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German software giant SAP is the biggest company in its sector in Europe. It's recently seen double-digit growth in its core license business and a surge in revenue.

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Porsche cars in front of a German company headquarter building

Are Germany's subsidized company cars hurting EV adoption?

Germany spends billions of euros to subsidize company cars with combustion engines, slowing the electric mobility shift.

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Caroline Casey on the "visibility of disability"

The disability activist says more workers are disclosing their disabilities — and taking cues from celebrity examples.

Deutschland | Softwarekonzern SAP in Walldorf

Deutschland | Softwarekonzern SAP in Walldorf

German firm faces payback bill in South Africa

Previous lucrative deals clinched by German software giant SAP in South Africa have returned to haunt the company.

Headquarters of software company SAP in Walldorf, Germany

Headquarters of software company SAP in Walldorf, Germany

Germany's tech giant SAP turns 50

Germany's lone tech giant looks back on 50 years and ahead to new challenges, including digitalizing its home country.

Facebook and Meta

Facebook and Meta

Meta goes remote to capture EU talent

The Facebook parent says remote positions will help it win talent across the continent as it builds its metaverse.

House on stilts in Tonle Sap lake

House on stilts in Tonle Sap lake

Climate change, Mekong dams threaten crucial lake

Tonle Sap lake nourishes tens of millions of people. But climate change and dam construction could change that.

A father and his young daughter check his laptop at home

A father and his young daughter check his laptop at home

Working from home: A new status symbol?

Many companies say flexible working will continue long after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Made in Germany - Diversity

Made in Germany - Diversity

Corporate diversity in Germany

Diversity management seeks to move companies’ business culture toward inclusion.

SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany

SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany

Germany's SAP hit with $8 million fine over Iran trade

The company will not face criminal charges, US prosecutors said.

Made in Germany - Diversity

Made in Germany - Diversity

Corporate diversity in Germany

Diversity management seeks to move companies’ business culture toward inclusion.

Jennifer Morgan

Jennifer Morgan

Only female co-CEO at a DAX company leaves

Just six months into business software giant SAP's dual leadership, American Jennifer Morgan is stepping down.

Fußball Bundesliga | Borussia Mönchengladbach - TSG Hoffenheim | Dietmar Hopp, Transparent & Fadenkreuz

Fußball Bundesliga | Borussia Mönchengladbach - TSG Hoffenheim | Dietmar Hopp, Transparent & Fadenkreuz

Why do so many fans hate Dietmar Hopp?

The Hoffenheim investor is the object of such hate that he has been depicted in the crosshairs of a rifle.

Schwarze Gartenameise mit Blattläusen

Schwarze Gartenameise mit Blattläusen

Harvesting sap with aphids

A common plant pest is helping make plants more attractive to a range of pollinators.

Rania Reda

Rania Reda

David and Goliath: Large firms working with tiny startups

Software giant SAP plans to help out 200 startups founded by women and underrepresented minorities worldwide by 2023.

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Apple Pay on an iPhone

Why firms should heed customer experience

Why is a better analysis of customer experience so crucial for SAP's portfolio?

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Asia-Pacific region a crucial growth engine

The Asia-Pacific region is becoming increasingly important as a driver of global growth, says SAP's Clas Neumann.

Made in Germany Gamification

Made in Germany Gamification

Games - taking training to the next level

Playing games in the office? Once unthinkable, it's now a corporate strategy.

SAP eyes largest takeover since 2014

Europe's largest software company has announced its American unit is buying a US cloud-based human resources firm.

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Gender gap taking center stage in Davos

DW's Ben Fajzullin talks to SAP executive board member Adaire Fox-Martin in Davos about the gender gap phenomenon.

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The sound of business

Many of Germany's largest corporations have their own symphonic orchestras.

Deutschland DFB Akademie- Joachim Löw und Teammanger Oliver Bierhoff

Deutschland DFB Akademie- Joachim Löw und Teammanger Oliver Bierhoff

The DFB's new academy: The 'Silicon Valley' of football

The new academy that the German FA is planning to build is meant to set new standards in terms of digital data.

Made in Germany vom 28.08.2017

Made in Germany vom 28.08.2017

Machine learning: Autonomous software

With machine learning, computers 'learn' from data, rather than being specifically programmed.

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DW MIG 170809 Refugee

Refugee Code Week: Chance for young people?

A program aims to teach young refugees computer programming. Is this a chance for the future?

Deutschland Zentrale des Software-Herstellers SAP in Walldorf

Deutschland Zentrale des Software-Herstellers SAP in Walldorf

Gupta scandal involves German SAP

The Gupta family is a hot topic in South Africa. Journalists now say Germany's SAP also paid bribes to a Gupta company.

DW Sendung Shift Digitalisierung im Profifußball

DW Sendung Shift Digitalisierung im Profifußball

Digitalization in professional soccer

German soccer team Hoffenheim measures training results with state-of-the-art software.

SAP profits fall

Profits at the German business software giant declined, but its growth in new cloud bookings picked up momentum.

SAP in Walldorf

SAP in Walldorf

SAP floating on a cloud

Europe's largest business software provider, SAP, has reported a rise in earnings for the fourth quarter of last year.

Hasso Plattner at the opening of the Museum Barberini

Hasso Plattner at the opening of the Museum Barberini

Why SAP's Hasso Plattner opened an art museum in Potsdam

SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner is one among Germany's wealthiest people. He told DW why he's giving Potsdam a new museum.

Photo: Museum Barberini, Potsdam

Photo: Museum Barberini, Potsdam

Barberini Museum: A home for impressionism

Potsdam's Barberini Museum - spearheaded by patron and billionaire Hasso Plattner - is opening its doors.

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SAP's Bernd Leukert on new technologies and their impact

SAP's Bernd Leukert says technological advances are an opportunity, while related concerns have to be addressed.

Still zu DW Dreh Made in Germany

Still zu DW Dreh Made in Germany

#Refugee Code Week: Preparing for the future

Bosch has revYoung refugees learn IT skills at camps in Jordanamped its training program for the digital age

Vishal Sikka

Vishal Sikka

Talking artificial intelligence with Vishal Sikka

Talking artificial intelligence with Vishal Sikka, CEO of Infosys.

Still zu DW Dreh Made in Germany

Still zu DW Dreh Made in Germany

#Refugee Code Week: Preparing for the future

Young refugees learn IT skills at camps in Jordan.

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'The impact will be massive'

In Davos, DW Reporter Ben Fajzullin speaks with SAP's Bernd Leukert about the fourth industrial revolution.

SAP earnings soar in Q3

Europe's largest software maker has seen its operating profits soar in the third quarter.

Refugees use the InfoCompass app

Refugees use the InfoCompass app

Online help for refugees

Smartphones have been critical for refugees to come here and may be vital to help them stay.

SAP app for refugees

Europe's largest software maker has said it wants to link refugees with German authorities and aid agencies.

SAP posts mixed results

Europe's largest software maker, SAP, has logged mixed second-quarter results.

SAP going strong in Palestine

German enterprise software giant SAP has spotted an opportunity in the Palestinian Territories.

SAP earnings

German business software maker SAP has reported a decent rise in operating profit helped by a weak euro.

Deutschland SAP-Mitbegründer Klaus Tschira

Deutschland SAP-Mitbegründer Klaus Tschira

SAP co-founder Tschira dies

Klaus Tschira, one of five ex-IBM employees to break away and set up Europe's biggest software company, dies at 74.

Symbol of Industry 4.0 at CeBIT 2015 IT industry trade fair in Hanover

Symbol of Industry 4.0 at CeBIT 2015 IT industry trade fair in Hanover

CeBIT 2015: Industry 4.0

How is German industry coping with Industry 4.0 - the digitization of nearly everything?

Dietmar Hopp 10.05.2014

Dietmar Hopp 10.05.2014

Hopp taking majority Hoffenheim share

SAP billionaire Dietmar Hopp takes a majority share in Bundesliga club Hoffenheim, with club members' approval.

SAP, Oracle reach settlement

Europe's largest software company, SAP, has agreed to pay millions of dollars to Oracle in compensation for the theft of copyrighted material by one of its subsidiaries. This ends a protracted legal battle.

SAP boost cloud business

Europe's largest software company, SAP, has logged above-average revenue in its cloud business, confirming its reputation as the world's fastest-growing firm in the sector. The full-year outlook was mixed, though..

SAP buys Concur

German business software maker SAP has announced it will acquire US-based software company Concur. The travel and expense management software specialist is intended to boost SAP's cloud sales.

Geekettes meeting

Geekettes meeting

Few women in IT jobs

Berlin-based Geekettes wants to help more women succeed in the Internet startup game.

12.2012 DW Shift Ranking

12.2012 DW Shift Ranking

The most valuable German companies: Shift Ranking of June 26

1. Mercedes-Benz 25,54 Billion € 2. BMW 25,49 Billion € 3. SAP 13,35 Billion € 4. Deutsche Telekom 12,33 Billion € 5. Volkswagen Billion € Source: Interbrand

Symbolbild China und Russland gründen Ratingagentur

Symbolbild China und Russland gründen Ratingagentur

US credit rating monopoly gone

Russia and China plan to break the global monopoly of America's powerful credit ratings agencies.

SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany

SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany

SAP on cloud nine?

Europe's largest software maker, SAP, has reported its cloud business has been making big strides, with revenues and underlying profit rising. But a strong euro has once again dented quarterly earnings.