Bangkok--1 Sep--Pr Plus Two SAP Asia Pacific Japan reaffirms its role as SAP’s global growth engine in the first half of 2008 SAP Asia Pacific Japan (“APJ”) exceeded revenue growth expectations in the second quarter of 2008, achieving 49 per cent growth in Software Revenue year-on-year to ?159 million. Software and Software-Related Service Revenues in Asia Pacific Japan grew 40 per cent year-on-year, while Total Revenue for the quarter grew 31 per cent year-on-year, to ?399 million. All figures quoted in this release are Non-GAAP constant currency. “SAP APJ has delivered a strong first half year, in line with our strategy. We have a clear vision of where we want to be, we engaged the right people and we are consistently transforming the business to produce profitable growth” said Mr. Patara Yongvanich, Managing Director of SAP Thailand and Philippines “SAP APJ is currently growing at around five times the software market growth rate in APJ and we intend to keep that momentum. Key markets such as India, China and Japan exhibit tremendous potential for growth and we will continue to invest in our industry leadership in those markets.”Strong Adoption of SAP Solutions by New Customers Around 50 per cent of all SAP APJ deals in the first half of 2008 came from new Customers — up significantly from the previous corresponding period. SAP APJ also increased its average deal size per Customer by 27 percent during the quarter. During the quarter, SAP Thailand again signed its existing client, Home Product Public Company Limited for new solutions such as SAP CRM (Customer relationship Management), and new clients such as the UTCC (University of Thailand Commercial Chamber), demonstrating SAP’s competitiveness in strong customer relationships and ability to deliver business value across sectors. SAP Thailand also maintained its momentum in the SME market space with another major new win with New Concept Company Limited, the local manufacturer of Fitne equipment. SAP’s SME performance was consistently strong in Q2 2008, achieving growth of more than 29 per cent over the previous comparable period. In early July, SAP Thailand launched the “SAP promotion” campaign to expand SAP’s footprint in Thailand’s SME market with stronger channel support for the comprehensive SAP Business All-in-One package. Since then, SAP Thailand has developed an ecosystem of partners jointly promoting SAP’s offerings to specific industries. Mr Patara Yonhvanich, Managing Director, SAP Thailand and Philippines said, “As the market leader in the SME space, SAP understands that one size does not fit all. Jointly with our partners, we are constantly working on innovative solutions that deliver maximum business value at the lowest possible cost for our customers. It is our vision to make every customer a best run business.”SAP Expands Market Share Globally SAP continued to gain market share in the second quarter of 2008, marking its tenth consecutive quarter of market share gains. Based on U.S. GAAP second quarter 2008 software and software-related service revenues on a rolling four-quarter basis, SAP’s worldwide share of Core Enterprise Applications vendors, which account for approximately $38.1 billion in software and software-related service revenues as defined by the Company based on industry analyst research, was 33.7% for the four-quarter period ended June 30, 2008. This represents an increase of 7.7 percentage points compared to the four quarter period ended June 30, 2007, of which approximately 4.5 percentage points came from organic growth and 3.2 percentage points from the acquisition of Business Objects. “SAP Thailand is one of the fastest growing markets in the Southeast Asia region, a key contributor in Asia Pacific Japan,” said Mr Patara. “Going forward, we will continue to take SAP Thailand to greater heights as we continuously transform and align our business for growth.”Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures This press release contains certain financial measures such as Non-GAAP revenues, Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP operating margin, free cash flow, constant currency revenue and operating income measures, as well as U.S. Dollar based Non-GAAP revenue numbers. These measures are not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and therefore are considered non-GAAP financial measures. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not correspond to non-GAAP financial measures that other companies report. The non-GAAP financial measures that we report should be considered as additional to, and not as a substitute for or superior to revenue, operating margin or our other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. See the Appendix at the end of the financial section of this press release for additional information regarding the Non-GAAP measures included in this press release and for the reconciliations to the corresponding U.S. GAAP measures.About SAP SAP is the world’s leading provider of business software(*), offering applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries to become best-run businesses. With more than 47,800 customers (excludes customers from the acquisition of Business Objects) in over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol “SAP.” (For more information, visit www.sap.com) For more information, press contact: Wilailak Pakdee, SAP Thailand, 02-631-1800, [email protected] Pinyaluck Thanasinmontri, Pr Plus Two Co., Ltd., 02-158-9107, [email protected]