{"id":141141,"date":"2020-09-03T06:45:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T06:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=141141"},"modified":"2023-09-27T19:57:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:57:45","slug":"idc-marketscape-names-sap-a-leader-in-three-2020-erp-vendor-assessment-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2020\/09\/idc-marketscape-names-sap-a-leader-in-three-2020-erp-vendor-assessment-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"IDC MarketScape Names SAP a Leader in Three 2020 ERP Vendor Assessment Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><strong><em>WALLDORF <\/em><\/strong>\u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sap.com\/\">SAP SE<\/a> (NYSE: SAP) today announced that SAP has been named a Leader in three IDC MarketScape reports for enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors. SAP was positioned for strategy and capabilities and was recognized for its strengths in globalization and technology investment. The reports naming SAP as a Leader include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/documents\/2020\/08\/acc06a94-a77d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff.html\"><strong>IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Large Enterprise ERP Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment<\/strong><\/a><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0\u2014 This report noted the ability of SAP S\/4HANA to effectively manage complexity and promote sustainability by providing a clear view into business challenges with innovations like machine learning and artificial intelligence.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/registration\/protected\/default-overlay.html?gated_asset_path=%2F%2Fwww.sap.com%2Fdocuments%2F2020%2F08%2F9ca36a94-a77d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff.gate.html\"><strong>IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Professional Services Automation (PSA) ERP Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment<\/strong><\/a><sup>2 <\/sup><strong>\u2014<\/strong> This assessment of ERP for professional services organizations highlights innovation in user experience in SAP S\/4HANA and the visibility that this software provides across the business from pursuit to engagement closeout.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/registration\/protected\/default-overlay.html?pdf-asset=a8aa3cbb-aa7d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff&amp;page=1\"><strong>IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS Cloud-Enabled Medium-Sized\/Midmarket Business ERP Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment<\/strong><\/a><sup>3<\/sup><strong> \u2014 <\/strong>This assessment of ERP for midmarket businesses recognizes the critical capabilities SAP S\/4HANA provides to help ensure effective organizational navigation and market growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SAP&#8217;s leadership position in these reports is due in part to its strengths in technology investment in SAP S\/4HANA, including innovations in integrated ERP, which incorporates intelligence into the fabric of the design with machine learning, continuous close features and automation through robotics processing. IDC MarketScape also indicated globalization as a critical strength in the reports, making SAP S\/4HANA Cloud highly attractive to large multinational, multientity organizations for whom localization can be cumbersome and costly. In addition, SAP was also recently named a Leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/documents\/2020\/08\/60d56a94-a77d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff.html\">IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Enterprise Finance and Accounting Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment<\/a>.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>\u201cService organizations, midmarket businesses and large enterprises are modernizing and transforming their enterprise application profiles, and ERP is at the top of their list,\u201d said Mickey North Rizza, IDC program vice of enterprise applications and digital commerce. \u201cSaaS and cloud-enabled ERP systems like SAP S\/4HANA are in high demand because they deliver a timely and holistic view into business operations and processes. This is more critical than ever as many navigate turbulent markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With its industry-leading PSA, midmarket business and large enterprise ERP applications, SAP is positioned to meet the needs of digital businesses and enterprises of all types while empowering them to be more resilient.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about IDC MarketScape\u2019s latest reports, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/documents\/2020\/08\/acc06a94-a77d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff.html\">IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Large Enterprise ERP Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment;<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/documents\/2020\/08\/9ca36a94-a77d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff.html\">IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled PSA ERP Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/registration\/protected\/default-overlay.html?pdf-asset=a8aa3cbb-aa7d-0010-87a3-c30de2ffd8ff&amp;page=1\">IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS Cloud-Enabled Medium-Sized\/Midmarket Business ERP Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/news.sap.com\/\">SAP News Center<\/a>. Follow SAP on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sapnews\/\">@SAPNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Samantha Finnegan, +1 (415) 377-0475,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:samantha.finnegan@sap.com\">samantha.finnegan@sap.com<\/a>, ET<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/press-room\/\">SAP Press Room<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:press@sap.com\">press@sap.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About IDC MarketScape:<\/strong> IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor\u2019s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Large Enterprise ERP Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment \u2013 Doc #USUS45971820, July 2020.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled PSA ERP Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment \u2013 Doc #US45971920, July 2020.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Medium-Sized\/Midmarket Business ERP Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment \u2013 Doc #US45972120, July 2020.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Enterprise Finance and Accounting Applications 2020 Vendor Assessment \u2013 Doc #US45837320, May 2020.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><small>Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cexpect,\u201d \u201cforecast,\u201d \u201cintend,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \u201cpredict,\u201d \u201cshould\u201d and \u201cwill\u201d and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP&#8217;s future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP&#8217;s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;), including SAP&#8217;s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.<br \/>\n\u00a9 2020 SAP SE. All rights reserved.<br \/>\nSAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE in Germany and other countries. 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