What is SAP?

SAP stands for "Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing." It was founded in 1972 by five former IBM employees in Germany.

The great advantage of SAP is, it creates a common centralized database for all the applications running in an organization. The application has been assembled in such a versatile way that it handles the entire functional department within an organization. Today major companies including Microsoft and IBM are using SAP's Products to run their own businesses.

R/2, which ran on Mainframe architecture, was the first SAP version. Sap's products are generally focused on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Sap's applications are built around R/3 system which provides the functionality to manage product operations, cost accounting, assets, materials and personnel. The R/3 system of SAP runs on majority of platforms including windows 2000 and it uses the client/sever model.
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What is ERP?

ERP is a package with the techniques and concepts for the integrated management of business as a whole, for effective use of management resources, to improve the efficiency of an enterprise. Initially, ERP was targeted for manufacturing industry mainly for planning and managing core business like production and financial market. As the growth and merits of ERP package ERP software is designed for basic process of a company from manufacturing to small shops with a target of integrating information across the company.

      Some of the important ERP packages are  SAP, PEOPLE SOFT, ORACLE APPS,JD EDWARDS, RAMCO Etc...

    But the ERP package should suit your organizational needs. So, accordingly it is decided either by 
1) best in technology and what ever the price may be, 
2) good in technology and competitive in price. 
      The ERP package should also be able for data migration from your existing organization to it. Based on all these factors the best is choosen.It is done only by SAP so now a days most of the organizations using SAP

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