SAP SuccessFactors

Software product SuccessFactors Inc.TypeSubsidiaryIndustryComputer softwareFounded2001; 25 years ago (2001), in CaliforniaFounderLars Dalgaard, Aaron AuHeadquarters South San Francisco, California, U.S.Area servedWorldwideNumber of employees1,447 (2011)ParentSAP SEWebsitewww.sap.com/products/human-resources-hcm.html SAP SuccessFactors is an American multinational company headquartered in South San Francisco, California, providing cloud-based software for human capital management using the software as a service (SaaS) model and subsidiary of German multinational software company SAP. History The company was founded in 2001 by Lars Dalgaard. In November 2007, the company went public on the NASDAQ Global Market under the stock symbol SFSF. In July 2008, SuccessFactors moved its listing to the NYSE, NYSE Euronext, and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Deutsche Boerse). Merger and acquisitions Acquisitions Infohrm – In February, 2010, the firm acquired Infohrm, an Australian-based HR analytics business. Cubetree – May, 2010 – it acquired CubeTree – social software. Jambok – March, 2011 – it acquired Jambok, a small platform company with a solution for social learning and knowled