs on top of NetWeaver 7.0 which is the latest release of NetWeaver, ECC 5.0 runs on NetWeaver 2004. In NetWeaver 7.0 you get new features in ABAP, like the enhancement framework, and Web Dynpro for ABAP, among other new features.

ASAP
AcceleratedSAP (ASAP) is SAP's standard implementation methodology for

implementing and continuously optimizing SAP System. It divides the implementation process into five phases and offers detailed Project Plans

Features
The implementation of your SAP System covers the following phases: 1. Project Preparation In this phase you plan your project and lay the foundations for successful implementation. It is at this stage that you make the strategic decisions crucial to your project: o o o o Define your project goals and objectives Clarify the scope of your implementation Define your project schedule, budget plan, and implementation sequence Establish the project organization and relevant committees and assign resources

2. Business Blueprint

In this phase you create a blueprint using the documents as your enterprises requirements and establishes how your business processes and organizational structure are to be represented in the SAP System. You also refine the original project goals and objectives and revise the overall project schedule in this phase. 3. Realization In this phase, you configure the requirements contained in the Business Blueprint. Baseline configuration (major scope) is followed by final configuration (remaining scope), which can consist of up to four cycles. Other key focal areas of this phase are conducting integration tests and drawing up end user documentation. 4. Final Preparation In this phase you complete your preparations, including testing, end user training, system management, and cutover activities. You also need to resolve all open issues in this phase. At this stage you need to ensure that all the prerequisites for your system to go live have been fulfilled. 5. Go Live & Support In this phase you move from a pre-production environment to the live system. The most important elements include setting up production support, monitoring system transactions, and optimizing overall system performance.

These phases are the main milestones for your SAP System implementation project.