The Dow Chemical Company announced today it has entered into an agreement with long-standing strategic partner SAP AG to provide next-generation technology that will enable Dow to meet current and future strategic business objectives.

Dow is taking a multi-year approach to the deployment of the SAP technology. The company will be an early large-scale global adopter of mySAP Business Suite and the SAP NetWeaver platform, positioning the company to exploit evolving business models and increase integration with its customers and suppliers.