By Nathan Luck
Deloitte has unveiled its new Mobility and Usability Lab in New York – a collaborative effort co-sponsored by SAP and Sybase.
The lab is an extension of Deloitte’s Mobility Practice in support of SAP solutions, and reflects an increased focus on mobility following the Sybase acquisition.
“More frequently, we are seeing the need for all types of new mobile capabilities by our clients,” said Carl Lay, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP and SAP mobility practice lead. “So we collaborated with SAP and Sybase to develop foundational applications our clients can use to accelerate their mobility efforts. When a client wants to see how a potential solution would work, we can give them an up-close view. And, when it’s time to implement, we already have many of the assets they need.”
Having to date developed more than 30 modular, market-ready applications designed for easy client adoption, the new innovation unit researches, designs, builds and tests new industry-focused mobile applications to help put clients’ mobility strategies on the fast track, with an emphasis on usability. The lab’s developments are supported by the Sybase Unwired Platform for mobile enterprise applications development.
Through its extensive work around the world in areas ranging from mobile time entry and customer self-service to order management and medical device service, Deloitte has identified areas for improvement and acted upon them with these applications targeting a spectrum of mobility needs.
“Deloitte adds strong business insights, technical know-how and speed to deliver high value mobility solutions to our enterprise customers,” said Chris McClain, senior vice president, Global Mobility and Sybase Solutions, SAP AG. “Their mobility practice is a natural extension of our mobile collaboration, and we’re thrilled to see it in action.”
Deloitte will demonstrate several of the mobility applications developed through this collaboration at the SAPPHIRE NOW customer conference in Orlando, Florida from May 15-18.
