SAP vendor of the year

Meanwhile, the SAP guys have another trophy for the company mantelpiece. In what company PR sees as “further validation of its continued leadership in customer relationship management,” SAP representatives were able to close out the week on a partying note, having been named the 2006 Operational CRM Vendor of the Year in Asia Pacific by global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan.

The award was bestowed at the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards and marks the second consecutive year in which SAP has received this same honor. In judging the quality of performance in Asia Pacific in 2005, Frost & Sullivan experts together with a panel of independent judges comprising influential personalities and leaders in the Asia Pacific information and communications technology industry evaluated key players in that segment.

Criteria used included growth in license revenues; market position; growth in market share; product innovation; breadth of product and solutions; customer base; growth in customer base; and business and market strategy. Upon presentation of the award, Nitin Acharekar, head of enterprise research at Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific, said, "SAP has consistently invested in developing and expanding their presence in the CRM market.

This award is a reflection of CIOs’ belief in SAP’s vision and its ability to deliver on that vision in the CRM market." Company figures show that SAP can also lay claim to the title of “fastest-growing CRM vendor in the Asian Pacific” and includes customers such as Suzhou Lopsking Aluminum and Tsinghua Tong Fang Computer in China; Tata Motor Finance and Hero Honda in India; Epson and Korea Electric Power in South Korea; San Miguel Purefoods and Manila Water in the Philippines; the Queensland State Government and Cement Australia in Australia; and City Developments in Singapore.