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...Hasso Plattner SAP Co-chairman and CEO 57, German www.sap.com...
During a 1996 race off the coast of Hawaii, Plattner's yacht, the Morning Glory, had a breakdown. A boat owned by archrival Larry Ellison, the head of Oracle, cruised by and the crew allegedly mocked Plattner's plight by videotaping rather than helping. He famously mooned the camera...
...Public company based in Walldorf, Germany CEO: Hasso Plattner and Henning Kagermann What it does: Designs and implements efficiency-building software solutions that slash costs and give managers control over global empires by consolidating a company's operations, from order taking to production and accounting Why it is hot: SAP's product range is broad and its focus on e-business helped the company report a 29% increase to $1.4 billion in the first quarter over the same period last year www.sap.com