Energen undertook a comprehensive proposal review process involving SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and J.D. Edwards and found the solution with SAP. Business operations made the decision to select SAP® R/3® software (functionality now available in the SAP ERP application), influenced by functionality specific to the utility industry and strong customer references. The primary goal was to deploy a world-class enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that is integrated, scalable, and automated.