WALLDORF, Germany, Aug. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced a new set of enhancement packages for SAP(R) Business Suite applications. As a follow-up to the general availability of SAP Business Suite powered by the SAP HANA(R) platform, announced at SAPPHIRE(R) NOW in 2013, the new enhancement packages consolidate innovations for SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA that have been delivered via 180 shipments on a quarterly schedule over the last two years.
Enhancement package 7 for the SAP(R) ERP application and enhancement package 3 for the SAP(R) Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) application, the SAP(R) Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM) application and the SAP(R) Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) application are now available to customers. The new set also includes significant innovations for the SAP(R) Commodity Risk Management application and the SAP(R) Billing and Revenue Innovation Management solutions. Additionally, the new enhancement packages do the following:
-- Solidify a strong business innovation platform with SAP HANA as the default database for all SAP Business Suite customers -- Consolidate approximately 180 line-of-business and industry innovations delivered via different channels over the last two years in the quarterly shipments -- Position a solid foundation for more business and user experience innovations in the next quarters through SAP Fiori(TM) apps and further optimizations and innovations based on SAP HANA
“These new enhancement packages make SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA among the best business innovation platforms on the market,” said Christoph Behrendt, head of Suite and Industry Platform Unit, SAP. “Customers who are already deriving value from the renowned SAP HANA platform can now realize additional innovation through easy to implement packages across key lines of business and industries.”