dusseldorf a SAP there’s a constant fight over budgets: the software maker offers hundreds of products that require security updates and new features. Therefore, the management around CEO Christian Klein is pushing a “strategic initiative” to simplify the portfolio: investments should only flow into projects that promise growth.

SAP no longer develops special software for hospitals and recently sold the Litmos learning platform. When it comes to consolidation, Klein doesn’t stop at the big names: According to the Handelsblatt, midsize software Business ByDesign, once considered a product of the future, is about to undergo far-reaching changes in the future. new Year.