The iPad apps on display at SAPPHIRE NOW enable users to access SAP Business Suite 7, SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports 2008, enhancements for SAP Business ByDesign 2.5, and more. Join SAP.info as we tour the event floor! 

Accessing SAP with iPad: HPI’s dunning app in action (photo: Frank Völkel)

The way the business world accesses its data is undergoing a phase of rapid upheaval. One tour of the SAPPHIRE NOW exhibition areas and it’s clear that many companies have not been able to withstand the magnetism of the iPad. Not only is nearly every stand giving away one of Apple’s new tablet computers at least once a day; a significant number of presenters are using the handy touchscreen device to access a wide variety of SAP software. An array of such apps are already available for iPad – such as the Hasso Plattner Institute’s dunning app for SAP Business ByDesign 2.5, displayed above – or are in the final stages of testing. With HPI’s app, for example, users can display open customer invoices in Google Maps based on their geographic location. In a demonstration at SAPPHIRE NOW, this data was loaded in real time from SAP Business ByDesign.

Even in the United States, iPad has sold out at nearly all Apple Stores throughout the country; most customers must now register on a waiting list to purchase the device. However, consumer demand was not the sole factor that drove Apple’s sales figures past the one-million mark in the device’s very month. At SAPPHIRE NOW in Orlando, you get the feeling that iPadmay establish itself in the field of business even faster than iPhone.

Prepare these stuffs before you can proceed to installation :

1. You have to make sure that your Linux system has been installed with JRE (Java Runtime Environment) from SUN Microsystem (http://java.sun.com). If you don;t have it, just download it from here.
   Some of linux distros such as Fedora, Ubuntu, OpenSuSE etc using JRE
   from GNU called GIJ (GNU for Java). We can’t use this JRE. We need to
   replaced it. I’ll show you how to changed it later.
2. You also need SAPGUI for Java installer. You can download it freely from ftp://ftp.sap.com.

After you have all prerequisite, you can proceed to next step to
extract and change your JRE. This step is valid for Fedora, Ubuntu, and
OpenSuSE. Please let me know if these doesn’t work for you.

German business automation software developer SAP today announced
that its software will support Apple iPhone in its next release.

According to a SAP exec, Mr Stutz, the newly provided iPhone options
with this software will include business contacts loading, as well as
information on sales prospects and account data.

The new iPhone SAP software will use a web-based interface, featuring drag and drop tools.

For more information visit SAP’s official website.

GULFPORT, Miss. - November 05, 2007 - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Roy Anderson Corp (RAC), one of the premier construction firms servicing the Southeastern United States, has selected SAP’s industry-specific solution portfolio SAP® for Engineering, Construction & Operations (SAP for EC&O). RAC considered several other solutions from vendors such as Oracle and Timberline, but determined SAP was best able to meet its needs for improved management of construction projects, optimization of data integrity and support for the company’s growth plan.

RAC decided to replace its existing IT architecture, comprised of a construction management system by CGC, with a comprehensive technology platform based on SAP® solutions to address several business issues, including siloed information and integrating systems from acquired businesses. In 2006, RAC employed more than 500 full-time employees and thousands of sub-contract employees working on notable construction projects, including the Harrah’s Grand Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi and The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.

“The level of visibility SAP provides across all levels of our organization is a critical driver for improving RAC’s top and bottom line,” said Bill Ponseti, CIO, RAC. “Increasing efficiencies and eliminating roadblocks for future growth – particularly in analyzing job scope and costs and automating manual reporting, HR, payroll and other process – is paramount for RAC.”

Existing SAP® Business All-in-One and SAP® Business One Resellers Intend to Invest in Making SAP Business ByDesign an Integral Part of Their SAP SME Solution Portfolio

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. - October 29, 2007 - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced 13 North American SAP resellers – as part of 22 SAP resellers worldwide – will assist SAP in its further rollout of SAP® Business ByDesign™, the company’s most complete on-demand business software solution specifically addressing a new market of prospective, fast-growing midsize customers. Formally introduced on September 19, 2007, SAP Business ByDesign enriches SAP’s existing small and midsize business offerings by providing an intuitive, highly adaptable, user-friendly on-demand solution allowing for easier consumption, faster time to value and minimized overall IT costs for the growing midsize market.

SAP and Microsoft are expanding their hosted application partner networks, with Microsoft growing outside the US while SAP expands in the US.

At Microsoft's European Convergence conference, it announced several new international partners who will serve up hosted versions of the forthcoming Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 release, plus their own extensions.

The all-new CRM 4.0 (formerly known as Titan), which is due for release later this year, will be based on modern .NET architecture, plus multi-tenancy. The same code base will be used for on-premise and hosted implementations.

Microsoft is also slashing the fees it charges partners who offer hosted CRM services, from $25 per user per month to $15, which represents a 40% drop. The reduced price offers partners more scope when packaging the base CRM application with their own extensions because they can potentially offer both CRM plus extended services (back-office, vertical, or regional-specific extension) for the same price as other providers offer CRM-only services. It also helps Microsoft up the ante in the nascent SaaS application pricing/functionality war against players including Salesforce.com, NetSuite, and now SAP. Few players offer just CRM as a service.

Global Enterprise Agreement Solidifies SAP’s Position as Key Strategic IT Solution Provider

Tokyo - October 25, 2007 - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Hitachi, Ltd., a leading global electronics company, has strengthened its long-time relationship with SAP by selecting the leading business software company as its global IT provider for enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and technologies enabling enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA). The announcement was made in the run-up to the Japanese SAP customer conference SAPPHIRE® 2007 Miyazaki, being held in Miyazaki, Japan, October 28 - 31.

Global Retailer Chooses SAP® ERP Financials to Support Growth and Navigate Evolving Business and Regulatory Landscape

WALLDORF, Germany - October 18, 2007 - Demonstrating ongoing leadership in providing innovative solutions to retailers worldwide, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) will enhance its financial information systems using SAP. Wal-Mart chose SAP® ERP Financials for its ability to support the retailer’s global expansion and its need to efficiently respond to changes in the business and regulatory landscape.

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