SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced an agreement on a joint offering that will simplify and accelerate customer adoption of Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 and optimize it for the SAP Business Suite. The new offering will enable customers to easily transition to SQL Server 2005 and leverage the benefits of a flexible, enterprise service-oriented architecture to transform their businesses. SAP and Microsoft have also agreed to set up a joint lab in Walldorf, Germany, to further optimize SAP Business Suite on SQL Server 2005. This announcement from SAP and Microsoft, in addition to the Duet™ software announcements made at SAPPHIRE Atlanta, highlights the companies’ continued commitment to deliver innovative solutions that benefit mutual customers. The news was released at SAPPHIRE® ’07, SAP’s international customer conference, being held in Vienna, Austria, May 14 – 16.
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