Stefan Gruber
Analyst · Nomura
Thank you. Good morning or good afternoon. This is Stefan Gruber, SAP Investor Relations. Thank you for joining us to discuss SAP's results for the first quarter 2013. I'm joined by co-CEOs Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe; our CFO, Werner Brandt; as well as Lars Dalgaard, Executive Board Member and CEO of SuccessFactors. Bill and Jim will begin the call with remarks on this quarter's performance, and then Werner will review the financial highlights. We'll then have time for Q&A. Before they get started, I want to say a few words about forward-looking statements. Any statements made during this call that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, forecast, intend, may, plan, project, predict, should, outlook and will, and similar expressions as it relates to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP's future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including SAP's annual report on Form 20-F for 2012 filed with the SEC on March 22, 2013. Participants of this call are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. Please keep in mind that, unless otherwise noted, all numbers referred to [ph] on this conference call are non-IFRS, and growth rates are non-IFRS on a constant currency basis. Before turning the call over to Bill and Jim, I have a few brief announcements. Starting with the reporting for the first quarter 2013, SAP will report deferred cloud subscription support revenue to provide even greater clarity into the quality performance of our cloud business, additionally reporting the cloud subscription and support backlog number. Werner will discuss this in more detail shortly. And finally, I'd like to mention that we'll be hosting a financial analyst meeting at SAPPHIRE Orlando on Wednesday, May 15. And with that, I'd like to turn the call over to Bill.