By Nathan Dukes
SAP yesterday announced two new mobile solutions for iPhone and Windows Mobile devices, as part of their partnership with Sybase.
Sybase Mobile Sales for SAP CRM, and Sybase Mobile Workflow for SAP Business Suite were announced at the CeBIT trade fair, being held in Hannover, Germany.
The software gives mobile workers, particularly BDMs and salespeople in the case of Sybase Mobile Sales for SAP CRM, the ability to access critical information whilst out of the office.
The solutions have been built on the Sybase Unwired Platform, which allows mobile software to extend the capabilities of SAP Business Suite
SAP and Sybase announced the partnership early last year, stating they would work together to provide access to Business Suite 7 solutions via the Sybase Unwired Platform.
The programs can also be customised to tap into a variety of back-end data sources, including databases, Web services, files and any enterprise application that leverages service-oriented architecture (SOA).
According to industry analyst group IDC, “The worldwide mobile worker population is set to increase from 919.4 million in 2008, accounting for 29{db8ca4bbfe57dc8f9b6df9233a3a6c04f4968125edf9bb330d4f787c3a87cd09} of the worldwide workforce, to 1.19 billion in 2013, accounting for 34.9{db8ca4bbfe57dc8f9b6df9233a3a6c04f4968125edf9bb330d4f787c3a87cd09} of the workforce.”
SAP said with Sybase they are empowering mobile workers to quickly act on information with seamless integration to business processes and networks, enabling them to boost productivity and make informed, timely business decisions, all the while staying in close contact with their customers, suppliers, partners and employees.
“Over the last few years, we have seen significant shifts in the expectations of end users and their relationship with enterprise software,” said Kevin Nix, senior vice president, Business Solutions and Technology, SAP AG.
The solutions are both fully certified and supported by SAP and Sybase.
“We are extremely pleased to deliver on our highly collaborative co-innovation partnership with SAP with the release of our joint mobile CRM and workflow solutions,” said Gary Kovacs, senior vice president, Markets, Solutions & Products, Sybase.
