SAP retained its number one position with a 23.9 percent market share, growing its revenue by 24 percent from $1.7bn (£1.02bn) in 2012 to $2.14bn (£1.27bn) in 2013. The firm has been the market leader for more than a decade, said Gartner.

In second place was Oracle with a market share of 16.3 percent, down on 17.4 percent in 2012, and revenue of $1.46bn (£861.5m), up just 0.1 percent on 2012.

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