Sun Microsystems Achieves Milestone of 1,000 SAP Users on Solaris Platform

Strategic Insights -

Sun Microsystems has announced that it has reached a new milestone of 1,000 SAP users running the R/3 solution on its Solaris operating environment. This achievement solidifies Sun's position as the fastest-growing UNIX platform for R/3 worldwide, with a significant market share increase in the US in 1997. The company has secured major new customers, including MCI, PacifiCorp, PSE&G, and SPT Telecom, who are implementing large SAP installations on the Sun platform.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sun has reached a milestone of 1,000 SAP users running R/3 on its Solaris platform, making it the fastest-growing UNIX platform for R/3 worldwide.
  • In the US, Sun has more than doubled its SAP R/3 market share in 1997, demonstrating its growing popularity among businesses.
  • Sun has secured large new customers, including MCI, PacifiCorp, PSE&G, and SPT Telecom, who are implementing major SAP installations on the Sun platform.
  • Sun has maintained its position as the leading platform choice for large SAP accounts, due to its ability to deliver performance, scalability, and reliability, combined with excellent customer support.
  • Sun's partnership with SAP has been instrumental in driving this success, with five years of collaboration resulting in numerous joint customers, including Bay Networks, Dow Corning, GTE, and Raychem.
  • Sun has achieved record-breaking SAP sales and distribution (SD) benchmark results for the past three years, with the current record held at 6,030 benchmark users.

Statistics:

  • Sun has 1,000 SAP users running R/3 on its Solaris platform.
  • Sun has more than doubled its SAP R/3 market share in the US in 1997.
  • Sun has maintained the record SAP SD benchmarking result of 6,030 benchmark users for each of the past three years.
  • Sun has achieved the highest average score and the highest weighted average score in an independent market research study surveying SAP customers in 1997.

Sources:

  • "Sun Announces New Milestone of 1,000 SAP R/3 Users on Solaris Platform", Sun Microsystems, Inc. press release, 14 January 1998.
  • "Sun Ranks No. 1 in SAP Customer Satisfaction", Sun Microsystems, Inc. press release, 15 June 1998.
  • "SAP Announces Java-Based Graphical User Interface", SAP AG press release, 15 June 1998.
  • "Sun Achieves Record-Breaking SAP SD Benchmark Results", Sun Microsystems, Inc. press release, 14 January 1998.