WALLDORF, Germany and PALO ALTO, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - SAP AG announced that it stated today at a press briefing held at its Palo Alto, California offices that it does not currently intend to preannounce its first quarter 2005 results prior to the scheduled first quarter 2005 results release date on April 21, 2005.

About SAP

SAP is the world's leading provider of business software solutions*. Today, more than 26,150 customers in over 120 countries run more than 88,700 installations of SAP(R) software-from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small and midsize businesses to enterprise-scale solutions for global organizations. Powered by the SAP NetWeaver(TM) platform to drive innovation and enable business change, mySAP(TM) Business Suite solutions are helping enterprises around the world improve customer relationships, enhance partner collaboration and create efficiencies across their supply chains and business operations. SAP industry solutions support the unique business processes of more than 25 industry segments, including high tech, retail, public sector and financial services. With subsidiaries in more than 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP." (Additional information at http://www.sap.com/)

(*) SAP defines business solutions as consisting of Enterprise Resource Planning and related software solutions such as Supply Chain Management, Customer Relationship Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Supplier Relationship Management.

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For more information, press only: Herbert Heitmann, +49 (6227) 7-61137, herbert.heitmann@sap.com, EDT Markus Berner, +49 (6227) 7-42548, markus.berner@sap.com, CET For more information, financial community only: Stefan Gruber, +49 (6227) 7-44872, investor@sap.com, CET Martin Cohen, +1 (212) 653-9619, investor@sap.com, EDT

CONTACT: Press - Herbert Heitmann, +49-6227-7-61137,
herbert.heitmann@sap.com, EDT, or Markus Berner, +49-6227-7-42548,
markus.berner@sap.com, CET; or Financial Community - Stefan Gruber,
+49-6227-7-44872, investor@sap.com, CET, or Martin Cohen, +1-212-653-9619,
investor@sap.com, EDT

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