Just attaching this information for new comer in SAP.   
 What is SAP? Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung 
  Systems, Applications & Products in Data Processing (in English)   
 Facts about SAP   
  * Founded by five former IBM employees in 1972 (History) and headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. 
  * Leading global provider of client/server business software solutions. 
  * Number one vendor of standard business application software, with a worldwide market share of 31%. 
  * Fourth-largest independent software supplier in the world. 
  * Available in 14 languages. 
  * 34% of SAP's customers worldwide are under $200 million. 
  * 10 out of the top 10 US companies with the highest market value use SAP software. 
  * 8 of the top 10 largest US corporations use SAP software. 
  * 8 of the top 10 highest profit US companies use SAP software. 
  * More than 7500 customers in over 90 countries have chosen SAP. 
  * Reported revenues of DM 6 billion in the most recent fiscal year, a 62-percent increase over 1996 revenues. 
  * SAP is not any longer a one-product-company.       
 Eight Reasons to Use SAP R/3   
  * Global Basis 
  * Faster Speed 
  * Flexibility for Changes (Business & IT) 
  * Agility 
  * Extended Supply Chain Management 
  * Reach New Opportunity 
  * Knowledge Sharing 
  * Creativity Focus