WALLDORF, Germany, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that the company acquired the majority shareholding in SAF Simulation, Analysis and Forecasting AG (SAF), one of the global forecasting and replenishment software leaders in the retail and wholesale industries. Through the takeover, SAP further extends and complements its current planning, forecasting and replenishment solution portfolio for retail and wholesale companies. Core components of the SAF software have been embedded into the SAP(R) for Retail solutions since 2002. The takeover of the majority shareholding in SAF will foster the innovative power of both companies and provide more SAP customers with this groundbreaking technology.