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The future of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems provider SAP appears bright and healthy, new figures have suggested.

Trefis has forecasted market share in the Germany-based company’s two key drivers - resource planning software and customer relationship technology - will both trend higher than previously forecast.

The body noted these two areas are the most important divisions of SAP, as they constitute 40 per cent and 15 per cent respectively for the Trefis price estimate for the provider’s stock.

It added this prosperous spell is likely to come at the expense of its main competitors in the industry.

According to previous predictions, SAP’s share was expected to lie at around 24 per cent by the end of the forecast period, but the number has increased to 27 per cent.

Writing in the Apple Holic blog at Computerworld, Jonny Evans recently described SAP as the "industry standard" when it comes to ERP vendors in the IT world.

Posted by Jack Gilbert