DID YOU KNOW The SAP ecosystem includes software partners, system integrators and resellers, technology partners, developers, industry specialists, and users. SAP Community Network (SCN) has more than 1.8 million members. SCN communities include over 6,000 discussion forum posts per day and more than 4,800 bloggers. Fifteen different Industry Value Network groups work together with SAP and our customers. SAP has 23 solution extensions, offering cross-solution and cross-industry functionality.

SAP TechEd 2009 Is Underway!

October 13, 2009 – SAP TechEd 2009 kicked off today in Phoenix, Arizona. Featuring hands-on technical training and the opportunity for attendees to build real connections with SAP experts and community members, the event will be held in four locations around the globe: Phoenix, Arizona, from October 13-16; Vienna, Austria, from October 27-29; Shanghai, China, from November 11-12; and Bangalore, India, from November 18-20.

• Visit the SAP TechEd 2009 Newsroom.
• Watch live and participate with comments and questions via Twitter.
• Read the press release announcing the kick-off of the SAP TechEd 2009 event.

SAP Launches New Social Media Tools for SAP Community Network

Recently named one of the top ten global brands for engaging social media, SAP continues to improve its community network services to help members gain better insight through collaborative innovation.

• Read the press release.
• Read an interview with Mark Yolton, senior vice president of the SAP Community Network.

SAP Connects Midmarket Channel Partners to LinkedIn to Support Recruiting Efforts

SAP and LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, today announced a marketing agreement that will support the recruiting efforts of SAP channel partners in the small and midsize enterprise market. Read the press release.

SAP News Videos SAP Publications

News Releases and Newsbytes SAP Customers and Partners Create New Business Solutions at SAP Co-Innovation Lab in Bangalore (November 18, 2009) SAP Fosters Co-Innovation in China Through New Online Collaboration Tools for the Local Community Network (November 11, 2009) SAP Executives Demonstrate Role of Timeless Software as a Critical Growth Enabler in a World of Accelerating Change (November 10, 2009) SAP Joins Apache Communities, Extending Commitment to Open Source Technologies (October 27, 2009) SAP Delivers Co-Innovation Directly to Its Ecosystem Community Members (October 27, 2009) SAP Unveils Online Marketplace for Sustainability Solutions from SAP and Partners (October 27, 2009) Addendum: SAP Unveils Online Marketplace for Sustainability Solutions from SAP and Partners (October 27, 2009) SAP Appoints New Head of Global Ecosystem and Partner Group (October 26, 2009) SAP and LinkedIn Team Up to Connect Community Members (October 13, 2009) SAP and Novell Expand Global Partnership to Help Customers Deliver Confident Business and IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Programs (October 13, 2009) SAP TechEd: The SAP Ecosystem in Action SAP TechEd is the annual physical gathering of the SAP ecosystem. See activities happening at the event, including an interview with Zia Yusuf, executive vice president, Global Ecosystem and Partner Group. Certified: The SAP Ecosystem in India SAP TechEd is huge in India, with more than 300,000 community members. New Co-innovation Lab in Tokyo The latest component of SAP's ecosystem started operating – the new Co-Innovation Lab (COIL) Tokyo. Watch how COIL brings together SAP partners, and customers to create and develop new, innovative solutions and products. The 360-Degree Market Place (SAP.info) SAP Top Ten in Social Networking (SAP.info) News Briefings from the SAP Ecosystem (SAP.info) Just Merged; With the Formation of a New Subsidiary, HCL Axon Becomes One of the Ten Largest SAP Consulting Companies (SAP Spectrum) The Diplomat; A Portrait of Jean Leroux, President of the French-Speaking SAP User Group (SAP Spectrum)