The companies will offer new iOS apps and an SDK to create powerful native apps for the business world
Apple and SAP today announced an alliance called to revolutionize the mobile work experience in companies of all sizes, combining powerful native apps for iPhone and iPad with the advanced capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. This joint initiative will also offer a new software development kit (SDK) and training for developers, partners and customers to easily create native iOS apps suitable for their business needs.
"This alliance will transform the way the iPhone and iPad are used in business, combining the innovation and security of iOS with SAP's deep expertise in enterprise software," said Tim Cook, Apple CEO. “Given its role as a leader in enterprise software and with 76% of business transactions connected to SAP systems, SAP is the ideal partner to help us truly transform the way business is conducted around the world with iPhone and iPad. The new SDK will make it easier for the more than 2,5 million SAP developers to create powerful native apps that will take full advantage of the SAP HANA Cloud Platform by putting into play the advanced capabilities that only iOS devices can offer. ”.
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"We are proud to take this special alliance between Apple and SAP to a new dimension," said Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP. “By enabling an intuitive and agile business experience, we help people learn more, dig deeper, and do more. And by combining the powerful capabilities of SAP HANA Cloud Platform and SAP S / 4HANA with iOS, the most advanced and secure mobile platform for enterprises, we will help deliver data immediately to workers where and when they need it. Apple and SAP share a commitment to improve the future, helping to create a better world and improve people's lives. "
The two companies plan to offer a new SAP HANA Cloud Platform software development kit (SDK), exclusively for iOS, that will provide companies, designers and developers with the necessary tools to quickly and efficiently create their own iOS apps for iPhone. and iPad, based on SAP HANA Cloud Platform, SAP's open platform as a service. These native apps will give access to basic data and business processes in SAP S / 4HANA, while taking advantage of all the features of the iPhone and iPad, such as Touch ID, Location and Notifications.
A new SAP Fiori for iOS design language will take the award-winning SAP Fiori user experience to the next level, combining it with the iOS user experience, to meet the demanding needs of business users and enable developers to create cutting-edge apps . To help the 2,5 million members of the international SAP developer community take full advantage of the new SDK and Apple's innovative hardware and software, the new SAP Academy for iOS will provide them with tools. And training. The new SDK, design language, and SAP Academy will become available before the end of this year.
As part of the alliance, SAP will develop native iOS apps to manage critical business operations. These apps for iPhone and iPad will be built with Swift, Apple's modern, secure and interactive programming language, and will offer a user experience analogous to the SAP Fiori design language for iOS. Workers in a wide variety of industries will be able to access critical data and business processes and the user experience they need to make decisions and take action, directly from their iPhone or iPad, thanks to apps designed so that a maintenance technician can order parts or schedule services, or for a physician to share the latest patient information with other healthcare professionals.
As the market leader in application software for the business world, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries improve the operation of their business. From administrative to boardroom functions, warehouse to store, desktop to mobile devices, SAP helps professionals and organizations work together more efficiently and better use business vision to gain advantage. to your competitors. SAP applications and services enable more than 310.000 clients from the corporate world and the public sector to be profitable, continuously adapt to change and grow steadily. For more information, visit http://www.sap.com
SOURCE | Apple press department
