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SAP Launches SAP(R) EcoHub, a Community-Powered Solution Marketplace
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Integration of Community Input, Feedback and Ratings Enhances User Experience and Delivers Breakthrough Value for Customers
BERLIN, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a continuing sign of the
momentum of its market-leading customer-focused ecosystem, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP)
today announced the launch of SAP(R) EcoHub, an online marketplace that makes
it easier for customers to discover, evaluate and buy partner solutions to
complement their SAP installations. Further enhancing the value of the SAP
ecosystem for customers and partners, SAP EcoHub provides enhanced
transparency into the portfolio of solutions that further extend existing SAP
investments and engages the community by including user feedback and ratings
and demos. The announcement was made at SAP(R) TechEd 2008, being held in
Berlin, Germany, Oct. 14-16.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050310/SFTH009LOGO-a)
SAP EcoHub is live today at http://ecohub.sap.com, featuring certified
partner offerings, including SAP solution extensions, endorsed-business
solutions, and Powered by SAP NetWeaver(R), Certified by SAP NetWeaver and
Business Objects certified solutions. For SAP solution partners, the addition
of SAP EcoHub opens up a completely new channel that extends their reach into
new customers and provides an opportunity to differentiate and drive adoption
of their offerings.
"SAP EcoHub is an easy to use, single source that will streamline the
process for identifying relevant solutions that meet our business needs and
work within our existing SAP installation," said Matt Stultz, vice president,
Global Information Technology, Newell Rubbermaid. "This is something I have
been seeking for a long time. SAP EcoHub will definitely add tremendous value
to both SAP customers and partners."
SAP EcoHub Leverages Strength of SAP Community Networks
Customers around the world are faced with a number of challenges, from
adjusting to shifting economic environments to assessing operations and
identifying opportunities for streamlining to responding to customer demands
and meeting regulatory reporting requirements. Leveraging the strength of
their SAP installations and the flexibility of the SAP NetWeaver technology
platform, customers are taking the opportunity to utilize third-party IT
solutions to better address these challenges and differentiate themselves in
the marketplace. The SAP ecosystem provides customers access to complementary
solutions and offerings that work best for their installation.
Live now, SAP EcoHub is an online solution marketplace that enables
customers to:
-- Accelerate discovery with the ability to navigate the site by industry
or solution, search by key words, sort by relevance or partner, monitor
solutions that are "most viewed" and research offerings that are "highest
rated"
-- Leverage the power of insight to make educated selections of solutions
with access to feedback from a community of peers and business process
experts, customer adoption success stories and proven solutions that meet
their business needs
-- Engage in a trusted environment to schedule a solution demo on SAP
EcoHub with an SAP partner, request more information on any partner solution,
verify the solution certification and integration details, and initiate
purchase of a solution
"Customers consider many elements beyond price when evaluating software
options to complement their existing installation," said Henry Morris, senior
vice president of worldwide software and services, IDC. "With the spread of
social networking into the enterprise, customers will look for a Web site that
incorporates feedback from their peers on the merits of specific solutions.
SAP EcoHub provides access to a community of fellow SAP customers, combining
user feedback with partner demos and partner lists, enabling an informed
buying decision."
Customer-Focused Ecosystem Delivers Results
Recognizing an opportunity to drive additional success for companies with
SAP installations, SAP has built a robust ecosystem of customers and partners
that collaborate closely to develop offerings that deliver maximum value and
drive further innovation. Through interactive communities such as SAP
Developer Network (SDN), the Business Process Expert (BPX) community and
Industry Value Networks, SAP customers and partners exchange ideas, discuss
needs and identify solutions to augment their SAP installations or identify
opportunities for co-innovation on new solutions. SAP's customer-centric
approach to its ecosystem has resulted in more valuable offerings provided by
partners, increased innovation among community members and breakthrough
results for customers. SAP EcoHub is the culmination of this ecosystem effort
and is the marketplace of choice for customers and partners to connect for
success.
"SAP EcoHub is a natural extension of SAP's strategic design and
thoughtful execution of our customer-focused ecosystem," said Zia Yusuf,
executive vice president, Global Ecosystem and Partner Group, SAP AG. "Rather
than a one-size-fits-all-approach, we have designed a marketplace that
customers can be confident has offerings chosen for them that will work well
with their SAP installations and help them run their business better.
Complementary third-party solutions, an engaged community and opportunities
for co-innovation are core to ultimate success for our customers. SAP EcoHub
exemplifies this strategy and is yet another offering that makes it easier for
our customers to experience the multitude of benefits of SAP and partner
solutions."
To view a video highlighting the benefits of SAP EcoHub, please visit
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/ecohub/ecohub-
gettingstarted?rid=/media/uuid/f0f7620d-e974-2b10-1cb2-822488d7addb. To view
the partner quote sheet that accompanies this announcement, please visit
http://www.sap.com/about/press/press.aspx?pressID=10243.
SAP(R) TechEd 2008 in Las Vegas, Berlin, Shanghai and Bangalore
More than 16,000 SAP customers, partners and technical experts are
convening at SAP(R) TechEd 2008 to learn how to transform existing business
processes and IT landscapes and take advantage of the power and flexibility of
service-oriented architecture. Celebrating its 12th anniversary, SAP's largest
ecosystem education event of the year offers more than 1,000 hours of lecture-
driven and hands-on sessions. SAP TechEd 2008 was held in Las Vegas on
September 8-12, and is being held in Berlin on October 14-16, Shanghai on
November 5-6 and Bangalore on November 12-14. For more information, please
visit http://www.sapteched.com.
About SAP
SAP is the world's leading provider of business software(*), offering
applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than
25 industries to become best-run businesses. With approximately 75,000
customers (includes customers from the acquisition of Business Objects) in
over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the
Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol "SAP." (For more
information, visit http://www.sap.com)
(*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource
planning and related applications.
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SOURCE SAP AG
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