SAP Announces Acquisition of Sybase

SAP, the world's leading enterprise application software company, announced its intent to acquire Sybase for approximately $5.8 billion.

Significance

This acquisition brought Sybase's powerful database technology, including ASE, under the SAP umbrella, integrating it deeply into SAP's broader enterprise data strategy and mobile computing initiatives.

Key facts

Date
2010-05-13
Type
milestone
Location
Walldorf, Germany (SAP HQ) / Dublin, California, USA (Sybase HQ)