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To: Gary105 who wrote (5729)	4/9/1998 3:59:00 AM
From: Ibexx	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

Slightly OTOT" Software Chips International Microsoft Says Nobody Does It Better Than SAP (04/08/98; 12:33 p.m. EST) By Stuart Glascock, Computer Reseller News At a forum Tuesday on SAP's R/3 on Microsoft Windows NT, a key Microsoft executive praised the German software maker's enterprise resource-planning solutions and called SAP the Redmond software giant's "greatest partner." Microsoft's chief information officer, John Conners, outlined how the world's largest personal software maker has been streamlining and standardizing all its business processes around the world with SAP R/3 on Win NT and SQL Server. SAP R/3 offered a scalable, multinational system with integrated business functions, and an open three-tier client/server infrastructure, Conners said. Microsoft (company profile) also chose the Intel architecture-based platform from Houston-based Compaq for hardware, and New York-based Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group as the consulting partner for the huge task. Two years ago, Microsoft started the SAP project to consolidate global finance and procurement and have since added the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licensing business, human resources, manufacturing, and distribution on SAP, Win NT, and SQL, Conners said. "The key thing is we have to be much better at running NT and BackOffice in the enterprise in the future than we have been in the past," said Conners, also a Microsoft vice president. "The company has learned more about the enterprise in the past year than it has in its cumulative history." Within a few months, all the company's remaining Unix, Digital Equipment's VAX, and mainframe solutions will be replaced, he said. "If it can scale to our $15 billion company, it can scale to a lot of companies," Conners told about 220 customers and OEMs at the event. "It can scale to all but the top 3 or 4 percent. You will see us prove that over the next three or four months." Attendees were a mix of customers who have implemented SAP R/3 and those who are deciding which enterprise technology to adopt. They also listened to implementation stories from medium-sized companies, such as Applied Automation, a $100 million manufacturer of process instrumentation in Bartlesville, Okla. The company started using R/3 in 1989 and recently converted to R/3 on Compaq with Win NT. By showcasing how SAP software is driving Microsoft, the company clearly gave SAP an extraordinary nod. "There is not a stronger partner that Microsoft has than SAP," Conners said. "We're both very committed to making NT and our platform and their environment very successful." Six years of joint development work is paying off, said Susanne Radley, global SAP account manager for Microsoft's Application Developers Customer Unit. Win NT 4.0 and the upcoming Win NT 5.0 have been extensively tested on SAP R/3, and customers are responding, she said. "In Europe, we can definitely tell SAP has helped Microsoft's positioning for the enterprise, absolutely," Radley said. "We looked for a really, really demanding software package to test NT. If NT can handle SAP, it can handle anything because SAP is very demanding. We use it as a proof point." ___ Ibexx (Long on MSFT and SAPHY)

To: Gary105 who wrote (5729)	4/9/1998 10:19:00 PM
From: WeisbrichA	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

GG, RE: This whole event is driven by F.O.B. who are large political contributors. Technology has been boosting productivity since windmills. Computer technology has been boosting productivity since the late 50's. Japanese still lead in robotics. IMO, "This event" has had seeds in the peace dividend, Ronald Reagan and Greenspan control. F.O.B.'s are about effective as Steve Jobs. Lets hope the putz and friends continue to be held in check by the republican congress. RW