WALLDORF (dpa-AFX) - Europe's largest software maker SAP says it is on track to meet its full-year targets after posting significant gains in the third quarter. Company CEO Christian Klein expects sales to rise and operating profit to increase significantly despite the difficult economic conditions and increasing geopolitical tensions. Adjusted for special effects, earnings before interest and taxes are expected to increase by 8 to 12 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year's figure of just under eight billion euros, the group announced on Wednesday evening after the U.S. close of trading. For cloud and software revenues, Klein is targeting a currency-adjusted figure of between 27.0 billion euros and 27.4 billion euros - that would be a growth rate of six to eight percent adjusted for currency effects./zb/he