SAP Partners with Sybase on Mobile

SAP (Walldorf, Germany) announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with enterprise and mobile software provider Sybase to deliver its recently launched SAP Business Suite 7 software to mobile devices.

According to a press release, SAP will integrate Business Suite with Sybase's mobile enterprise application platform and leverage the Dublin, Calif.-based vendor's business process mobilization technology to allow users of iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile-based and other devices access to customer data in both connected and disconnected modes.

"Our customers demand mobile access to proven business applications to stay connected to their customers, suppliers, partners and employees to drive innovation and productivity," Bill McDermott, president, global field operations, and member of the SAP AG executive board, said in a statement. "Working together with Sybase, we will provide the modern mobile workforce with the tools they need on the device of their choice, which will enable faster time to value, through access to business functionality anytime, anywhere."

As part of the partnership, Sybase will enable sales professionals access to SAP's customer relationship management (CRM) solution, equipping them with updated data on customers that is synchronized with enterprise applications.