A suite of native apps for iPhone and iPad underpinned by the SAP HANA platform will be one of the key outcomes of a new partnership between Apple and SAP, announced last week.
The apps will target critical business operations, according to SAP.
In addition, the companies plan to deliver a new SAP HANA Cloud Platform (HCP) SDK exclusively for iOS, enabling enterprises and developers to build their own iOS apps on the SAP HCP which can provide access to core data and business process on S/4HANA. Alongside, a new design language will bring together the best of the SAP Fiori user experience with a consumer-grade iOS experience for developers creating enterprise apps.
SAP and Apple are assisting developers to adopt these new capabilities with a new SAP Academy for iOS, which will provide tools and training. The SDK, design language and academy will be rolled out before the end of the year.
“This partnership will transform how iPhone and iPad are used in enterprise by bringing together the innovation and security of iOS with SAP’s deep expertise in business software,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook.
“As the leader in enterprise software and with 76 per cent of business transactions touching an SAP system, SAP is the ideal partner to help us truly transform how businesses around the world are run on iPhone and iPad. Through the new SDK, we’re empowering SAP’s more than 2.5 million developers to build powerful native apps that fully leverage SAP HANA Cloud Platform and tap into the incredible capabilities that only iOS devices can deliver.”
“We’re proud to take this special partnership between Apple and SAP to a groundbreaking new place,” said Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP.
“In giving people an agile and intuitive business experience, we empower them to know more, care more and do more. By combining the powerful capabilities of SAP HANA Cloud Platform and SAP S/4HANA, together with iOS, the leading and most secure mobile platform for enterprise, we will help deliver live data to people wherever and whenever they choose to work. Apple and SAP share a commitment to shaping the future, helping the world run better and improving people’s lives.”
