SAP, Sybase unveil enterprise mobility apps

ORLANDO: SAP AG and Sybase, Inc., a provider of enterprise and mobile software, on Wednesday announced the launch of a series of new mobile apps built on Sybase Unwired Platform.

The apps are aimed at mobilizing business processes and business information across key industries including manufacturing, consumer products, utilities, high tech, oil and gas, and retail, said a press release.

The products include SAP Field Service mobile app, SAP Retail Execution mobile app, SAP EAM Work Order mobile app, SAP ERP Human Capital Management, SAP ERP Financials solutions, SAP Supplier Relationship Management and SAP CRM applications.

The company claimed that the new mobile apps are designed to drive short-term, bottom-line results for businesses and employees across key industries.

“Over the past 18 months, SAP has been releasing technologies enabling the rapid creation and deployment of mobile apps through our platform and development tools. Today, we are announcing several packaged mobile apps that will drastically reduce the costs and time needed for organizations to implement a mobility strategy,” said Dr. Raj Nathan, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Sybase.

He added that enterprise mobility is a phenomenon that transcends all borders in the workplace and SAP is out in front of this trend as it revolutionizes the mobile space by making mobile the new desktop.

According to a survey of IT decision-makers by Forrester Research, in 2010 over 60 per cent of companies will make mobile applications a priority over the next 12 months. Around 75 per cent of organizations deploy mobile applications to increase worker productivity, and overall improved customer satisfaction is an important driver of mobilizing applications for 42 per cent of firms.