PANAMA CITY, Panama - August 09, 2007 - Reaching a landmark in market uptake of its solutions for midsize companies, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today recognized the 10,000th customer for its SAP?All-in-One micro-vertical industry solutions. U&M Minera玢o, a Brazilian engineering, heavy construction and mining contractor company with local and global building interests, has become the 10,000th customer by selecting a qualified SAP All-in-One partner solution from Procwork in order to better integrate its operations and support local and international growth. The announcement was made at the SAP Latin American Partner Summit, a gathering of hundreds of SAP channel partners serving small businesses and midsize companies, being held Aug. 8-9 in Panama City, Panama.
The landmark customer relationship showcases the growth of SAP in serving small businesses and midsize companies in Brazil and across Latin America. It was recorded in SAP抯 most recent financial quarter, in which the company achieved 19 percent annual worldwide growth and a total of 10,223 SAP All-in-One customers. With this milestone in customer adoption, SAP strengthens its leadership position in the small and midsize customer segment, one of the company抯 targeted pillars of future growth. SAP currently counts 24,890 small and midsize customers served by its growing global network of nearly 2,362 qualified partners.
揟he signing of our 10,000th SAP All-in-One customer by Procwork demonstrates the momentum we are achieving with midsize companies and small businesses across the Latin American region,?said Luis Murguia, senior vice president, SME, SAP America Inc., at the SAP Latin American Partner Summit. 揥e抮e especially pleased to celebrate this milestone with Procwork and the hundreds of partners from the region who join us here at our Summit event and who share our commitment to the long-term success of our customers.?/P>