SAP will bring a unified interface across its suite of business applications over the next few quarters as part of an ongoing effort to make its software easier to implement, according to company co-CEO Leo Apotheker.
“The next version of our Business Suite will have one harmonic view,” said Apotheker, who joined customers and analysts at SAP’s New York offices Friday for a panel discussion on “Why it makes sense to invest in IT in lean economic times.”
SAP has released a version of what Apotheker called its “unified interface,” similar to the current interface in the company’s CRM (customer relationship management) module, for select customers to test, according to company officials. It will most likely take several quarters to release the interface for general availability, Apotheker acknowledged.
The rollout of the unified interface is part of the company’s commitment to bring its enhancement pack strategy to its entire business suite. With the rollout of enhancement packs, SAP is moving away from periodic, large upgrades and instead adding new features on an incremental basis.
