Plexxus to Transform Ontario's Healthcare Support Services With SAP

Healthcare Shared Services Organization in Ontario to Provide Back-Office
Services Using SAP's Market-Leading Solutions

TORONTO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP Canada Inc., a
fast-growing subsidiary of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), today announced that Plexxus, a
not-for-profit healthcare support services provider, will implement SAP(R)
Business Suite applications and the SAP(R) for Healthcare solution portfolio
to support supply chain, finance, payroll and human resources processes across
its member healthcare organizations.
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Plexxus was formed as a shared service to maximize non-clinical
efficiencies and improve service levels, enabling its members to gain savings
to be reinvested in direct patient care. To help realize this goal, Plexxus
will leverage SAP Business Suite -- a complete and integrated suite of
business applications that help organizations better run their businesses
-- and deploy the SAP(R) ERP, SAP(R) Supply Chain Management and SAP(R)
Supplier Relationship Management applications.
"Plexxus is committed to finding innovative solutions that will streamline
and standardize business processes, increase efficiency and reduce costs for
our members," said David E. Yundt, president and CEO, Plexxus. "After
completing an extensive public request for proposal process, we chose SAP
because it delivers the comprehensive functionality our members need in a
single, integrated solution. This technology is a key enabler in helping us
drive continuous business process and service improvement in the future."
Plexxus will also use the SAP for Healthcare set of solutions, a portfolio
of state-of-the-art software tailored to meet the unique challenges of
healthcare organizations. With its SAP implementation, Plexxus will provide a
scalable platform for back-office systems for its current member hospitals and
position them for future growth.
"Canadian healthcare providers today are under enormous pressure to
improve their services and business processes due to constrained financial
resources, more stringent regulatory requirements and increasing patient
expectations," said Mark Aboud, president and managing director, SAP Canada.
"It is critical for healthcare providers to embrace technology and seek
strategic partnerships that will provide long-term value, improve their
business processes and help them answer the call for affordable, efficient and
quality patient care."
Plexxus will implement SAP solutions using a phased approach. The first
phase will focus on streamlining its supply chain network and is expected to
be completed in 2010. Participating member hospitals include Bloorview Kids
Rehab, Lakeridge Health Network, Mount Sinai Hospital, North York General
Hospital, St. Joseph's Health Centre Toronto, Rouge Valley Health System,
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, The Scarborough Hospital, Toronto East
General Hospital, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network
and Women's College Hospital.
About Plexxus
Plexxus is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing business
support functions to healthcare organizations in the areas of supply chain
management, transactional finance and human resources, and payroll services.
Its focus is on maximizing non-clinical efficiencies and generating savings
for member hospitals, for reinvestment in patient care. For more information,
visit http://www.plexxus.ca.
Plexxus receives financial support from the Ministry of Finance through
the OntarioBuys Program. OntarioBuys' mandate is to promote the adoption of
leading practices in integrated supply chain management and back office
transformation throughout the broader public sector. For more information,
visit: http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/english/ontariobuys.
About SAP Canada Inc.
SAP Canada Inc., based in Toronto, is a fast-growing subsidiary of SAP AG
(NYSE: SAP), the world's leading provider of business software*. SAP
applications are helping Canadian enterprises of all sizes improve
productivity and customer relationships, reduce costs, increase revenues and
profitability, and create efficiencies across supply chains and business
operations. SAP Labs Canada, a division of SAP Canada, develops cutting-edge
software for a wide array of SAP applications from its Montreal, Toronto and
Vancouver locations.
SAP Canada and Business Objects, an SAP company, have collectively more
than 1,170 customers and over 2,900 employees across Canada. Business Objects
is the world's leading business intelligence software company.
For further information, please visit http://www.sap.ca.
About SAP(R) for Healthcare
SAP(R) for Healthcare is an industry-specific solution portfolio that
combines SAP(R) Business Suite applications and tailored functionality to meet
the unique demands of organizations delivering and managing healthcare
services while facing increasing competition, government regulations, cost
controls and demands for higher-quality patient care. Serving more than 1,000
customers worldwide, SAP for Healthcare provides end-to-end solutions for
administrative and clinical processes to enhance patient services, improve
strategic decision-making and improve profitability. Based on the open
architecture of the SAP NetWeaver(R) technology platform, SAP for Healthcare
helps organizations effectively manage people, information and equipment.
(Additional information at http://www.sap.com/healthcare/.)
About SAP
SAP is the world's leading provider of business software, offering
applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than
25 industries to become best-run businesses. With approximately 75,000
customers in over 120 countries, SAP is listed on several exchanges, including
the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol "SAP." (For more
information, visit http://www.sap.com)
(*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource
planning and related applications.
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For more information, please contact:
SAP Canada: Emile Lee, +1 416-228-2893, emile.lee@sap.com
SAP Canada: Joy Chan, +1 416-250-3347, j.chan@sap.com
Plexxus: Jane Noonan, +1 416 673-5612, Jane.Noonan@plexxus.ca

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Emile Lee, +1-416-228-2893, emile.lee@sap.com, or Joy Chan, +1-416-250-3347,
j.chan@sap.com, both of SAP Canada; or Jane Noonan of Plexxus,
+1-416-673-5612, Jane.Noonan@plexxus.ca