Quick Implementation and Scalability Proven with SAP(R) Business All-in-One Fast-Start Program
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The offering is part of the SAP Business All-in-One fast-start program designed for midsized companies to quickly scope, purchase and implement SAP Business All-in-One solutions. The specific collaboration with HP takes scalable software from SAP and runs it on tailored hardware from HP. As the offering is pre-tested, preconfigured and preinstalled, customers have a complete solution ready for them to use quickly and affordably. All services including implementation and maintenance are part of the offering. Provided through local SAP and HP partners, this offering is available globally.
Customers and partners have seen early benefits of the offering. Delta Elektronika, based in
"We chose HP for its brand and reputation for delivering and servicing infrastructures. SAP was selected because of their responsiveness. The main reason for our selection was the quick implementation time and reasonable price, causing no disruption to our operations," said Ir. J. Koopman, general manager, Delta Electronika. "Having access to SAP applications on an HP server has increased the caliber of our entire operations. The server is 'invisible'; it does what it needs to do all day and night with no problems."
Leading Providers Collaborate to Offer Excellent Performance on a Low-Cost Basis for Midsize Customers
The joint offering from SAP and HP was announced in
"The offering from two solid vendors is a winning combination for our customers," said
The complete package includes business applications from SAP Business All-in-One and the SAP(R) MaxDBTM database, which is based on SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell. The SAP solutions are preinstalled onto the HP BladeSystem c30000 enclosure and HP ProLiant server technology. The HP BladeSystem c3000 running SAP Business All-in-One integrates computing, networking, management, power and cooling, storage and data protection within a single, affordable and easy-to-manage enclosure designed specifically for midsize businesses.
"We are happy to see early success of the SAP Business All-in-One fast-start offering with HP. Working together to deliver solutions to midsized companies is very important to both SAP and HP as this ensures that our customers are getting what they need," said
"Customers want to save money while driving growth," said
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With more than 35,600 small and midsize customers worldwide, SAP is a leading provider of business applications and an established and highly successful player in the small and midsize enterprise (SME) market. SAP offers a broad and innovative solution portfolio for small businesses and midsize companies to meet the heterogeneous demands of SME customers. SAP solutions for small businesses and midsize companies include SAP(R) Business One, a single integrated application for successfully managing small businesses; SAP(R) Business ByDesign(TM), the software industry's most complete, integrated and adaptable on-demand solution for midsize companies; and SAP(R) Business All-in-One, a customizable and extensible solution for midsize companies with deep industry best practices built in. Sold, implemented and maintained through SAP and an expanding network of qualified partners, all of the solutions are competitively priced, easy and quick to implement and scalable to customers' growing business needs. The SAP solutions specifically designed for SMEs help enable small businesses and midsize companies to lower operating costs, improve operational excellence, gain better business insight and control, and grow their businesses flexibly. Additional information is available at www.sap.com/solutions/sme.
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