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SAP shows growth in APAC terrain

Says that the strong performance in the third quarter was driven by cloud subscription and support revenue

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Pratima Harigunani
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SINGAPORE: SAP SE announced that it has achieved 10 per cent growth in non-IFRS software and software-related service revenue (10 per cent at constant currencies) in Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) during the third quarter for 2014.

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Demand for the SAP Cloud portfolio and the SAP HANA platform continued to rise, most notably in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), where customer demand for the simplicity and functionality of this technology was again evident, as it adds.

As it further elaborated: Non-IFRS cloud subscriptions and support revenue grew by 57 per cent (56 per cent at constant currencies) on a year-on-year basis across APJ. The SuccessFactors Human Capital Management (HCM) Suite registered solid growth, especially in the public sector, resources and telecommunications industries. Increased demand for the SAP HANA platform was reflected in triple-digit growth for SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA. The analytics business registered double-digit growth this quarter, as businesses look to capitalize on big data to make smarter decisions.

“Our strong third quarter performance is a reflection of the growing customer buy-in to our Run Simple operating principle, which really underpins what we do: sophisticated technology to simplify business,” said Robert Enslin, President of Global Customer Operations and Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE.

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Among other highlights, Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel)  selected SuccessFactors HCM Suite including SuccessFactors Employee Central and SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll along with the SAP Jam social software platform and SAP Cloud for Travel solution to help enable its matrix structure, simplify its IT infrastructure and drive its people transformation agenda.

Towards Australia, La Trobe University also chose the SAP Simple Finance solution powered by SAP HANA and the SAP Student Lifecycle Management application to support its “Future-Ready Strategic Plan,” which includes simplifying operations, attracting creative and independent thinkers, supporting a highly skilled and motivated workforce and developing a lively, connected campus.

Accolade Wines, a wine major, selected the SuccessFactors HCM Suite over Workday. Leveraging SuccessFactors Employee Central, SuccessFactors Recruiting, SuccessFactors Learning and SuccessFactors Succession & Development, plus SuccessFactors Performance & Goals, SuccessFactors Compensation and SuccessFactors Onboarding will support the consolidation, simplification and transformation of Accolade’s global processes.

In Singapore, a supermarket chain, NTUC Fairprice plans to simplify its overall architecture, reduce TCO and accelerate the performance of its SAP system with the in-memory SAP HANA database.

For Fire and Rescue NSW, Australia's major urban fire and rescue service, getting the right people and equipment to the right place as quickly as possible to provide emergency services is a complex exercise, the company shared.

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