Wednesday, January 24, 2007
SAP to offer hosted suite of midmarket apps
Details are few at the moment, but CEO Henning Kagermann said today that SAP will offer a complete set of hosted and on-demand applications for midmarket customers who want to get applications up and running quickly with very little customization.
"We have to change the business model for this segment of the market," he said during a press conference to announce SAP's financial results. "The main cost driver here is not the software but the services."
The applications will cover "the entire business of a company," Kagermann said, suggesting they will encompass both customer relationship management (CRM) and ERP applications. They will be able to be managed remotely -- both for day-to-day operations and upgrades, he said.
"We have to change the business model for this segment of the market," he said during a press conference to announce SAP's financial results. "The main cost driver here is not the software but the services."
The applications will cover "the entire business of a company," Kagermann said, suggesting they will encompass both customer relationship management (CRM) and ERP applications. They will be able to be managed remotely -- both for day-to-day operations and upgrades, he said.
