• The Four Hundred
  • Subscribe
  • Media Kit
  • Contributors
  • About Us
  • Contact
Menu
  • The Four Hundred
  • Subscribe
  • Media Kit
  • Contributors
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • SAP to Finally Ship Business ByDesign SaaS Suite

    February 1, 2010 Timothy Prickett Morgan

    Two weeks ago, The Four Hundred told you that German application software giant SAP was projecting that it would beat Wall Street’s expectations for sales in its fourth quarter as it was at the same time saying that it would be rejiggering its support fees, presumably to counter complaints from customers that they needed cheaper support than SAP was providing. In its discussion of its results, the company said that it would finally be shipping its Web-based, hosted Business ByDesign suite this year.

    For the quarter ended December 31, SAP’s sales were pretty much the same as the preliminary results put out three weeks ago. Software and related service revenues were €2.56 billion, down 4 percent; software sales €1.12 billion came from software sales, a decline of 15 percent compared to the year-ago quarter, and overall revenues, including other services and training, fell by 9 percent to €3.19 billion. Net income came to €727 million, down 12 percent.

    In a conference call with analysts (on Wall Street and in Frankfurt, London, etc.), SAP divulged the different pricing tiers for its support. Standard Support is now 18 percent of license fees, while Enterprise Support is 22 percent. I was, quite frankly, expecting a larger gap–meaning a lower price for Standard Support.

    After what seems like years of development, SAP announced that its Business ByDesign SaaS-style ERP software will be rolled out in production by the middle of 2010 in Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, and India. The Business ByDesign suite was launched with much fanfare back in September 2007 and was supposed to roll out in 2009 or so. SAP’s goal was to have the online ERP tools generating $1 billion a year in revenues with 10,000 customers by 2010.

    Last year, for reasons SAP was not too clear about, the SaaS software was quietly pushed out as SAP gave the code some spit and polish. It probably had something to do with putting out a whole new kind of product with what is presumably a much lower price tag during an economic meltdown. With Oracle not really doing SaaS in a big way, there was no reason for SAP to go first.

    RELATED STORIES

    SAP Says 2009 Ended Better Than Expected, Rejiggers Maintenance Fees

    SAP Puts Off Software Maintenance Price Hike

    SAP Profits Despite Sales Slump and Weak Economy

    IBM Touts Power Systems Prowess on SAP Tests

    IBM Shows Off Power6+ Performance on SAP, Lawson Apps

    SAP Boots Business ByDesign SaaS Apps to 2010?

    SAP Launches Business Suite 7, Reports 2008 Financials, and Cuts Jobs

    SAP: “Only a fool would try to predict what is going to happen”

    SAP Hits a Wall at the End of September

    SAP Profits Under Pressure in Q2, Software Prices Get Jacked

    SAP Shuts Down TomorrowNow Support Biz

    SAP Profits Take a Whack as Business ByDesign Ramp Slowed

    Power Systems Performance: First Up, SAP BI Data Mart

    SAP Reports Solid Results for 2007, Aims for Repeat in 2008

    SAP Plants Its Flag in Mid-Market Territory with SaaS Apps



                         Post this story to del.icio.us
                   Post this story to Digg
        Post this story to Slashdot

    Share this:

    • Reddit
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Email

    Tags: Tags: mtfh_rc, Volume 19, Number 5 -- February 1, 2010

    Sponsored by
    DRV Technologies, Inc.

    DRV’s FlexTools family of software solutions streamline resources, improve efficiency and enable pro-active system management.

    Solutions include:

    • Convert spooled files to Excel & PDF
    • Automated email distribution & archive
    • Electronic forms to print, email & archive
    • Secure laser check printing
    • IBM i system monitoring

    Better software, better service, DRV Tech.

    Learn how you can get more from your IBM i at www.drvtech.com

    Call 866 378-3366 for a Free Demonstration

    Share this:

    • Reddit
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn
    • Twitter
    • Email

    LANSA Likes Its Chances as GS1 Item Alignment, GDSN Initiatives Advance Island Pacific Rediscovers i/OS Roots with Retail Apps

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

TFH Volume: 19 Issue: 5

This Issue Sponsored By

    Table of Contents

    • The System iWant, 2010 Edition: Entry Boxes
    • IBM Touts System i TCO in ITG Report
    • Open Source Mainstream Begins to Flow Through IBM i Land
    • Mad Dog 21/21: One-Trick Pony, But What a Trick!
    • Oracle Goes Back to IBM’s Roots with Sun Deal Done
    • Craig Eugene Johnson, 1958-2010
    • Endangered Local User Groups Need IBM
    • The Q4 IBM Server Drilldown: It Could Have Been Worse
    • Oracle Sues Rimini Street Over Support Intellectual Property
    • SAP to Finally Ship Business ByDesign SaaS Suite

    Content archive

    • The Four Hundred
    • Four Hundred Stuff
    • Four Hundred Guru

    Recent Posts

    • The IBM i Power10 Upgrade Cycle Forecast Looks Favorable
    • White Hats Completely Dismantle Menu-Based Security
    • Cloud Software To Drive Enterprise Application Growth
    • How Do You Stay In Touch With The IBM i Community?
    • IBM i PTF Guide, Volume 25, Number 6
    • Security Still Top Concern, IBM i Marketplace Study Says
    • Bob Langieri Shares IBM i Career Trends Outlook for 2023
    • Kisco Brings Native SMS Messaging to IBM i
    • Four Hundred Monitor, February 1
    • 2023 IBM i Predictions, Part 4

    Subscribe

    To get news from IT Jungle sent to your inbox every week, subscribe to our newsletter.

    Pages

    • About Us
    • Contact
    • Contributors
    • Four Hundred Monitor
    • IBM i PTF Guide
    • Media Kit
    • Subscribe

    Search

    Copyright © 2022 IT Jungle

    loading Cancel
    Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
    Email check failed, please try again
    Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.