SAP for High Tech is helping organizations around the world – from global enterprises to small and midsize firms – collaborate, innovate, and keep up with the rapidly changing needs of customers.

Here are just a few of the companies in specific industry segments that are growing their businesses with SAP for High Tech:

Business, Medical, and Consumer OEMs

• Adaptec (PDF, 219 KB), United States – Explore how this provider of storage solutions chose SAP Global Trade Services to consolidate and improve multiple import/export and shipping systems. Adaptec standardized trade compliance processes, established an audit trail, and minimized risk of noncompliance and associated costs. Log-in required.
• Alpine Electronics of America, Inc. (PDF, 117 KB), United States – Discover how this industry-leading manufacturer specializing in high-performance mobile electronics achieved greater visibility and accuracy by replacing its existing applications with the SAP ERP application and SAP NetWeaver platform. Log-in required.
• Andrew Corporation (PDF, 91 KB), United States – See how this global manufacturer of communications equipment, systems, and services deployed SAP Business Intelligence, a component of the SAP NetWeaver platform, to alleviate a heavy reporting load. Log-in required.
• Brother (PDF, 101 KB), United States – Learn how this leading producer of office machinery and products implemented SAP Customer Relationship Management and SAP Business Information Warehouse to reduce returns and improve customer satisfaction. Log-in required.
• EFI (PDF, 68 KB), United States – Examine how EFI benefited from services provided by SAP Consulting and SAP Education to streamline the integration of acquisitions, reduce closing cycles, and increase collaboration with global business partners. Log-in required.
• Credence Systems (PDF, 249 KB), United States – Discover how the SAP NetWeaver platform and SAP Customer Relationship Management help this automated test equipment manufacturer to reduce costs, streamline operations, and keep customers satisfied. Log-in required.
• Dade Behring (PDF, 85 KB), United States – Discover how this producer of diagnostic instruments and consumables uses SAP Product Lifecycle Management to provide a single design-data management system for collaborative global product development. Log-in required.
• Hewlett-Packard (PDF, 100 KB), United States – Explore how the SAP NetWeaver platform supported HP's recent merger with Compaq Computer Corporation to forge a dynamic team with improved ability to integrate new software more quickly and easily. Log-in required.
• Intermec (PDF, 123 KB), United States – Read how Intermec, producer of sophisticated electronics, uses SAP Customer Relationship Management for faster data flow between sales and production operations, enhancing visibility and decision-making. Log-in required.
• Microsoft (PDF, 236 KB), United States – Examine how Microsoft deployed SAP Global Trades Services to help comply with new security regulations for overseas trade. Integrating the SAP GTS application with its own Microsoft .NET technology, the company improved its processes and compliance, and maintained efficiency. Log-in required.
• Waters Corporation (PDF, 139 KB), United States – Discover how this long-time SAP customer and international supplier of scientific instrumentation saved money and improved its marketing, sales processes, and customer service with SAP CRM. Log-in required.
• Aesculap (PDF, 100 KB), Germany – Read how Aesculap, a medical product producer, implemented SAP Product Lifecycle Management, with SAP Easy Document Management, to integrate the development, design, production, and logistics of product data. Log-in required.
• Cherry (PDF, 153 KB), Germany – Consider how Cherry, global manufacturer of computer input equipment and other electronics, reduced costs and gained flexibility by using SAP Customer Relationship Management to market its innovative products. Log-in required.
• Cresco (PDF, 208 KB), Japan – Learn why Cresco enjoys an excellent reputation in providing host environments, open networks, business applications, and plug-ins to financial institutions, the public sector, and distributors by using the SAP NetWeaver platform and SAP solutions to maintain stability and flexibility. Log-in required.
• Endress+Hauser (PDF, 256 KB), Switzerland – Explore how Endress+Hauser, a manufacturer of measurement instrumentation and automation solutions for industrial process engineering, deploys the SAP NetWeaver platform to simplify system administration. Log-in required.
• Epson Korea (PDF, 76 KB), Korea – Read how Epson Korea uses SAP ERP Customer Relationship Management to provide quality products at competitive prices, and differentiated, top-notch service and support, to both its customers and partners. Log-in required.
• HARTING Technology Group (PDF, 217 KB), Germany – Learn how HARTING implemented SAP Customer Relationship Management to optimize communication between its sales team and office employees – facilitating a comprehensive and standardized overview of its customers locally and worldwide, and enhancing competitiveness. Log-in required.
• Karl Storz (PDF, 75 KB), Germany – Learn how this global manufacturer of medical instruments and devices implemented the SAP PLM and SAP ERP solutions to provide employees with tools for effective product data management for faster lead times. Log-in required.
• Loewe (PDF, 65 KB), Germany – Examine how this producer of premium home entertainment products implemented the SAP ERP and SAP CRM solutions to build and enhance its customer care center – implementing them with support from SAP Consulting. Log-in required.
• RATIONAL AG (PDF, 262 KB), Germany – Explore how this leader in thermal food preparation uses SAP Business Information Warehouse, part of the SAP Business Intelligence component of the SAP NetWeaver platform, to run its global distribution system. Log-in required.
• Siemens AG (PDF, 129 KB), Germany – Read how Siemens uses SAP ERP Human Capital Management and SAP Customer Relationship Management to process inquiries and orders – shortening processing times, increasing service quality, and reducing costs. Log-in required.
• Sony Canada (PDF, 580 KB), Canada – See how Sony Canada improved inventory management from stores to distribution center with the SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization component – gaining visibility into demand by collaborating with key customers. Log-in required.
• Case Study Xerox Europe (PDF, 206 KB), United Kingdom – Read how this subsidiary of a world leader in digital printing and copying products established centralized procurement with SAP Enterprise Buyer, a component of SAP SRM – resulting in lower administrative costs, shortened cycle times, and reduced spending. Log-in required.

EMS Providers

• Avnet (PDF 152 KB), United States – Explore how this distributor of electronic components brought in SAP Business Information Warehouse – a key component of SAP Business Intelligence – to integrate more than 20 information sources into a single repository – resulting in more efficiency and improved decision-making. Log-in required.

Semiconductor Manufacturers

• AMI Semiconductor (PDF, 94 KB), United States – Discover how this global leader integrated an acquired company's enterprise resource planning system with the SAP NetWeaver platform to quickly and cost-effectively integrate heterogeneous sources of data. Log-in required.
• Avanex (PDF, 191 KB), United States – Examine how this pioneer in intelligent photonic solutions that enable optical networks deployed the SAP for High Tech set of solutions to reduce turnaround on order acknowledgements from weeks to hours or days. Log-in required.
• Molex (PDF, 265 KB), United States – Read how this global producer of electronic, electrical, and fiber-optic products uses the SAP Demand Planning Service Select package, including SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization, to improve system performance. Log-in required.
• NVIDIA (PDF, 227 KB), United States – See how this leader in graphics and digital medal processors relied on SAP solutions and services to help develop a manufacturing monitoring system for partner production facilities and distribution centers. Log-in required.
• OSRAM (PDF, 134 KB), Germany – Consider how this leading lighting manufacturer uses the SAP NetWeaver platform and its components to harmonize processes, improve operations, and reduce costs – with improved transparency across the enterprise. Log-in required.

Software Providers

• Adobe (PDF, 143 KB), United States – See how Adobe, developer of award-winning products for Web, print, and video, replaced its licensing system for resellers and distributors with SAP Web Application Server, a component of the SAP NetWeaver platform. Log-in required.

Business Transformation Studies

• Applied Biosystems (PDF, 753 KB), United States – Learn about the benefits this leading international provider of life sciences research solutions gained when it chose SAP global trade management software to achieve strict compliance with global trade regulations and reduce operating expenses of its trade compliance group. Log-in required.
• Brady Corporation (PDF, 523 KB), United States – See how this diversified producer of identification devices, precision components, and mobile software applications is supporting its rapid growth strategy with SAP software. Using a novel implementation method, Brady succeeded in converting 16 sites in less than 12 months. Log-in required.
• Citrix Systems (PDF, 506 KB), United States – Learn how the most trusted name in on-demand access solutions consolidated global trade screening within the SAP GRC Global Trade Services application – reducing maintenance costs, training expenses, and transaction times, while complying with global trade regulations. Log-in required. Log-in required.
• Electronics for Imaging (EFI) (PDF, 566 KB), United States – Read how this market-leading provider of innovative printing technologies took a big-bang approach to upgrading its SAP environment to gain new functionality, achieve scalability to support rapid growth, and dramatically improve operational efficiency. Log-in required. Log-in required.
• Electro Scientific Industries (PDF, 97 KB), United States – Find out how SAP and BearingPoint helped the second oldest high tech firm in Portland Oregon's Silicon Forest consolidate over 55 systems with SAP ERP – streamlining operations, automating processes, and giving employees 24/7 access to information. Log-in required.
• Freescale Semiconductor (PDF, 227 KB), United States – Discover how this semiconductor manufacturer exceeded HR benchmark averages with SAP ERP Human Capital Management (SAP ERP HCM), cutting transaction costs, increasing the number of FTEs one HR team member serves, and reducing HR IT support costs. Log-in required.
• Intervoice (PDF, 740 KB), United States – See how this world leader in converged voice and information solutions used SAP ERP Human Capital Management (SAP ERP HCM) to help manage its rapid growth – and achieved short- and long-term benefits, including a 65% ROI, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Log-in required.
• Kimball International (PDF, 316 KB), United States – Find out how this manufacturer of diverse products is building on its success with the SAP ERP application and the SAP NetWeaver technology platform – delivering needed capabilities and functionality quickly and cost effectively to align with evolving business strategies. Log-in required.
• Littelfuse (PDF, 565 KB), United States – Discover how this producer of vital components for products that use electrical energy consolidated its software globally and produced a single source of data using SAP Business Suite applications. Log-in required.
• Mattson Technology, Inc. (PDF, 297 KB), United States – See how one of the world's leading suppliers of semiconductor wafer processing equipment for integrated circuits took control of its operations with the SAP ERP application, increasing profitability and enhancing customer satisfaction. Log-in required.
• MEI, Inc. (PDF, 562 KB), United States – Discover how this manufacturer of unattended electronic cash transaction systems implemented SAP ERP in 284 days by using SAP Service Select for High Tech. As a result, MEI reached its three-year goal of a US$9-million inventory reduction in just six months. Log-in required.
• Oki Data Americas (PDF, 105 KB), United States – Read how this provider of high-tech printing technologies used SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) to create a centralized system for opportunity and account management – improving forecasting and management, visibility, and reporting. Log-in required.
• SAP AG (PDF, 508 KB), Germany – Consider what SAP learned during a challenging upgrade to SAP ERP – such as involving users throughout the upgrade and deploying SAP Solution Manager to simplify testing – by taking an innovative approach to meet aggressive goals and achieve operational benefits. Log-in required.
• SUMCO (PDF, 150 KB), United States – Find out how this semiconductor products company unified multiple systems, consolidated six manufacturing facilities, and synchronized interrelated business functions with SAP Business Suite. The result: increased plant capacity and improved sales, margins, and market share. Log-in required.
• Synopsys (PDF, 353 KB), United States – Read how this world leader in electronic design automation (EDA) software for semiconductor design transformed its electronic design automation with SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM). Log-in required.
• Texas Instruments (PDF, 570 KB), United States – Discover how this leading technology company used the SAP Global Trade Services application to eliminate security risks and data inconsistencies across plants and regions – achieving an ROI of 300% and a modified internal rate of return of 64%. Log-in required.
• Toyota Material Handling (PDF, 612 KB), United States – Find out how Toyota Material Handling got the lift it needed from the SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) application and the SAP NetWeaver technology platform. Log-in required.