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SAP welcomes visitors to experience the world of SAP on its newly designed and largest ever stand in Hall 4. Read further for a closer look at the press and analyst program on site at CeBIT 2012 in Hanover, Germany. (more…)

SAP today unveiled eight new mobile apps and new versions of three mobile apps built on Sybase Unwired Platform that cover a variety of application classes, from mission-critical process driven apps to consumer facing apps, including: (more…)

At SAP TechEd today, I sat in a roundtable with Gerald Faust, SAP’s head of the Banking Industry Business Unit, who updated journalists from all over Latin America on latest trends and developments in the banking sector. What I didn’t know (most of you, however, probably do) is that banks are the top spenders when it comes to IT. Excluding hardware, banks worldwide spend approximately 140 billion EUR each year on their IT, mostly on application software, in-house development, and system integrators. And a big chunk of this is SAP-related. (more…)

SAP today announced that its vibrant partner ecosystem is delivering innovative apps built on Sybase Unwired Platform. More than 100 mobile apps, the majority of which are partner-built, will be showcased at SAPPHIRE NOW + SAP TechEd. Read the newsbyte.

In an effort to fast track mobile application development through a standardized mobile enterprise application platform, SAP and Sybase today announced Sybase Unwired Platform 2.1. The latest release will enrich the mobile application development experience through significant enhancements to its software development kit (SDK) and new developer resources for the more than 2 million members of SAP Community Network.

• Read the press release.
• Read what select partners are saying.

SAP and Sybase today premiered support for App Store Volume Purchase Program (VPP) for Business with Afaria, the industry-leading mobile device and application management solution from Sybase. By enabling streamlined and secure application deployment and management for enterprise users through an enhanced on-device app portal, Afaria helps extend App Store’s reach into the enterprise market. Read the press release.

SAP and Sybase today announced  the latest release of Sybase Unwired Platform. The 2.1 release will enrich the mobile application development experience through significant enhancements to its software development kit (SDK) and new developer resources for the more than 2 million members of SAP Community Network. Read what select partners have to say: (more…)

Sybase, an SAP company and industry leader in enterprise and mobile software, today announced the general availability of Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.7. Sybase ASE 15.7 provides a cost-efficient relational database management system (RDBMS) for managing very large data sets for the most demanding applications. Read the press release from Sybase.

I went to a Tech Ed (note the space, we’ll get back to that) conference once in my past life as a Microsoft beat reporter. It was a HUGE confab for the Microsoft faithful – Visual Studio banners adorned the walls – held in the gargantuan cement box known as the Los Angeles Convention Center. My feet felt sore for three straight days. I can’t even imagine what torture it was for the high-heeled women – and there were some there, surprisingly – in attendance. With Microsoft Tech Ed feeling like a New Year’s Eve in Times Square, I was initially hoping that next week’s SAP TechEd in the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas would feel like a smallish dinner party by comparison. I’m not optimistic. (more…)

John Chen and the SAP Mobile Business Unit management team discuss the new mobile innovations launched at SAPPHIRE NOW. The session includes mobile demos and Q&A with the executives. (more…)