Jive Forums powers many of the largest online communities in the world, including the SAP Developer Network (SDN). After using Jive Forums for over two years internally, SAP saw increased growth in participation in the SDN, as well as a desire by its customers to have the same community collaboration functionality on SAP NetWeaver.

Our focus is to improve online collaboration in all types and sizes of organizations, and this agreement is a big step in that direction, said Dave Hersh, CEO of Jive Software. Having our platform embedded as a part SAP NetWeaver allows us to reach even more organizations and positively impact the way they work. This tight integration with SAP® applications gives us an enterprise seal of approval that companies like to see when making a technology investment.

Using Jive Forums, SAP customers will be able to quickly and easily create communities of practice that allow their employees and customers to find information quickly, locate subject matter experts, and re-use knowledge, resulting in improved efficiency and productivity.