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BUSINESS IN BRIEF
RANKINGS AND AWARDS
2008:
- SAP and Business Objects named by Intelligent Enterprise magazine as one of "The Dozen" most elite and influential vendors in the intelligent enterprise community in 2008.
- For the second consecutive year, SAP leads the software sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), with highest industry ratings for risk and crisis management, innovation management, and talent attraction.
- In January 2008, SAP was ranked in the annual Global 100 list of the most sustainable large corporations in the world by Corporate Knights Inc. and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors.
- SAP was once again included in the FTSE4Good Index Series for ethically screened investment. The series measures performance of companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards, and facilitates investment in those companies.
- SAP Labs India was recognized by the Great Place to Work Institute as one of the top 50 best workplaces in the country across various industry sectors and ranked among the top five employers in the IT software category, according to the 2008 study "Best Workplaces in India".
- SAP was honored in April 2008 as an IT Industry Employer of Choice in China at the "Top Chinese IT Employers of 2007" award ceremony, sponsored by IT publication China Information World and the industry consulting company CCID Consulting.
- SAP Mexico was ranked as number 22 overall and number four within the IT & Services Segment in "The Companies Everybody Wants to Work For" ranking by TOP Companies. SAP Mexico also earned a distinct ranking as a "Super Enterprise".
- SAP ranked 16th in a European survey by the Great Place to Work® Institute and was named as one of the "50 Best Large Workplaces in Europe to Work For".
- SAP ranked among the top 3 most influential vendors in the 2008 Aberdeen Report's "Technology Top 100".
- FORTUNE named SAP one of "America's Most Admired Companies," top in Corporate Reputation Rankings for the second time and among top five in the Computer Software category.
- SAP named "Germany's Best Employer" for the fourth year running, as well as top ranked among companies with more than 5,000 employees.
- SAP Japan ranked among top 20 companies in Japan's "Great Place to Work" survey for the second year running.
- SAP America received a rating of 90 points out of 100 in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2008 "Corporate Equality and Best Places to Work" survey.
2007:
- SAP was named as one of 50 global leading companies in the Oekom Global Challenges Index, recognizing SAP's efforts for transparency and anti-corruption.
- SAP received "Move Europe" award in the Health category, initiated by the European Network for Workplace Health Promotion.
- Five SAP customers awarded with laureate status in the ComputerWorld Honors Program.
- Business Objects awarded KMWorld "Trend-Setter Award" for listening and serving its customers in useful and innovative ways.
- SAP Australia New Zealand named "Hewitt Best Employer" in the annual Hewitt Survey of Employee Engagement.
- Business Objects recognized as "Team of the Year" by BC Technology Industry Association for delivering crystalreports.com from concept to subscribers in just 12 months.
- SAP ranked 27 on the BRANDZ Top 100 Global Brands survey, conducted by MillwardBrownOptimor.
- Crystal Reports won Visual Studio magazine's 2007 Readers' Choice Award as the "Best Data Editing, Reporting, and Analysis tool," and Crystal Reports Server was chosen by readers as "Best Middleware and Server-Based Tool".
- Business Objects made the Business 2.0 2007 list of "100 Fastest-Growing Tech Companies," based on growth in revenue, profit, and operating cash flow during the past three years.
- SAP rated among the Top 10 European companies for leaders in a study conducted by Hewitt Associates, The RBL Group, and FORTUNE.
- Business Objects was chosen by SD Times editors as a winner in the "Tools and Environment" category of its "5th Annual SD Times 100," which recognizes leadership and innovation in the software industry.
- Business Objects named winner of the "Keep Insurer Informed Through Analytics" category of the first-ever Insure TOPTech awards.
- BusinessObjects XI Release 2 awarded 2007 CODiE Award, presented by the Software & Information Industry Association.
- Business Objects certified as a five-star partner by VARBusiness magazine, based on the strength and commitment of its programs for IT integrators, resellers, and consultants.
- SAP Labs India named among top 10 in the "Great Places to Work" survey for the second year running, with high ratings for workplace credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie.
- Henning Kagermann listed in Barron's magazine list of 30 best CEOs worldwide for the third year running.
2006:
- SAP Labs Bulgaria won "Best Employer 2006" award in research, conducted for the first time in Bulgaria by Hewitt Associates.
- SAP named "Best Corporate Citizen" during the China Economy 21st Century Summit.
- Duet software honored in the ComputerWorld Horizon Awards.
- SAP Labs India received "Recruiting and Staffing Best in Class Award" from Institute of Management Studies and Research.
- Three SAP subsidiaries in Latin America, including SAP Mexico, Region Sur, and Andina received "Great Place to Work" award.
- SAP ranked third in the category of large enterprises for "Equal Chances for Women and Men in Business" by the Wirtschaftsministerium Baden-Württemberg.
- SAP ranked first in the exclusive Access Graduate Survey, the leading employer ranking in Germany, named the top preferred employer of choice from IT students.
- SAP ranked 39 in Barron's "World's Most Respected" list.
- SAP listed among "Top 10 Best Image" from Manager magazine.
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