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To: mauser96 who wrote (2470)	9/4/1998 8:19:00 AM
From: riposte	Respond to of 3424

SAP Gives XML a Boost From InternetWeek... The use of Extensible Markup Language (XML) got a kick start this week when enterprise resource planning vendor SAP AG inked an agreement to use IBM's Visual Age for Java development tool for implementing business-to-business data interchange in interactive intranet applications. The move could spur development of self-service human resource, ordering and supply-chain management applications accessed via intranets, analysts and users said. But many corporate users of SAP R/3 are still at the beginning stages of Internet application development, and the overall impact on server-side Java and XML integration within SAP is down the road, they added. "We are looking at developing our strategic vision of the Internet, and see Web-enabled SAP as a value-added part of our business,'' said Reed Roadman, SAP technical manager at the manufacturing company Alarus Medical Systems. "But we are a long way off from letting business partners have access to self-service applications. We know this is a road we want to go down, but it could be years away for us.'' SAP's decision to provide business application program interfaces (BAPIs) through IBM Component Broker middleware before the end of the year drives toward a complete application integration environment for enterprise customers, according to Valerie Olague, manager of application development and object technology marketing for IBM Software Solutions Division. By John Evan Frook internetwk.com

To: mauser96 who wrote (2470)	9/5/1998 12:48:00 AM
From: Gary Metzer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3424

SAP Supporters, I'm out. Bought in as ADR starting at 150 or so pre-split. Bought last shares at 60 post-split on NYSE listing day. Had a bad feeling when it was trading at 61 the day before and opened at 60. Would have expected some bounce. After all, that is what gave me a good comfort factor holding the non-listed shares. After everything is said and done, I think I am down a couple thousand $$$ only. SAP is NOT getting the attention I thought it would, no activity and the only movement is downstream. I will be back, but only once a trend is developed. SAP is a large company at a high PE and I don't think I'll need to worry about it gapping up sometime in the future. I might miss the first part of the rise, but I'll miss any additional price erosion also. It will be interesting to see what happens when they issue their next report. Good luck. Gary