Thursday, February 01, 2007
SAP jumps into on-demand ERP market
SAP jumps into on-demand ERP market: "SAP historically has pushed companies to install and run SAP software within their own four walls. Responding to market pressure from smaller, more agile start-ups such as Salesforce.com Inc., SAP just last year offered its first on-demand product, a CRM application. Last week, SAP CEO Henning Kagermann said his company will offer a complete set of hosted and on-demand applications for mid-market customers that want to get applications up and running quickly with very little customization.
Customers will be able to set up and test the software on their own before making a purchase, using what Kagermann called a 'try, run and adapt' model. 'We assume customers will set up their own test system and play around with their own data,' he said. 'We want to eliminate risk altogether.'"
Customers will be able to set up and test the software on their own before making a purchase, using what Kagermann called a 'try, run and adapt' model. 'We assume customers will set up their own test system and play around with their own data,' he said. 'We want to eliminate risk altogether.'"
