Sunday, March 12, 2006
RED HERRING | SAP Cozies Up to Microsoft
RED HERRING SAP Cozies Up to Microsoft: "SAP�s love-hate relationship with Microsoft took another turn Thursday after the German business software giant said it will make it easier and cheaper to run business software like human resources management on Microsoft�s operating systems.
SAP is extending its �adaptive computing� capabilities, which allow customers to run applications as services and distribute them across various pieces of hardware and software to Microsoft databases and operating systems. For example, instead of running software on a large mainframe computer, companies can do the same on a few smaller servers that cost less than one large mainframe.
Until now, these capabilities could only support the Unix and Linux operating systems. Offering the same feature with software giant Microsoft will help SAP better serve its small- and medium-sized customers who largely run their software on Microsoft-driven systems. "
SAP is extending its �adaptive computing� capabilities, which allow customers to run applications as services and distribute them across various pieces of hardware and software to Microsoft databases and operating systems. For example, instead of running software on a large mainframe computer, companies can do the same on a few smaller servers that cost less than one large mainframe.
Until now, these capabilities could only support the Unix and Linux operating systems. Offering the same feature with software giant Microsoft will help SAP better serve its small- and medium-sized customers who largely run their software on Microsoft-driven systems. "
