SAP and Nokia Team Up Globally to Extend mySAP.com Workplace To Mobile Work Force via Wireless Application Protocol

SAP AG (NYSE ADR: SAP), the leading provider of inter-enterprise software solutions, today announced a global technology co-operation with Nokia, to provide easy “data on the fly” deployment of handheld Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) – enabled devices with the mySAP.com™ Mobile Workplace.

Users across the enterprise will be able to access mySAP.com solutions with hand-held devices and mobile phones providing wireless information management. WAP technology expands the possibilities for customers and partners of SAP in developing MiniApps for the mySAP.com Mobile Workplace. SAP will also utilize Nokia’s WAP technology with mySAP.com solutions for Customer Relationship Management, Business Intelligence and Strategic Enterprise Management.

Nokia’s WAP Server is the most widely used WAP server technology. . Interfacing the widely accepted and prevalent Nokia WAP technology with mySAP.com solutions, will enable millions of users to access and update enterprise information online from a WAP-enabled mobile device.

“By co-operating with Nokia, we are providing customers of mySAP.com with even more choices and flexibility in how they access critical inter-enterprise data and applications, enabling them to conduct business activities from virtually any location,” said Peter Zencke, member of the SAP AG Executive Board. “As part of the overall mySAP.com Mobile Workplace strategy, SAP is helping its customers take advantage of Internet-enabled mobile computing capabilities and wireless information management as quickly and productively as possible.”

Based on Nokia WAP technology such as the Nokia WAP Server and Nokia 7110 Series WAP-enabled phones, Nokia and SAP will provide initial solutions to their mutual enterprise customers via mySAP.com. Users of the Nokia 7110 or any other WAP compatible phones will have full access to valuable enterprise information from mySAP.com solutions and other sources such as news feeds, stock quotes and e-commerce business directories.

“Nokia realizes the importance of wireless connectivity with SAP partners, customers and suppliers,” said Greg Shortell, vice president of Global Sales, Nokia Internet Communications. “SAP is a globally established inter-enterprise software solutions provider and, with Nokia’s WAP Server technology, it will be even better positioned to provide these benefits to its mobile business. We are looking forward to working with SAP and its customers to rapidly deploy mySAP.com solutions in the New Internet Economy.”

WAP Advances mySAP.com Mobile Workplace
Incorporating broadly used WAP technology will extend the reach of mySAP.com solutions to millions of mobile device users , significantly advancing the mySAP.com Mobile Workplace. The mySAP.com Mobile Workplace provides users with unmatched integration into existing and evolving enterprise business processes from a broad range of mobile devices, extending their information reach beyond traditional office walls.

Expanding access to mySAP.com solutions helps meet the dynamic and rapidly changing communications and computing needs of users working under the pressures of today’s Internet economy. Customers of SAP will be able to extend their existing SAP solutions to all employees, customers and partners on devices and via an interface they’re already adept at using. With instant and constant access to mission-critical inter-enterprise business information, services and processes, employees are more effective, efficient and productive from any location.

WAP Enables mySAP.com MiniApps to Be Tailored for Internet Economy Workers
With this co-operation, SAP will create a development infrastructure for WAP-enabled mySAP.com solutions. Customers and partners of SAP benefit by being able to develop MiniApps that can be deployed on mobile devices. Companies can tailor MiniApps for Internet economy workers who rarely see the four walls of their office and rely on mobile phones and hand-held devices to accomplish work.

MiniApps are small underlying applications, information and services that provide users with everything they need to get their job done, such as displaying pertinent company news, the latest sales figures, business alerts, travel expense accounting, competitive data, e-mail messages and other functions that are relevant to effectively perform tasks. Based on the flexibility and openness of SAP solutions, customers can seamlessly implement MiniApps, and other solutions not produced by SAP, into the mySAP.com Mobile Workplace to create a personalized, role-based environment for users.

About SAP
As the market leader of inter-enterprise software solutions, SAP is leveraging its strength in industry-focused business software and the world’s largest enterprise software customer base to deliver mySAP.com. mySAP.com provides an open collaborative business environment of personalized solutions on demand. This enables companies of all sizes and industries to fully engage their employees, customers and partners to capitalize upon the new Internet economy. mySAP.com allows people to harness the power of the Internet to work smarter, better and faster by optimizing supply chains, managing strategic relationships, reducing time to market, sharing virtual information, and increasing productivity and shareholder value. SAP is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol “SAP.” The SAP World Wide Web site can be found at www.sap.com.

About Nokia
Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. Nokia is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks, related services as well as multimedia terminals. In 1999, net sales totaled EUR
19.8 billion (USD 19.9 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 56,000 people.

About WAP
WAP is an open global standard for communication between a mobile handset and the Internet or other computer application. WAP-based technology enables the design of advanced, interactive and real-time mobile services, such as mobile banking or Internet-based news services, which can be used in digital mobile phones or other mobile devices. The WAP specification allows solutions from multiple suppliers to perform consistently and reliably for the end-user across digital networks. More WAP information is available at www.wapforum.com.

Further information:
Gerhard Rickes, SAP AG, +49 6227 744217, press@sap.com

Jason Loesche, SAP America, Inc., +1 610 661 8541, j.loesche@sap.com

Anne Reeve, Waggener Edstrom, +1 503 443 7000, anner@wagged.com

Claire Backhurst, Nokia Internet Communications,
+44 7788 145 460, Claire.Backhurst@nokia.com