<s>
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
a	O
business	O
management	O
software	O
(	O
ERP	O
)	O
designed	O
for	O
small	O
and	O
medium-sized	O
enterprises	O
,	O
sold	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
company	O
SAP	B-Application
SE	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
in	O
Israel	O
in	O
1996	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Menahel	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
manager	O
"	O
)	O
or	O
"	O
TopManage	O
"	O
,	O
for	O
countries	O
out	O
of	O
Israel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
years	O
,	O
TopManage	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
Israeli	O
market	O
only	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Windows/Mac	O
business	O
management	O
product	O
to	O
be	O
offered	O
in	O
the	O
Israeli	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2002	O
,	O
SAP	B-Application
purchased	O
"	O
TopManage	O
"	O
financial	O
systems	O
and	O
branded	O
their	O
system	O
as	O
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TopManage	O
founders	O
Reuven	O
Agassi	O
and	O
Gadi	O
Shamia	O
were	O
given	O
executive	O
positions	O
at	O
SAP	B-Application
following	O
the	O
acquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
earlier	O
,	O
TopManage	O
's	O
sister	O
company	O
"	O
TopTier	O
"	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
SAP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
acquisition	O
allowed	O
SAP	B-Application
to	O
reach	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
market	O
through	O
its	O
partners	O
and	O
also	O
to	O
gain	O
additional	O
business	O
from	O
the	O
smaller	O
subsidiaries	O
of	O
its	O
enterprise	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
history	O
of	O
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
2004	O
,	O
specific	O
country	O
versions	O
called	O
6.x	O
existed	O
until	O
the	O
first	O
global	O
release	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
arranged	O
into	O
15	O
functional	O
modules	O
,	O
covering	O
the	O
typical	O
functions	O
in	O
a	O
business	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
a	O
typical	O
Client	B-Operating_System
–	I-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
model	I-Operating_System
software	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Client	O
software	O
is	O
primarily	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
client	O
that	O
is	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
Windows-based	O
product	O
that	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
back-end	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAP	B-Application
also	O
offers	O
clients	O
for	O
phones	O
and	O
tablets	O
(	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
)	O
that	O
contain	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
features	O
aimed	O
at	O
sales	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Server	O
software	O
is	O
run	O
on	O
either	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
database	O
(	O
Windows	B-Application
)	O
or	O
SAP	B-Application
HANA	I-Application
database	O
(	O
Linux	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
delivered	O
through	O
its	O
global	O
partner	O
network	O
(	O
SAP	B-Application
PartnerEdge	O
)	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
partner	O
types	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Value-Added	O
Resellers	O
(	O
VAR	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
SAP	B-Application
partner	O
that	O
sells	O
,	O
implements	O
and	O
supports	O
the	O
product	O
to	O
end	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
Solution	O
Partners	O
(	O
SSP	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
SAP	B-Application
partner	O
that	O
creates	O
horizontal	O
or	O
vertical	O
standard	O
solutions	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
platform	O
with	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
SDK	O
and	O
sells	O
them	O
via	O
the	O
VAR	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
Ecosystem	O
Once	O
you	O
join	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
sell	O
,	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
market	O
SAP-approved	O
products	O
available	O
through	O
its	O
distributor	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
development	O
(	O
called	O
add-ons	O
)	O
are	O
done	O
using	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
SDK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
COM-based	O
development	O
done	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
with	O
C#	B-Application
or	O
VB.NET	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAP	B-Application
Business	I-Application
One	I-Application
SDK	O
consists	O
of	O
:	O
</s>
