Thursday, March 15, 2007
SAP Does Road Work at CeBIT
SAP Does Road Work at CeBIT: "At the time, SAP CEO Henning Kagermann described a new product, code-named A1S, that would feature a new code base suitable for an on-demand delivery model and a more flexible pricing structure to appeal to mid-market companies. He said the product would launch at the end of the first quarter of 2007.
Today, Kagermann explained that A1S will have a phased launch, beginning with today's announcement that the product is in trials with a group of selected customers. He said that since A1S involves a new business model as well as a new code base, it will not have a traditional launch, but will be launched over a series of events that include a wider circle of beta customers.
'It's not helpful for me to just show a product, I also have to understand and see if the entire process works and is appreciated,' said a spokesman paraphrasing Kagermann's remarks, made in German, for internetnews.com.
According to the spokesman, Kagermann promised to give the market more details about the product over the next few months and said the company is still on track to bring A1S to market in the fourth quarter of 2007 or the first quarter of 2008.
In January, Kagermann said that A1S would be available as a hosted service in 2007 and have an on-premise module available in 2008. "
Today, Kagermann explained that A1S will have a phased launch, beginning with today's announcement that the product is in trials with a group of selected customers. He said that since A1S involves a new business model as well as a new code base, it will not have a traditional launch, but will be launched over a series of events that include a wider circle of beta customers.
'It's not helpful for me to just show a product, I also have to understand and see if the entire process works and is appreciated,' said a spokesman paraphrasing Kagermann's remarks, made in German, for internetnews.com.
According to the spokesman, Kagermann promised to give the market more details about the product over the next few months and said the company is still on track to bring A1S to market in the fourth quarter of 2007 or the first quarter of 2008.
In January, Kagermann said that A1S would be available as a hosted service in 2007 and have an on-premise module available in 2008. "
