Henning Kagermann Against Quotations

The third quarter marked another strong performance for SAP. We had record third-quarter software revenues, we gained share against our peer group, and we extended our lead in the U.S.

The third quarter marked another strong performance for SAP, ... We had record third-quarter software revenues, we gained share against our peer group and we extended our lead in the U.S.

Against this background we are confident of our earlier expectations that we will be able to grow pre-tax profits for the current year, excluding provisions for the STAR program, by 30 percent to 35 percent and sales by around 40 percent.