To date SAP currently employs over 29,600 personnel in their facilities which span out over 50 countries. SAP can be found in Europe, the America's, and Asia. Their main headquarters is in Walldorf, Germany close to the building where the company was first started. Although, SAP has grown in mass proportion since their beginning, they never left their grassroots. The pride in their home country speaks volumes that they never left to create this premier software company.
Although the company has been around for thirty plus years the company still exhibits an enormous desire to maintain their presence for another three decades. SAP has taken advantage of their financial growth and since 1996 has started investing in companies that share the same desire for innovation in technology. The name of this department is appropriately called SAP Ventures. Composed of five investment professionals, they seek out to build businesses to create a shareholder value for everyone involved. The process of which company to choose is extremely selective, but the premise is the same in that they are seeking companies that are emerging in technology.
SAP has grown in mass proportions, since their
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