A leader in the automotive and industrial fields, ARaymond Network chose SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation when it needed a reliable and scalable solution to manage complex reporting requirements and maintain compliance with operational reporting regulations. Read the newsbyte.
SAP and customer Varian Medical Systems hosted an event, unfortunately we do not have a recording. The customer spoke about how they are using SAP to support their sustainability and compliance efforts. Varian is doing this by understanding the chemical composition of its products for redesigning them, eliminating hazardous substances and compling with regulations such as RoHS and REACH.
By re-engineering their products at a much faster pace (down from 18 to five days), Varian is expecting they will save 870,000 annually on ROH-S-related charges alone. In addition, the company can now safeguard its $700 million revenue exposure in the European Union from regulatory fees.
To learn more read the press release.
SAP has announced that a leading retailer, The Grupo Pão de Açúcar selected SAP Carbon Impact OnDemand solution. I found this story interesting to blog about because the retailer is not only a leader in its industry, but also a company recognized as a sustainability leader for retailers in Latin America and globally. This to me shows that the SAP’s carbon emission solution has what retailers need to track their carbon footprint.
The Grupo Pão de Açúcar has been committed to sustainability best practices since 2008 by outsourcing the collection and reporting of their sustainability efforts. With SAP Carbon Impact OnDemand solution the retailer will now bring their reporting efforts in-house to give them better operational control of their reporting efforts.
Here is a quote from the vice president of The Grupo Pão de Açúcar
“Before selecting SAP Carbon Impact OnDemand, we used an external firm to collect and report on this information,” said Hugo Bethlem, vice president, The Grupo Pão de Açúcar. “The new solution will allow us to bring this process in-house, making it more efficient and providing us with more operational control. We will gain both valuable insight and a robust tool for proactively managing emissions and energy consumption. The Grupo Pão de Açúcar will be one of the first retail companies in Latin America to inventory its carbon emissions. From this measurement, we will be able to create plans to reduce the GHG emissions and carbon footprint of our operations.”
A benefit for selecting an ondemand solution is that the retailer is expected to be up and running with SAP Carbon Impact by early 2012 in 1,832 stores!!!
SAP today announced at the NRF 101st Annual Convention & EXPO a strategic expansion of its solution portfolio for retail organizations following the acquisition of SAF Simulation, Analysis and Forecasting AG. The enhanced SAP Forecasting and Replenishment application will enable customers around the globe to significantly reduce the risks associated with shortages and surplus, lower costs and better match products on the shelf to specific consumer segments. Read the press release.
SAP today announced its intention to acquire software and relevant assets from datango AG, a leading provider of workforce performance support software. The transaction, scheduled to close during the first quarter of 2012, will broaden the SAP software portfolio in the education space, providing customers with powerful, easy-to-use software tools to help address their end-to-end user training, knowledge management and performance support challenges. Read the press release.
SAP has appointed Kevin Gilroy to lead Global Indirect Channels. Reporting directly to Eric Duffaut, president of Global Ecosystem & Channels, Gilroy is tasked with accelerating global indirect revenue through key SAP partners and developing new business opportunities by extending both the SAP channel partner ecosystem and alternate channels. Read the newsbyte.
By Steve Lucas, General Manager, Business Analytics and Technology, SAP
The phrase “mobile first” perfectly summarizes the new priorities around business intelligence and the end-user experience. Mobile first means that when thinking about business intelligence (BI) or analytic tools or clients, the first design process is not for a PC. In the spirit of delivering compelling, interesting, and reliable mobile solutions, we laid out our plan to make the SAP mobile experience an outstanding one.
With the possibility of a post-Flash era coming (see my recent Forbes blog), you might be asking “What’s SAP’s mobile analytics strategy?” The answer to that is actually pretty straightforward and consists of three analytics-specific experiences we are currently delivering or plan to deliver to our customers.
Watch my recent presentation from SapphireNOW that covers this roadmap in more detail.
Flexible Access to Analytics
Our goal is to create an overall experience that supports a range of mobile operating systems (iOS, Android, RIM OS, Windows Mobile, QNX, etc.) and flexible ways for people to access analytics data on those devices.
The good news is that both SAP BusinessObjects Mobile BI and SAP BusinessObjects Explorer have mobile apps available today in the Apple App Store and will support additional key mobile platforms, including Android and RIM in 2012. Additionally, in Q1 2012 we’re releasing a new version of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer with offline capability and a new feature called Exploration Views! A preview is available on the App Store today. Search “SAP Experience”, look for the full release in XI4 feature pack 3). We also plan on launching a new app this year that will be like a mobile analytics design studio.
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence report visualized on the iPad:
Big data with SAP HANA analyzed by SAP BusinessObjects Explorer:
Preview of the next generation of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, coming in early 2012:
BI Collaboration in the Cloud with SAP StreamWork
I’d be remiss if I didn’t also mention SAP StreamWork. While it’s not core analytics, everyone reading this should check out www.streamwork.com and see how users can collaborate on BI data in the cloud…absolutely killer! In fact, SAP StreamWork can be used today to collaborate within all of our mobile apps – just enable email access within an SAP StreamWork account and start collaborating instantly!
It’s pretty compelling that we have a broad offering of mobile solutions that deliver an insanely great experience. I can’t wait for all of you to see the new apps we’re launching this year.
Plans for SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards in the Works, Too
I bet you’re wondering where the comments are on SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (the product formerly known as Crystal Xcelsius).
The most important message is that we aren’t going to leave customers in a lurch and plan to deliver an HTML 5 version in 2012. This may not make life perfect, but it’ll provide a way to get the incredibly valuable content and assets available in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards files, over to all mobile devices. More specific timeframes will be communicated in Q1 2012. So for all of our loyal dashboard customers out there - stay tuned and rest assured that we will deliver an insanely great experience for mobile dashboards.
The bottom line, as you can see in the roadmap graphic (click for full view) below – we’re working hard to make an outstanding user’s experience…viva la mobile!
