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MADRID — SAP and Sybase today unveiled the next wave of mobile apps designed for a wide range of industries and mobile workers, from executives to knowledge and task workers. With this release, SAP continues to expand the industry’s most comprehensive mobile portfolio, including platform, apps and security. Read the press release.

In addition to presentations and discussion panels, this year SAPPHIRE NOW in Orlando, Florida, also offers a wide range of different microforums. A microforum provides a platform for up to twelve people to discuss a specific business topic within the SME space whereby a moderator hosts the conversation and encourages debate and networking. Some microforums feature SAP customers or partners. (more…)

SAP will host its annual conference, SAPPHIRE NOW, in Orlando, Florida, from May 15-18, 2011. Building on a record 2010 attendance of 50,000 customers, partners and employees on-site and online, SAP will connect this year’s conference to four regional events in Europe. Delegates to SAP World Tour stops in London; Moscow; Brussels, Belgium; and Lausanne, Switzerland, will have the opportunity to meet with SAP executives from regional leadership teams and local customers and partners to discuss the product and technology updates being presented at the event. Read the newsbyte.

SAP is introducing a new class of on-demand software solutions that include a packaged integration into SAP Business Suite while applying mobile and social networking technology to better support the way people work today anytime, anywhere. With SAP Business ByDesign as the platform on which this new line of offerings is built, these solutions will have the advantage of in-memory technology and on-demand deployment as well as support for mobile devices. The SAP Sales OnDemand solution is the first of these new applications and will be previewed at CeBIT 2011.

• Read the press release.
• See related SAP.info story: Preview: SAP Sales OnDemand
• Watch the replay: SAP press roundtable “SAP’s On-Demand and Cloud Strategy” at CeBIT 2011.

SAP and its partners will present a broad spectrum of business solutions for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) at CeBIT 2011. This year, Booth A18 in Hall 5 will prominently feature SAP Business ByDesign, the integrated on-demand solution that offers user-focused innovations such as support for mobile devices, real-time reports and analysis, and customizable user interfaces.

A total of 29 partners will present SAP solutions for small businesses and midsize companies, including SAP Business All-in-One, software for midsize companies with deep industry-specific capabilities, as well as SAP Business One for small companies and SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions. Read the press release.

Sybase, an SAP company, today announced the release of its inaugural Enterprise Mobility Guide 2011, a 130-page book featuring strategic advice, actionable tips and success stories from leading mobility solutions providers. The guide covers the latest trends in mobile device management and app development, as well as fast-rising mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. Sybase Enterprise Mobility Guide 2011 is available online beginning March 1, 2011. Read the press release.

SAP today welcomed the 1,000th member to the SAP University Alliances program and announced the expansion of the program into the Adriatic region. Following a signing ceremony held during CeBIT 2011, the Middle East Technical University (METU) joins SAP University Alliances as the 1,000th member university. SAP also announced the official launch of the SAP University Alliances program in the Adriatic region, with the University of Maribor, in Slovenia, as the first program member. Read the newsbyte.

Together with customers and partners at CeBIT 2011, being held in Hanover, Germany, March 1-5, SAP will present its business software solutions and newest advances in areas such as cloud computing, in-memory computing, mobility and business analytics. The company will present its solutions for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) in Hall 5, joined by more than 25 partners. Solutions for public administration will be on display in the Public Sector Parc in Hall 9. Read the press release.

In 2011, CeBIT will once again be an essential forum for SAP and its partners to present their innovations, establish contacts, and extend their networks in the political sphere, among companies’ business and IT departments, and with peers in the ICT industry.CeBIT is the leading showcase for innovations in the IT industry. More than any other event, CeBIT reflects the pulse of the IT industry, affording extensive opportunities to share the latest trends, make new connections, and strengthen existing relationships. (more…)

Since 2001 SAP has brought together its top influencers in a small intimate setting to share, and receive input on, its product strategy and direction.  Last December’s event marked a major change in the ‘social’ coverage of the event where upwards of 50 SAP colleagues participated in leveraging social media to extend the reach of the event beyond the selected few that were invited to participate.  When we set out to plan our social coverage, we had three goals in mind…. (more…)