For Application Development & Program Management Professionals (Length: 6 pages)

July 11, 2007

SAP Is A Strong Performer But Lags Behind The Pack In Application Server Platforms

The Forrester Wave™ Vendor Summary, Q3 2007

by John R. Rymer

with Mike Gilpin, Larry Fulton, Randy Heffner, Jacqueline Stone


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After a strong showing in our 2004 evaluation, SAP disappointed in this year's Forrester Wave™ evaluation of application server platforms. SAP earned low scores across the board, emerging as a borderline Strong Performer. SAP simply moves more slowly to adopt new features than the other vendors in this category. This year, the firm will begin rolling out new platform features, but those features were not available in time to be included in this evaluation. SAP has strengths in its financial resources and product strategy, but its strategy scores were dragged down by its refusal to reveal its prices — unlike every other vendor in this category.

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Analyst: John R. Rymer
Technology: Application Development, Application Infrastructure Technologies
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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