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SAP adds itself to the growing number of companies that are shifting their focus to the lucrative hosting market.

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A crowded market makes way for one more as SAP adds itself to the growing number of companies that are shifting their focus to the lucrative hosting business.

"(Customers want) to get everything from a one-stop shop, from one partner."

- Hartmut Engel, head of new ASP unit, SAP

 


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