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As growing numbers of employees increasingly work from the road more
than the office, companies of all sizes are demanding immediate access
to business applications to be able to run their business from any
location, at any time. Furthering its objective of supporting these
companies through accelerating the mobilization of SAP® solutions, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) has created an iPhone application for the SAP® Business ByDesign?
solution, which is now available on the Apple iTunes Store. This mobile
version of the integrated on-demand solution specifically dedicated to
midsize companies is easy to use and available for free to all customers
of feature pack 2.5 for SAP Business ByDesign, launched in July 2010, and requires only a user and password.
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?Customers today have to run real-time businesses with a mobile
workforce that needs to quickly make decisions no matter where they
are,? said Peter Lorenz, executive vice
president, Small and Midsize Enterprises, and corporate officer at SAP
AG. ?This mobile app for SAP Business ByDesign is an integral step in
delivering greater value for all users and expanding our on-demand
business.?
In a first step, SAP has focused on providing content mainly for
management and sales roles. Managers, for example, can instantly
approve, reject or forward items that require immediate attention,
including price lists and quote or payment approvals. In addition,
personalized mobile reports provide up-to-the-minute details of company
operations and key facts. Sales representatives are supported by mobile
lead and opportunity management as well as account and activity
management. A scenario that is also supported is the ability to check
product availability online for sales orders, and the possibility to
immediately create a sales order as follow-up.
With the next version of SAP Business ByDesign, SAP plans to make
additional scenarios available and to support further mobile devices,
including BlackBerry, Android and Windows Phone 7. The company will also
aim to enable partners to create supplemental content, which can then
become an incremental part of the application.
The application is available for the iPhone, with a minimal
requirement of version 3.1.3 of the Mac-OS operating system. Access to
the application is granted via a secure https connection.
Customers of feature pack 2.5 for SAP Business ByDesign can access the application on iTunes.
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SOURCE SAP AG
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