Friday, February 03, 2006
SAP Shows Up Late - Forbes.com
SAP Shows Up Late - Forbes.com: "After talking about it for nine months, the German enterprise software giant on Thursday unveiled its long-awaited on-demand offering. It's an extension of its customer relationship management (CRM) software that can be hosted remotely and accessed via the Internet--just like the successful products its competitors already offer.
'We are not a first mover on this, but we are an innovator,' says Shai Agassi, president of SAP's (nyse: SAP - news - people ) product and technology group. 'As a first step, it is a solid one.'
But the company is stepping into a crowded marketplace. Software vendors Salesforce.com (nyse: CRM - news - people ) and RightNow Technologies (nasdaq: RNOW - news - people ) have been making waves with on-demand products, and Siebel Systems, now a part of Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ), and Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) also have on-demand CRM offerings. "
'We are not a first mover on this, but we are an innovator,' says Shai Agassi, president of SAP's (nyse: SAP - news - people ) product and technology group. 'As a first step, it is a solid one.'
But the company is stepping into a crowded marketplace. Software vendors Salesforce.com (nyse: CRM - news - people ) and RightNow Technologies (nasdaq: RNOW - news - people ) have been making waves with on-demand products, and Siebel Systems, now a part of Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ), and Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) also have on-demand CRM offerings. "
