What's News?: SAP to Acquire Visiprise

This aDRD (Announcement-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Manufacturing and Business Applications subscriptions. This 8-page report discusses SAP AG’s announcement that it will acquire Visiprise, a provider of manufacturing execution system (MES) software in order to expand on SAP's “Perfect Plant” strategy to complement existing applications and solutions with smart purchases that offer innovative technologies and capabilities to discrete manufacturers. Manufacturing includes establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products. A forecast for U.S. manufacturing application spending by manufacturing type as well as by size of business is also included from 2007-2012. Compass Intelligence defines applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney.