http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/busin ... .html?_r=0
Another company that doesn't get it.
I have done a few splits in my life time. Next to the infrastructure dividing the data is a major task.
Just imagine you have existing service contracts, shared customers, historical data for forecasting, etc.
They want to get this done in a year from scratch? Not only with SAP, but all other systems? In a world wide operational environment? Plus they did cut so many jobs that they won't have the man power on the business side.
Good luck, not going to happen smoothly.