Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Announces SAP Has Joined CSA as an Executive Corporate Member

Newest Member to Help CSA Promote Best Practices and Standards in EMEA

Amsterdam, Netherlands (SecureCloud 2014) - April 2, 2014 - Today at SecureCloud 2014, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced that SAP (NYSE: SAP) has joined the CSA as an executive corporate member and will become a member of the CSA EMEA Advisory Council. As result, SAP will also participate in key research with the CSA on Horizon 2020 – the EU framework programme for research and innovation. Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument of the European Commission implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness. “SAP is a world leader in enterprise applications,” said Daniele Catteddu, Managing Director, EMEA, for the CSA. “The insights that they bring, serving and innovating for their base of over 253,500 customers, will be critical in advancing our educational and thought leadership efforts throughout EMEA and globally. We look forward to our future collaborations on some of the most critical issues facing companies as they increase their efforts to consciously, securely move to the cloud.” SecureCloud 2014 provides an opportunity for government experts, industry experts and corporate decision makers to discuss and exchange ideas about how to shape the future of cloud computing security. It is also a place to learn from cloud computing experts about cloud computing security and privacy as well as to discuss about practical case studies from industry and government. About the Cloud Security Alliance The Cloud Security Alliance is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, and to provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure all other forms of computing. The Cloud Security Alliance is led by a broad coalition of industry practitioners, corporations, associations and other key stakeholders. For further information, visit us at https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/, and follow us on Twitter @cloudsa. SAP and all SAP logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Media Contact ZAG Communications for the CSA [email protected] 650.269.8315