February 1, 2002
SAP Layoffs Raise Questions About Plans for Student-Records Software
SAP AG, a German business-software company with about a dozen American colleges among its clients, has announced layoffs and says it expects no significant increases in its higher-education business in 2002. The announcement comes just as the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has committed to spending $100-million to convert its administrative systems to SAP R/3 software.
In December, the company eliminated 300 jobs, or 7 percent of its United States workforce. SAP also
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