SAP launches business network to help with supply chains

FILE PHOTO: SAP SE CEO Christian Klein attends the company's annual results press conference in Walldorf, Germany, January 29, 2021. Uwe Anspach/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Software group SAP said on Wednesday it was launching a social network for businesses, creating a forum around some of its key product lines that will help connect companies and boost visibility across complex supply chains.

The SAP Business Network was the main 'reveal' as CEO Christian Klein kicked off Sapphire Now, its biggest customer conference that is being held online for the second year in a row due to the pandemic.