SAP and Intel will collaborate to offer "SAP Business
All-in-One" software designed to combine database software and
hardware intoa server for mid-size
companies.
The bundled package will be offered on Intel Xeon-based systems
and based on Suse Linux Enterprise from Novell and the database SAP
MaxDB.
The offering targets midsize companies in the manufacturing,
service and trade industries and directly addresses the demands in
these market segments for quick set-up.
"Together with SAP, we plan to offer a package that is optimised
and validated on the Intel Xeon Processor Architecture and deployed
on modular servers by our partner OEM system providers," said Pat
Gelsinger, senior vice-president and general manager of the Digital
Enterprise Group at Intel.
The
modular serverswill be available for midsize
businesses and a prototype will be shown at the SAP booth at CeBIT
2008.
"To succeed in the SME market, software and hardware suppliers
must develop offerings to meet the specific performance
demands of small and midsize companies, but that is not easy,"
said Ray Boggs, vice-president of small and medium business
research at IDC. "Industry-specific capabilities that can be
readily implemented in an affordable way will be key, but so will
having offerings that are easy to access, with hardware and
software already aligned."