DALLAS, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP Public Services, Inc., a subsidiary of SAP America, Inc., today announced the appointment of Timothy Cooper as vice president of its Higher Education & Research (HE&R) organization. Cooper's appointment will help SAP better service higher education institutions located in the United States and expand SAP's footprint in the HE&R market. As vice president of HE&R, Cooper will be responsible for managing and growing sales of the SAP(R) for Higher Education & Research (SAP for HE&R) portfolio of solutions, providing universities and research institutions with integrated software tools to facilitate research, teaching and study, as well as to manage core processes of campus administration. Cooper will report directly to Rand Blazer, president, SAP Public Services, Inc. The announcement was made at EDUCAUSE 2006, being held in Dallas, Tex., October 9 - 12. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050310/SFTH009LOGO-a ) Prior to joining SAP, Cooper spent 15 years at Oracle Corporation, where he most recently served as vice president of sales in the higher education and healthcare markets. He also successfully managed Oracle's East Coast enterprise resource planning (ERP) technology sales and marketing programs for more than four years as East Coast regional manager. Cooper has also held positions at Systems and Computer Technology, Boudreaux and Associates and Shared Medical Systems. He holds a bachelor's degree in information science from the University of Pittsburgh. "Tim has an incredible understanding of the business challenges and opportunities within the HE&R market and his insight will help SAP make sound decisions about current and future market needs," said Rand Blazer, president, SAP Public Services, Inc. "He's a team player and proven leader who will help SAP strengthen its position as a leading provider of end-to-end solutions for colleges, universities and research institutions." For more information about SAP for Higher Education & Research, please visit: http://www.sap.com/industries/highered/index.epx About SAP for Public Sector SAP for Public Sector provides comprehensive solutions to help governments and public organizations improve economic viability and increase process efficiency and transparency while better serving the needs of the public. With more than 1,320 customers in 70 countries, SAP is the leading provider of enterprise business solutions to the public sector. (Additional information at http://www.sap.com/solutions/industry/publicsector/ ) About SAP SAP is the world's leading provider of business software*. 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