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SAP And Microsoft Developing New Enterprise Software
By Chris Crum
Expert Author
Article Date: 2005-04-26
SAP and Microsoft are jointly developing and planning to offer a new product, code-named "Mendocino".
Mendocino is being made to supposedly revolutionize the way information workers access, analyze and use enterprise data to make better business decisions.
According to a press release, Mendocino will link SAP process functionality directly to Microsoft Office applications. Users of this product, the first to be developed jointly by SAP and Microsoft, will enjoy the familiarity of Microsoft Office as they access SAP's best-practice business processes and information. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE '05, SAP's international customer conference being held in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 26-28.
A Reuters article says:
"The joint project is the first fruit of an agreement forged almost a year ago between the U.S. and German software giants.
The companies said last year they were responding to customer demands by making Microsoft applications -- chiefly desktop and departmental-level software -- work smoothly with SAP's organization-wide business-planning oriented products."
The new product is slated for availability to select customers for early access in the fourth quarter of 2005.
About the Author:
Chris is a staff writer for the iEntry Network, which includes SmallWebBusiness, as well as WebProNews, SmallBusinessNewz and many other publications. Sign up for SmallBusinessNewz RSS Feeds.
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