• SAP has signed a deal to supply its enterprise portal software to German manufacturer Siemens. The companies did not release financial details, but SAP said the deal, which covers Siemens' 440,000 employees, represents the largest number of users licensed in a single deal in its history. • Seventy customers have begun to upgrade to R/3Enterprise, the latest version of SAP's enterprise resource planning software. SAP said that around 200 customers are expected to begin upgrading to the new software by the end of the year. BNP Paribas analyst Alex Ryshawy said the Siemens-HP deal and the upgrades should help bolster the company's fortunes. SAP failed to announce any major customer wins at its users conference held in Orlando, Fla., in June. SAP could use the boost. Last week, the company reported weaker demand in all regions except Germany. SAP trimmed its 2002 sales forecast after posting preliminary second-quarter results well short of analyst forecasts.