{"id":383,"date":"2013-11-30T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-11-30T06:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e3mag.com\/?p=383"},"modified":"2019-04-01T10:50:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T08:50:35","slug":"farewell-from-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/farewell-from-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell from Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The key question: Does software need a home in a global world? Radio Yerevan would answer: In principle, yes, but <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-9ub3g0gbnsvpqe0x534gb572ecw8eobf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Palo Alto<\/span>Shanghai and Bangalore are among the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-dqxpcjeqtgpkwiotpm8a7dgmo2qlj3fk\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Walldorf<\/span> also very interesting places.<\/p>\n<p>Most members of the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ktt40dzd73csjso0sghfuk4j9gsmsskm\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span>-community are probably in agreement that only with a European spirit in <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ibcvu5i1kxziyoqsvu0jcbcu9ocsk9h6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Germany<\/span> standard business software was created over forty years ago.<\/p><div id=\"great-2542712064\" class=\"great-fullsize-content-en\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6yfv7eho3Gc\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"banner_26-04_29_1200x150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-480x60.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-640x80.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-720x90.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-960x120.jpg 960w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1168x146.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In the case of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ucvua8uj947x616jax8va9r5opp1fzpo\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> European companies subsequently participated in the further development. It was an interplay between suppliers and users that created the world's leading <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-w1xne5a463etmg7rt0hjjl78zr9vlf7u\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">ERP<\/span>-software - while operating systems, databases and programming languages were developed in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>Here in Europe the organizational, there in the USA the technical: Ethernet, mouse, GUI (Graphical User Interface).<\/p>\n<p>To put it bluntly <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-xu7ktk8x51qm5hj4i9khkb7q94x8ib0q\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> IT nature has its roots in Europe. Naturally, this does not have to remain the case.<\/p>\n<p>But the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-qsjc7gghdrkgnzosxrq3wh4v4o8rymid\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span>-community, the existing customers and many <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bqft5jds25tmmpfliwwnl6pbqmav7rum\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span>-employees see the departure from Europe as a threat: \"Can we allow a key technology like <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-u83tojxcpqjwpcqr4p3i16id1rdzb0yt\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-d75xt1ukrgqzzt9szj9t1der4xfinhd4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">America<\/span> is emigrating, asked a concerned E-3 reader in a letter to the editor.<\/p>\n<p>Another reader posed the question: Should <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-9ggp9oc5vlm4ci9mdfl0bucvjqkolzey\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> be nationalized? It may be that anti-Americanism shines through here and there. What matters much more, however, is concern for Europe, for the trust that has grown over forty years, for value creation and intellectual property.<\/p>\n<p>The Apollonian reminds us to exercise restraint and rationality: even <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-vuegaomtmq84q8mofkgdl85cmn4b1z9h\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\">Bill McDermott<\/span> wants the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7kahxfzhxi3syubdbdghjq5jm2ece8oc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> nothing bad. Vishal Sikka is also doing his best.<\/p>\n<p>But both are under American influence and are supported by <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-g0mp0m4zrbig7pbojp97jtp4gs8x0tzr\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\">Hasso Plattner<\/span> in their fast-paced and superficial activities. The Dionysian brings forth the emotions for Europe:<\/p>\n<p>This is where workmanship is created - perhaps not very quickly and it could be prettier, but it is robust and works. SAP Hana is produced by Franz F\u00e4rber in <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-22jvyb9rsiap30pv7vd5q9i7yz07cyxt\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Walldorf<\/span> developed!<\/p>\n<p>The Apollonian and the Dionysian are the two sides of the same coin, and so was <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bwyzcuyexqrl4hbmond27sqxuvr3ppqt\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> in the past: here <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-a2mf1eny3f8voy1tc2hk9f09bzlblpwu\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\">Jim Hagemann Snabe<\/span>, there <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-0o9xjrdx68jbwfa8qvpnr3kircf747pv\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\">Bill McDermott<\/span>. They didn't like each other, but they respected each other. Everyone stayed on their own side. McDermott was never a guest at a European Sapphire!<\/p>\n<p>The balance of terror worked: the Europeans understood the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7e1yok60hyy7z109apwsb3x2rrjudvbw\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">American<\/span> and vice versa. But the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Plattner, let the matter slip and an imbalance arose.<\/p>\n<p>The European Snabe wanted to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-362c3aa8-25bd-e018-82e7-85cf9560fcb0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Company<\/span> was persuaded to stay temporarily with the prospect of a seat on the Supervisory Board and is now caught between two stools.<\/p>\n<p>The farewell to Europe has begun: Sapphire no longer exists; a TechEd is held in camera; marketing and public relations have moved to the USA.<\/p>\n<p>Question for Radio Yerevan: Will <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7dg8gb39nffzc8y70tpb5mkn8qwod6z3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> a European <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c734fd1f-67ae-f943-55e8-02df29f6fe32\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Company<\/span>? In principle, yes, but technological decisions are made by Vishal Sikka in <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-5n3eoflt4lkds8wze991j5gbccioexe9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Palo Alto<\/span> and management decisions of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-te6d0n6j3odldui3i2xg12gmi68qy1zi\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\">Bill McDermott<\/span> met in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>Another question for Radio Yerevan: <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-hznz3fo310s1j8y9m88k0qj0w3ou57bg\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> made in the USA - can that work? In principle, yes, but the roots of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-v92kdut68q06aqwd9m54cabiinigbfe9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> are located both near Venice, where double-entry bookkeeping was first described by an Italian mathematician and monk in 1495, and near \u00d6stringen, where an ICI nylon plant was located and the five <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-s6jxqi9sz7qgrpwe92br5ncpys8h2k5b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span>-founders gained their first experience with R\/1 and earned some money.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life is change. Of course, double-entry bookkeeping was invented in Italy. Standard business software was first developed in Germany by SAP and Nixdorf. But the USA has more Nobel Prize winners in economics.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[187,330,73,204,423,181,312],"coauthors":[19920],"class_list":["post-383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meinung","tag-bill-mcdermott","tag-deutschland","tag-erp","tag-europa","tag-gui","tag-usa","tag-vishal-sikka","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",1000,527,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",400,211,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-768x405.jpg",768,405,true],"large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",1000,527,false],"image-100":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-100x53.jpg",100,53,true],"image-480":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-480x253.jpg",480,253,true],"image-640":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-640x337.jpg",640,337,true],"image-720":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-720x379.jpg",720,379,true],"image-960":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-960x506.jpg",960,506,true],"image-1168":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",1000,527,false],"image-1440":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",1000,527,false],"image-1920":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",1000,527,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",1000,527,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",1000,527,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",18,9,false],"bricks_large_16x9":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",1000,527,false],"bricks_large":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",1000,527,false],"bricks_large_square":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",1000,527,false],"bricks_medium":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",600,316,false],"bricks_medium_square":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074.jpg",600,316,false],"profile_24":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-24x24.jpg",24,24,true],"profile_48":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"profile_96":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"profile_150":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"profile_300":["https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/shutterstock_184185074-300x300.jpg",300,300,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Leben ist Ver\u00e4nderung. Nat\u00fcrlich wurde die doppelte Buchhaltung in Italien erfunden. Betriebswirtschaftliche Standardsoftware wurde zuerst in Deutschland von SAP und Nixdorf entwickelt. Aber die USA haben mehr Nobelpreistr\u00e4ger f\u00fcr Wirtschaftswissenschaften.<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/category\/opinion\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Die Meinung der SAP-Community<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"E-3 Magazine","url":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/author\/e-3-magazin\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}