SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT), the leading supplier of equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry, is expanding its SAP(R) applications footprint to include mySAP(TM) Business Suite as its primary business enterprise software platform. The SAP suite was selected to facilitate Applied Materials' operations and standardization of business processes across divisions and business units.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050310/SFTH009LOGO-a )

"Our positive experience with SAP in the past led us to the decision to use the mySAP Business Suite as our primary business enterprise software platform," said Nancy Handel, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Applied Materials. "We chose SAP's software to help enhance the efficiency of our organization and our ability to meet the accelerating needs of customers."

"We are proud to continue a long-standing association with Applied Materials and to assist the company in its standardization effort," said Bill McDermott, president and CEO, SAP America. "This expanded relationship demonstrates our commitment to devoting the full power of SAP's global resources to optimize Applied's global business processes to promote the company's long term, sustainable success."

Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations The factors that could affect SAP's future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including SAP's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.

NOTE: SAP, R/3, mySAP, mySAP.com, xApps, xApp, SAP NetWeaver and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Data contained in this document serves informational purposes only. National product specifications may vary.

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products:

Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24

United States Only: 1-800-872-1SAP (1-800-872-1727)

CONTACT: Randi Polanich of SAP AG, +1-610-661-4491, or
Email Contact, EST; or Jocelyn Penque of Burson-Marsteller,
+1-212-614-5090, or Email Contact, EST, for SAP AG

Web site: http://www.sap.com/