SAP Enterprise Support: Initial KPIs Confirm Customer Value
01 December 2009 - 11:28PM
PR Newswire (US)
SAP Postpones Decision on Pricing for SAP Enterprise Support and
Intensifies Engagement With Customers and User Groups WALLDORF,
Germany, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) today
announced that the 2009 KPI achievements of the SUGEN SAP
Enterprise Support program have shown clear value to participating
SAP customers. SAP and the SAP User Group Executive Network
(SUGEN), a global federation of 12 key SAP user groups, want to
thank all customers that actively took part in this innovative
program launched in April 2009. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050310/SFTH009LOGO-a) Through
the collaboration with these customers, the program has made
significant progress in a short time frame. Building on these
positive results, SAP has formed a task force to reach out to
customers and user groups to continue and enhance the ongoing
dialogue and incorporate their feedback in order to maximize
customer value from SAP's entire support offerings. SAP plans to
provide the outcomes of the task force the beginning of 2010. Until
then, a decision on pricing for Enterprise Support has therefore
been postponed. With this, SAP once again demonstrates that it
takes the concerns of its customers seriously and also recognizes
the ongoing pressures bearing down on IT budgets in the current
economic environment. With SAP Enterprise Support, SAP launched an
industry-leading, proactive support offering and accompanying
program to demonstrate customer value. The focus is on business
continuity, business process improvement, protection of investment,
and reducing total cost of operations by increasing efficiencies
and decreasing system downtime. SAP remains strongly committed to
helping our customers both protect their investments and closely
manage costs. About SAP® Enterprise Support SAP® Enterprise Support
services support the entire lifecycle of SAP applications,
including services for custom code, from implementation to
day-to-day operations. By proactively identifying risks and
providing faster time to resolution, it helps minimize system
downtime. Customers can gain increased visibility into the IT
operations of their organizations and across their businesses for
more informed decision-making. Standardizing support process
further identifies areas for operational efficiencies. With SAP
Enterprise Support, customers have a standardized approach to
managing the systems environment, which supports faster problem
resolution, less configuration and testing investment and,
ultimately, can deliver better returns on software investments
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