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    1972

    Foundation: Five former IBM employees start a company they call SAP Systemanalyse und

    Programmentwicklung ("System Analysis and Program Development").

    Vision: Standard application software for real-time data processing is developed.

    Associations: Taking the initial form of a private partnership under the German Civil Code, the

    company establishes its headquarters in Weinheim, Germany, and opens an office in nearby Mannheim.

    However, SAP's five founders spend most of their time in the data centers of their first customers, which

    include the German branch of Imperial Chemical Industries in stringen.

    Night owls: Development of the fledgling company's first programs takes place mainly at night and on

    weekends.

    Initial success: At the end of its first year in business, SAP employs nine people and generates DM

    620,000 in revenue.Less

    1973

    Modularity: SAP completes its first financial accounting system RF. This system serves as the

    cornerstone in the ongoing development of other software modules of the system that will eventually

    bear the name SAP R/1.

    New customers: More clients in southwest Germany are running SAP software, including the tobaccocompany Rothndle in Lahr and the pharmaceutical firm Knoll in Ludwigshafen. Meanwhile, SAP itself is

    using IBM servers and the DOS operating system.Less

    1974

    Flexible: SAP demonstrates its flexibility for the first time, converting its RF system from the DOS

    operating system to OS over an eight-week period.

    Customer base: Still just two and a half years in existence, SAP has a list of 40 reference customers.Less

    1975

    Integration: Companies can now handle their purchasing, inventory management, and invoice

    verification with SAP's RM system.

    Trademark: An SAP trademark begins to emerge

    the integration of all of the company's applications.Materials management data flows directly into financial accounting on a value basis, while invoice

    verification and posting can be completed in one step.Less

    1976

    Legal transition: The limited-liability company SAP GmbH Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der

    Datenverarbeitung ("Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing") is founded as a sales

    and support subsidiary. Five years later, the private partnership is dissolved and its rights are passed on

    to SAP GmbH.

    Continued business success: SAP and its 25 employees generate DM 3.81 million in revenue.Less

    1977

    Relocation: SAP moves its headquarters from Weinheim to nearby Walldorf.First steps abroad: The company begins installing its system for customers outside of Germany for the

    first time. Two companies in Austria decide to implement SAP software.

    Sales: SAP's reorganization strengthens its active sales.Less

    1978

    Branching out: SAP completes the module Asset Accounting and a corresponding implementation

    project at a pilot company.

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    SAP parle franais: The farm equipment manufacturer John Deere demonstrates SAP's international

    viability by developing a French-language version of the company's accounting software in an in-house

    project.Less

    1979

    Centralization: SAP begins operations on its own server, Siemens 7738, for the first time. Up until this

    point, its employees' development activities have been distributed across the data centers of regional

    customers such as ICI, Thermal, Knoll, Grnzweig+Hartmann, and Freudenberg.

    A home of its own: SAP's first data center is still located in leased space, but the company has already

    broken ground on the initial construction of its own facility.

    Technological shift: An in-depth examination of IBM's database and dialog control system causes SAP

    to rethink its software, paving the way for SAP R/2.Less

    1980

    Consolidation: SAP moves into its first facility on Max-Planck-Strasse in the Walldorf industrial park. Its

    development area now 50 computer screens strong is finally unified under one roof.

    Upgrade: SAP augments its data-processing infrastructure by pairing its existing Siemens 7738 with an

    IBM/370-148, which the company then replaces in the same year with a more powerful IBM 4341. Thismodel boasts 4MB of memory.

    Further expansion: SAP expands its product portfolio with RV, a custom development for sales and

    distribution.Less

    1981

    Debut: SAP makes its first event appearance at the IT trade show Systems in Munich, Germany.

    Stabile: SAP R/2 achieves high level of stability.

    Performance driving sales: The growing power of mainframe servers is enabling SAP to expand its

    customer base to approximately 200 companies.

    Joint development: With the help of its customers, SAP expands its range of products with a

    production management module.

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