Thursday, May 18, 2006
SAP gives customers sneak peak at new interface
SAP gives customers sneak peak at new interface: "After a keynote session where customers got a glimpse of the new GUI, many said they were pleased with what they saw. The old interface was 'clunky,' not very intuitive and long overdue for improvements.
Michael Van Dan, a supply chain and warehouse management expert at Minneapolis, Minn.-based Pentair Water, said he believes SAP is on the right course. Customers may still be trying to understand NetWeaver and the development of service-oriented architectures, but this year SAP has made a lot of software enhancements, he said.
'Most of the discussions about NetWeaver seem overwhelming,' he said. 'But there's something here that every attendee can grasp.'
The Project Muse interface has a style similar to SAP's Business One interface and the ease of use of the SAP-Microsoft joint Duet product, which connects SAP processes with familiar Microsoft Office products. While SAP is moving forward with simplifying and enhancing its interfaces for end users, Microsoft is also creating an intuitive platform for end users to easily connect to business applications, said Paul Hamerman, vice president of enterprise applications at Forrester Research Inc.
'SAP knew that their interface had to be more appealing to remain competitive,' Hamerman said. 'The current environment calls for better ways to connect the end user's business processes with the appropriate applications.' "
Michael Van Dan, a supply chain and warehouse management expert at Minneapolis, Minn.-based Pentair Water, said he believes SAP is on the right course. Customers may still be trying to understand NetWeaver and the development of service-oriented architectures, but this year SAP has made a lot of software enhancements, he said.
'Most of the discussions about NetWeaver seem overwhelming,' he said. 'But there's something here that every attendee can grasp.'
The Project Muse interface has a style similar to SAP's Business One interface and the ease of use of the SAP-Microsoft joint Duet product, which connects SAP processes with familiar Microsoft Office products. While SAP is moving forward with simplifying and enhancing its interfaces for end users, Microsoft is also creating an intuitive platform for end users to easily connect to business applications, said Paul Hamerman, vice president of enterprise applications at Forrester Research Inc.
'SAP knew that their interface had to be more appealing to remain competitive,' Hamerman said. 'The current environment calls for better ways to connect the end user's business processes with the appropriate applications.' "
