Accenture and SAP tie-up for mobility solutions

ORLANDO, USA: Accenture and SAP AG have  announced their plans to jointly develop and manage the deployment of new enterprise mobility solutions leveraging Sybase Unwired Platform coupled with Accenture Mobility Services enterprise mobility offerings.

Development efforts will initially focus on three industries – oil and gas, utilities and consumer products, with plans to expand into other industries, a statement said.

"We see tremendous growth opportunities in the enterprise mobility space and SAP is a key partner to help us pave the way to this rapidly expanding market," said Kevin Campbell, group chief executive, Technology growth platform, Accenture. "We look forward to deepening our relationship with SAP and sharpening our combined focus to develop innovative new managed mobility solutions."

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"Today's announcement expands on the longstanding relationship and strong foundation that Accenture, SAP and Sybase have built over the years," said John Chen, chairman and CEO of Sybase, an SAP company. "Accenture offers extensive mobility experience and comprehensive offerings from ready-to-deploy mobile apps to managed mobility and consulting services. With mobility playing such a central role in the way people live, communicate and transact. Together, we feel that we are in an ideal position to help transform the way businesses are run."

The statment added that enterprise managed mobility allows large companies to integrate mobile devices such as smartphones into existing SAP applications as a service, enabling information access and business transactions from outside the walls of the enterprise – executed with little complexity, minimal setup time and no infrastructure requirements at a low cost.