BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s cartel office is considering initiating proceedings against SAP for obstructing third-party providers after a complaint from software firm Celonis about data stored in SAP systems, magazine WirtschaftsWoche (WiWo) reported on Thursday.
“We can confirm that we have received a complaint from Celonis,” the magazine quoted the cartel office as saying in a statement.
“In addition, other companies that want to process data for analysis purposes at the request of SAP customers have also expressed concerns to us that SAP could be making such data access more difficult,” the cartel office’s statement said.
SAP said it was in contact with the authorities, but declined to comment further.
Celonis is “not surprised that third parties have expressed similar concerns … Celonis believes that SAP’s strategy of hindering third-party providers must be effectively and bindingly remedied in formal proceedings,” a Celonis spokesperson said.
(Wrting by Madeline ChambersEditing by Ludwig Burger and Jane Merriman)
