ERP front runner ?

Question

Can any one help me in teeling which is a leading ERP front runner - oracle or SAP ?Who has a highest market share ?And to start fresh in the field of erp which can be best ?

Answer 1

check on google finance or yahoo finance for both symbols:
ORCL and SAP

Results for ORCL:
2006 Revenue (USD): 14.38B
Net Profit Margin: 23.52%
Operating Margin: 32.94%
Return on Average Assets: 13.65%
Return on Average Equity: 26.17%
2006 Employees: 56,133
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500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94065
USA - Map
[phone] (Phone)
http://www.oracle.com/


results for SAP:

Facts
2005 Revenue (USD): 10.88B
Net Profit Margin: 17.30%
Operating Margin: 26.81%
Return on Average Assets: 17.15%
Return on Average Equity: 28.68%
2005 Employees: 36,647
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Neurottstrasse 16
Walldorf, 69190
DEU
[phone] (Phone)
http://www.sap.com/


Fresher question:
The key question is to get experienced in SAP and not if you have followed a SAP training.
When you follow a SAP training you get a lot of concepts about the structure of SAP and functions of SAP.
However a SAP training is not giving you any information about what you should do as a consultant. That is why it is better to get experienced on SAP as a key user before you start any SAP training on your own. If you already know the SAP system as a user, then what you need to know is the customizing of the functions. The SAP training will really help you in becoming a SAP consultant.