SAP: A 49-year history of success In 1972, five entrepreneurs in Germany (Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Hans-Werner Hector, Klaus Tschira, and Claus Wellenreuther) had a vision for the business potential of technology.

What does SAP stand for in German?

Understanding SAP The name is an initialism of the company’s original German name: Systemanalyse Programmentwicklung, which translates to System Analysis Program Development.

Who uses SAP?

SAP ERP is available worldwide across 5 industries, 37 languages, and 45 localisations. SAP ERP is used in Industries related to retail, insurance, public sector, oil & gas, media, utilities, plant maintenance and various lines of businesses like R&D engineering, commodity management, finance, and HCM.