Teradata names former CTO Vishal Sikka in IP-theft lawsuit against SAP

In the complaint, Teradata said that SAP had entered into a joint venture with it a decade ago with the intention of gaining access to its IP

US analytics and cloud solutions provider Teradata on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against technology giant SAP, alleging that the German company had indulged in misappropriation of its intellectual property (IP) to build its HANA platform.

The 35-page long complaint filed with the US District Court for the Northern District of California, also claimed that Vishal Sikka, the former Chief Technology Officer of SAP, was “aware of and supported SAP’s misappropriation of Teradata’s trade secrets”. Sikka who is widely credited as the creator of SAP HANA subsequently joined Infosys before leaving the Bengaluru-based company late last year.

In the complaint, Teradata