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...does a guy become chief technology developer of the world's largest business-software company by age 34? Answer: by getting an early start. Shai Agassi, the diminutive Israeli wunderkind of German powerhouse SAP, programmed his first computer at age 7. "Other kids collected baseball cards," says Agassi with a grin. "I collected punch cards...
Most baseball-mad kids don't end up playing in the major leagues, but Agassi's prodigious talent wouldn't quit. He started four companies in his 20s and sold one, Top Tier, to SAP for $400 million. He ran a subsidiary, SAP Portals, and developed XApps--new software designed to work with existing systems. In February SAP made Agassi the first non-German member of its board, and he replaced SAP founder Hasso Plattner in the top technologist role...
...auspicious time for Plattner's prodigy to step up to the plate. The $40 billion business-software industry is heading for a shakeout, and SAP has to protect its dominant 35% market share. Agassi's vision? "Training people on computer systems is stupid," he says. "We need to train the systems to work with people." If he can turn that idea into a profitable reality, the punch-card kid might find himself captaining the team. --By Chris Taylor/San Francisco
...finally embraces Armstrong. It might surprise some Americans to learn that in response to all the France-bashing Stateside, there has been little retaliatory pettiness on the part of the French. There were, for example, few signs of war-related anti-Americanism at the French Open, where Andre Agassi received loud cheers of appreciation after he bowed out in the quarterfinals...
...DIED. MARK MCCORMACK, 72, founder of the International Management Group and the world's most powerful sports agent; in New York City. McCormack invented the concept of sports marketing and his Cleveland-based company has represented Tiger Woods, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Jackie Stewart. Once called the most powerful man in sport, McCormack also authored several management books, including the best seller What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School...