Pre-tax profits at SAP’s Irish arm dip

THE main Irish arm of German-owned technology company, SAP sustained a 3% drop in pre-tax profits to €2.1 million in 2009.

Accounts recently filed with the Companies’ Office show SAP Service and Support Centre (Ireland) Ltd’s revenues decreased marginally from €55.7m to €54.7m to the end of December 2009.

Numbers employed by the firm dropped in 2009 from 670 to 654 with 642 employed in service and support and 12 in administration.