Interestingly, many of the slides presented at the event showcased customers selecting Windows over Linux and saving "millions of dollars"."We appreciate customers that run SAP in a Windows environment," Vamos said.

SAP AG and Microsoft Corp. are set to deliver a set of technologies next month that will let SAP's business applications interoperate closely with Microsoft's popular desktop products.

The project, originally dubbed "Mendocino" when it was unveiled a year ago, was rebranded Duet when it was launched in the US in May. Duet is intended to allow users to access and interact with their back-end SAP ERP and other applications via a familiar Microsoft Outlook interface.