SAP and Nokia Team Up Globally to Extend mySAP.com Workplace To Mobile Work Force via Wireless Application Protocol
Cooperation Integrates WAP Server Technology With mySAP.com Solutions and Advances mySAP.com Mobile Workplace
WALLDORF, GermanyMay 3, 2000-- SAP AG, the leading provider of inter-enterprise software solutions, today announced a global technology cooperation with Nokia, to provide easy ``data on the fly'' deployment of handheld Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)-enabled devices with the mySAP.com(TM) Mobile Workplace.
Users across the enterprise will be able to access mySAP.com solutions with handheld devices and mobile phones
providing wireless information management. WAP technology expands the possibilities for customers and partners of SAP
in developing MiniApps for the mySAP.com Mobile Workplace. SAP will also utilize Nokia's WAP technology with
mySAP.com solutions for Customer Relationship Management, Business Intelligence and Strategic Enterprise Management.
Nokia's WAP Server is the most widely used WAP server technology. Interfacing the widely accepted and prevalent
Nokia WAP technology with mySAP.com solutions will enable millions of users to access and update enterprise
information online from a WAP-enabled mobile device.
"By cooperating with Nokia, we are providing customers of mySAP.com with even more choices and flexibility in how
they access critical inter-enterprise data and applications, enabling them to conduct business activities from virtually any location,'' said Peter Zencke, executive board member, SAP AG. ``As part of the overall mySAP.com Mobile Workplace
strategy, SAP is helping its customers take advantage of Internet-enabled mobile computing capabilities and wireless
information management as quickly and productively as possible.''
Based on Nokia WAP technology such as the Nokia WAP Server and Nokia 7110 Series WAP-enabled phones, Nokia
and SAP will provide initial solutions to their mutual enterprise customers via mySAP.com. Users of the Nokia 7110 or any other WAP-compatible phones will have full access to valuable enterprise information from mySAP.com solutions and
other sources such as news feeds, stock quotes and e-commerce business directories.
``Nokia realizes the importance of wireless connectivity with SAP partners, customers and suppliers,'' said Greg Shortell, vice president of Global Sales, Nokia Internet Communications.SSAP is a globally established inter-enterprise software solutions provider and, with Nokia's WAP Server technology, it will be even better positioned to provide these benefits to its mobile business."
WAP Advances mySAP.com Mobile Workplace
Incorporating broadly used WAP technology will extend the reach of mySAP.com solutions to millions of mobile device
users, significantly advancing the mySAP.com Mobile Workplace. The mySAP.com Mobile Workplace provides users
with unmatched integration into existing and evolving enterprise business processes from a broad range of mobile devices, extending their information reach beyond traditional office walls.
Expanding access to mySAP.com solutions helps meet the dynamic and rapidly changing communications and computing
needs of users working under the pressures of today's Internet economy.
Customers of SAP will be able to extend their existing SAP(TM) solutions to all employees, customers and partners on devices and via an interface they are already adept
at using.
With instant and constant access to mission-critical inter-enterprise business information, services and processes, employees are more effective, efficient and productive from any location.
WAP Enables mySAP.com MiniApps to Be Tailored
for Internet Economy Workers
With this cooperation, SAP will create a development infrastructure for WAP-enabled mySAP.com solutions. Customers and partners of SAP benefit by being able to develop MiniApps that can be deployed on mobile devices. Companies can tailor MiniApps for Internet economy workers who rarely see the four walls of their office and rely on mobile phones and handheld devices to accomplish work.
MiniApps are small underlying applications, information and services that provide users with everything they need to get
their job done, such as displaying pertinent company news, the latest sales figures, business alerts, travel expense
accounting, competitive data, e-mail messages and other functions that are relevant to effectively performing tasks.
Based on the flexibility and openness of SAP solutions, customers can seamlessly implement MiniApps, and other solutions not produced by SAP, into the mySAP.com Mobile Workplace to create a personalized, role-based environment for users.
WAP
WAP is an open global standard for communication between a mobile handset and the Internet or other computer
application. WAP-based technology enables the design of advanced, interactive and real-time mobile services, such as
mobile banking or Internet-based news services, which can be used in digital mobile phones or other mobile devices. The
WAP specification allows solutions from multiple suppliers to perform consistently and reliably for the end user across
digital networks. More WAP information is available at wapforum.com.
About SAP
As the market leader of inter-enterprise software solutions, SAP is leveraging its strength in industry-focused business
software and the world's largest enterprise software customer base to deliver mySAP.com. mySAP.com provides an open collaborative business environment of personalized solutions on demand.
This enables companies of all sizes and industries to fully engage their employees, customers and partners to capitalize upon the new Internet economy. mySAP.com allows people to harness the power of the Internet to work smarter, better and faster by optimizing supply chains, managing
strategic relationships, reducing time to market, sharing virtual information, and increasing productivity and shareholder value.
SAP is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol ``SAP.'' The
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