Friday, July 21, 2006
ITworld.com - SAP to ramp up attempts to woo Oracle user base
ITworld.com - SAP to ramp up attempts to woo Oracle user base: "SAP intends to release the second version of its Safe Passage migration program aimed at Oracle's customers in the third quarter, according to Bill McDermott, president and chief executive officer of SAP Americas.
'Our job is to get into [Oracle's] installed base and let them know there's a choice,' he said.
SAP launched the first version of Safe Passage in January 2005 initially as a way to appeal to PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards applications users who became Oracle customers after the database and applications vendor won an 18-month battle to acquire the ERP (enterprise resource planning) company. PeopleSoft closed the purchase of J.D. Edwards while Oracle's hostile bid was unfolding."
'Our job is to get into [Oracle's] installed base and let them know there's a choice,' he said.
SAP launched the first version of Safe Passage in January 2005 initially as a way to appeal to PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards applications users who became Oracle customers after the database and applications vendor won an 18-month battle to acquire the ERP (enterprise resource planning) company. PeopleSoft closed the purchase of J.D. Edwards while Oracle's hostile bid was unfolding."
