Below is a brief list of
companies acquired by SAP over the years. For SAP’s divestments see here.
02/2021 –
appgyver – provider of no-code development
platform. Another low/no code solution as addition to some of them that SAP has
(MDK comes with Mobile Services, Ruum and Mendix (SAP is reseller) already. To
be included in SAP
Business Technology Platform (BTP) and through that part of SAP RISE.
01/2021 –
Signavio –
provider of Business Process
Management (BPM) software for process discovery, analysis, and
mining capability. It is a part of RISE with SAP package introduced in
01/2021. It is offering aiming to help companies with a move of their SAP
deployments to cloud.
10/2020 – Emarsys – provider of omnichannel
customer engagement. Most likely this technology will be added into SAP S/4HANA
and Experience Management technology (Qualtrics) solutions of SAP.
11/2018 – Contextor – provider of robotic
process automation (RPA). Most likely will be integrated to SAP's Leonardo
machine learning process and overall process automation business to deliver
“intelligent enterprise”.
11/2018 - Qualtrics, LLC – provider
of experience management (XM) software. Product called XM Platform collects
feedback and data across the four vital areas of a business – customers,
employees, product and brand.
05/2018 – Coresystems AG - provider
of crowd service and field service management solutions for technicians. Will
be part of SAP Service Cloud portfolio.
05/2018 - Technology Management Associates (TMA) –
SAP NS2 (SAP National Security Services Inc., independent U.S. subsidiary,
offering SAP solutions with specialized levels of security and support to meet
the requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure
customers) acquired intelligence IT firm that delivers collaborative Command,
Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance technologies and employee engineering services supporting
critical national security programs.
01/2018 - Callidus Software Inc - delivers
cloud-based Lead to Money (Quote-to-Cash) solutions. Their cloud software in
area of Lead to Money includes Sales Performance Management (SPM) and Configure-Price-Quote
(CPQ). Most likely it will be integrated into something that SAP calls front
office as part of CRM solutions.
01/2018 - recast.ai – provides so called
conversational user experience which is
chatbot based technology to accelerate development of SAP Leonardo Machine
Learning capabilities.
09/2017 – Gigya – provider of
Registration-as-a-Service, which addresses changing geographical privacy issues
and manages compliance requirements such as the upcoming General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR). It will be incorporated into SAP's Hybris marketing
business, which offers so-called "ommichannel" integration that
allows businesses to keep tabs on customers whether they shop in stores, online
or on their phones.
12/2016 – Abakus - a provider of solutions
for cross-channel marketing measurement and optimization as cloud-based to
boost SAP Hybris Marketing Cloud.
09/2016 – Hipmunk - a provider of
mobile travel search. It was added to Concur’s products for corporate
customers.
09/2016 - plat.one - developer of
enterprise grade IoT (internet of Things) solutions ranging from smart
equipment and transportation to smart cities and manufacturing. It will accelerate
availability of IoT capabilities in SAP HANA Cloud Platform in areas of lifecycle
management for IoT devices, broad device connectivity, IoT capabilities that
work seamlessly with a cloud back end, end-to-end role-based security and rapid
development tools for IoT applications.
08/2016 - Altiscale Inc. - Big
Data-as-a-service company specializing in Hadoop, Spark and other big data frameworks.
SAP will probably use portfolio of this company for integrating HANA and
Hadoop.
07/2016 – Fedem Technology –
provider of IoT solutions for oil and gas industry. Its technology will be used
to build end-to-end IoT solutions in field of predictive maintenance space as
well as various Industry 4.0 scenarios.
02/2016 - MeLLmo Inc - Roambi –
Roambi is set of applications that changes raw data into interactive graphics (data
prettifier’) designed for mobile devices. SAP acquires key assets of Roambi to deliver
innovations to enable users with easy-to-use analytics solutions that can
retrieve relevant data anywhere, anytime.
10/2015 - Multiposting
- SaaS recruiting software providing automatic posting capabilities for job ads
across thousands of job boards. Multiposting is now SAP SuccessFactors
Recruiting Posting.
09/2014 - Concur Technologies – Creator
of popular app TripIt. Top cloud travel/expense management software vendor. For
SAP it is another big push to cloud software.
08/2014 – OpTier – was a provider of Application
Performance Management (APM) solution which creates a single record from every
customer interaction, regardless of channel or geography etc. The interaction
records transcend technical and organizational siloes, and provide a single
source of truth for how customers interact with your business.
05/2014 – SeeWhy provider of cloud based
behavioral marketing solutions. It will be added into hybris portfolio aiming 1-to-1
personalized marketing based on real-time customer behavior that converts
customer interactions into sales.
03/2014 – FieldGlass
provider of solutions for procuring and managing contingent labor and services.
These services will be part of SAP cloud services portfolio with possible
redesign to be based on HANA platform.
Approx. 01/2014 - KMS Onboarding – added to recruitment
product offering of SAP SuccessFactors.
12/2013 – GK Software provider
of software solutions for the retail sector. SAP was granted 5.29% of shares.
SAP is partnering with GK Software AG since 2009 in the retail field. GK Store Solutions
is being sold by SAP. Data from devices used within a store (POS terminals, scales,
mobiles, self-check-out, etc.) used in GK solution are integrated with SAP
apps.
09/2013 – KXEN provider of predictive
analytics technology for line-of-business users and analysts. Their product
will be included in SAP Predictive Analysis software and other HANA offerings.
06/2013 – hybris - a Swiss e-commerce
software company, most likely hybris products will replace SAP WCEM
(Web Channel Experience Management).
03/2013 – Camilion – Canada’s Ontario
provider of solutions for insurance industry: product development, product
life-cycle and underwriting. Most likely it will be included in SAP for
Insurance industry solution portfolio.
02/2013 – SmartOps - provider of
inventory and service level optimization software. This would help SAP obtain
'real time supply chain' software programs that can help in propagating SAP
HANA.
01/2013 – Ticket-Web - company providing ticketing
solutions and CRM software for sports and entertainment promoters. With regards
to HANA SAP can do real time insight into fast changing behavior customer in
field of sport/culture events. This may enable promoters to evaluate their
tactics and offers better solutions.
05/2012 – Ariba Inc. Another (after SuccessFactors)
cloud computing based software this time in area of collaborative business
commerce. Ariba very famous by providing solutions for indirect
procurement/purchasing will add its portfolio to e.g. SAP’s cloud based SRM.
04/2012 Syclo - Provider of Mobile Asset
Management and Field Service Solutions to extend SAP Mobile Platform.
01/2012 Datango
– provider of software for creating multilingual documentation, classroom
training presentations, e-learning materials and online help.
12/2011 SuccessFactors – provider of human
capital management (HCM) cloud solutions. Running as subsidiary company. Gained
portfolio for SAP Business ByDesign.
09/2011 Crossgate – enabler of B2B electronic
data exchange.
09/2011 Right Hemisphere - 3-D Visualization
Software-Maker.
01/2011
Software Security Products and Assets from SECUDE.
12/2010
Disclosure Management Solutions division from cundus AG.
05/2010 Sybase Inc. – provider of mobile and
database solutions.
04/2010 Technidata AG – provider of Environment
Heath and Safely (EHS) Industry Solution.
12/2009 SOALogix Inc. – US based company
specialized in software business processes and application integration. Added
to SAP
PI
(formerly XI) solution as part of NetWeaver.
09/2009 SAF Simulation, Analysis and
Forecasting AG (SAF AG) specialized in ordering and forecasting software
solutions for the retail, logistics, and industrial sectors.
06/2009 Highdeal S.A. - provider of real-time billing
solutions for telecommunications.
05/2009 Clear Standards, Inc. - US Company specialized
in software solutions for the management of carbon emissions.
05/2009 Sky Data Systems Inc., specialized in
mobile CRM software solutions.
02/2009 CogHead, specialized in web-based
service for building and hosting custom online database apps. It services are
now part of OnDemand (formerly known as SAP River) Platform.
07/2008 Visiprise, Inc. - provider of business
solutions for integrated manufacturing operations in companies. By that SAP
delivers Perfect Plant strategy for discrete manufacturing customers.
02/2008 BusinessObjects – leader in Business
Intelligence. SAP’s BI portfolio became really broad.
11/2007 Silk Europe - Silk was an Outlook-Soft
reseller in the Netherlands and Belgium.
10/2007 Yasu Technologies, to improve business
process management (BPM) capabilities of NetWeaver (SAP
PI).
07/2007 MaXware - provider of identity
management software.
05/2007 Wicom Communications Ltd. - provider of
all-IP contact center and enterprise communications software.
05/2007 OutlookSoft Corporation - provider of
integrated planning, budgeting, forecasting and consolidation software. Gaining
market share within area of business performance management. Later SAP based
SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) for Microsoft platform based on
this product. Now it is below to SAP BusinessObjects portfolio.
02/2007 Pilot Software - company specializing
in strategy management software. Improving portfolio of analytic applications.
12/2006 - Factory Logic - Factory Logic provides
Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) software. The software that automates
production scheduling and synchronizes a factory's suppliers.
07/2006 Praxis Software Solutions Inc. - New
capabilities for SAP Business One
05/2006 Frictionless Commerce Inc. - on-demand
supplier relationship management (SRM) software. Later became SAP Sourcing
solution.
05/2006 Virsa Systems Inc. – entering GRC
market introducing Virsa FireFighter product
12/2005 Khimetrics Inc. - provider of software
for retailers to analyze how to price and position items, optimize demand and deliver
accurate profitability forecasts.
11/2005 Transact in Memory Inc. (TIM) – Company
known for developing next-generation in-memory DBMS (known as P*TIME) engine. Originally
South Korean company funded in 2000. Later in 2002 they moved to Silicon
Valley. Once acquired by SAP it company was transformed to SAP’s Korean entity as
SAP Labs Korea. P*TIME engine is one of foundations of SAP HANA. They
contribute to SAP's HANA In-Memory DB (HANA) development.
09/2005 Triversity Inc. - provider of
point-of-sale (POS) software solutions helps to improve SAP for Retail product.
06/2005 Lighthammer Software Development Corp.
- supplier of enterprise manufacturing intelligence and collaborative
manufacturing software. Now part of SAP xApps composite application on the SAP
NetWeaver platform.
02/2005 - DCS Quantum – a provider of vehicle
dealer management systems. Solution to enable vehicle importers, distributors,
dealer groups, and independent dealers to consolidate and improve sales and
service processes and to achieve more effective collaboration. It was integrated
into SAP's existing auto industry suite known as SAP Dealer Business Management.
01/2005 iLytix Systems AS – provider of
reporting and budgeting tools. Now part of BI capabilities for Small and
Midsize Businesses e.g. XL Reporter for SAP Business One (SBO).
07/2004 A2i Inc – to support SAP MDM solution.
01/2005 TomorrowNow (TN) Inc – the most troubled
acquisition maybe in whole software industry ever. TN was provider of support
and upgrade services for software of JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Siebel etc.
12/2005 SAP Systems Integration AG (SAP SI) –
Included into SAP Consulting division.
07/2003 DCW Software AG – added to SME
portfolio.
03/2002 TopManage Financial Solutions Ltd. –
Foundation of SAP Business One (SBO) product. Solutions for small enterprises
(SME or SMB). Later became SAP subsidiary called SAP Manage Ltd.
03/2001 TopTier Software - created SAP Portals
subsidiary. Portfolio became SAP
(NetWeaver) Enterprise Portal.
05/2000 In-Q-My Technologies – JAVA server
(In-Q-My Application Server) developed by this company became SAP Web
Application Server (Web AS) JAVA.
??/2020
- OFEK-Tech - company specializing
in Warehouse Management and Control. Acquisition helped to develop native
support for radio frequency (RF) devices for the SAP ECC (R/3) Warehouse
Management Module.
12/1997 Kiefer & Veittinger GmbH - sales
force automation software company. SAP gained CRM solutions and consulting
stuff (operated that time as SAP CRM Consulting GmbH). Moreover they got offshore
development in capabilities located in Bangalore, India. The location known as K&V
Lab became SAP Labs Bangalore.
??/1998
- Campbell Software - a provider of
workforce management (WFM) and personal time & attendance recording
software.
10/1997
– Commerce One – not acquisition,
SAP just invested in E-commerce vendor. In their joint development Commerce
One's procurement software (Enterprise Buyer Professional Edition) was supposed
to be integrated R/3. During dot com bubble and its burst however relationship
was terminated. Commerce One went bankrupt in 2004.
1994 - DACOS Software GmbH – developed software solutions for retail
industry like simulation and optimization of assortments, prices, and
promotions for the retail industry. It becomes SAP Retail Solutions GmbH &
Co.
1991 - Steeb – became a daughter
Company of SAP; later in 2007 specializing on SAP
Business ByDesign
- 2010
1990 - CAS – N/A - not possible to find more info on
this acquisition
Resources:
http://www.sap.com/corporate-en/our-company/inbrief/acquisitions/index.epx
https://www.sap.com/investors/en/capital-market-story/acquisitions.html
Last update: 18 Feb 2021
