Thursday, May 11, 2006
CRN | Sapphire, Database Software | SAP To Bless IBM DB2 Viper As Best Midmarket Database
CRN Sapphire, Database Software SAP To Bless IBM DB2 Viper As Best Midmarket Database: "SAP next week is slated to anoint IBM's upcoming DB2 database, code-named Viper, as the 'preferred and recommended' database for midmarket customers.
The announcement is expected to come at SAP's annual Sapphire event in Orlando, Fla. Industry observers estimate that most of SAP's customers, or around 60 percent, still run Oracle databases, but those customers are clustered in older R/3 accounts. The database kingpin�s acquisition of SAP rivals PeopleSoft and Siebel Systems have cast a pall over its relationship with SAP for some time.
Further evidence of IBM's ties to SAP, the company announced SAP flavors for its Workplace and Notes collaboration offerings. Workplace offers browser-based access to SAP applications where as Notes access for SAP lets users tie together SAP data and processes with Notes tasks including workflow, timer reporting and contact management. "
The announcement is expected to come at SAP's annual Sapphire event in Orlando, Fla. Industry observers estimate that most of SAP's customers, or around 60 percent, still run Oracle databases, but those customers are clustered in older R/3 accounts. The database kingpin�s acquisition of SAP rivals PeopleSoft and Siebel Systems have cast a pall over its relationship with SAP for some time.
Further evidence of IBM's ties to SAP, the company announced SAP flavors for its Workplace and Notes collaboration offerings. Workplace offers browser-based access to SAP applications where as Notes access for SAP lets users tie together SAP data and processes with Notes tasks including workflow, timer reporting and contact management. "
