<A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-5753757.html?tag=zdnn.alert">SAP has hired several new executives,</A> including a number of people who were lured away from competitors Oracle and Siebel Systems. In all, SAP said Monday that it has attracted more than 200 new workers from "competitive organizations" during the last 18 months, with much hiring being done in Silicon Valley in particular.