Simpler and easier to use software must not just come from Walldorf but from thousands of partners as well.

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Golfs on partner Dietmar Hopp's course in Walldorf, Germany. 5.

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Only Walldorf, Germany-based SAP now stands in his way.

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My colleagues Nathalie Magnier (based in Levallois, France) and Phillip Koening (based in SAP headquarters in Walldorf) and I have already met Ilze Meintjes, the managing director, and Surisa Nel, a board member who helps out pro bono with marketing and strategy.

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