SAP releases business suite powered by SAP HANA

BANGALORE, INDIA: SAP AG announced the availability of majority of core SAP Business Suite applications and industry solutions powered by SAP HANA.

First introduced in January 2013, SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA enables customers to run their businesses in real time by bringing together business transactions and operational analytics on a single, open in-memory computing platform, says a release.

Core SAP Business Suite applications powered by SAP HANA with industry extensions, available across SAP's 25 industry verticals, accelerate processes such as promotion management for retail and consumer product companies, material planning for high-tech firms and spare parts management for auto manufacturers.

"Bringing the power of SAP HANA to mission-critical applications in the industries is just the first wave of incredible innovation we are delivering to our SAP Business Suite customers," said Vishal Sikka, member of the executive board of SAP AG, Technology and Innovation. "The business transformation of joining the transactional world and analytical worlds is underway and with SAP HANA as the next-generation platform, the opportunities are endless."