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SAP Research Report 2009/2010 I Imprint and Learn More ©2010 SAP AG RQ 5090 (10/01) SAP Research Report 2009/2010 I Imprint and Learn More ©2010 SAP AG. All rights reserved. SAP Research Report 2009/2010 I SAP Research in a Nutshell SAP, R/3, SAP NetWeaver, Duet, PartnerEdge, ByDesign, Clear Enterprise, SAP BusinessObjects Explorer and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, Crystal Decisions, Web Intelligence, Xcelsius, and other Business Objects products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP France in the United States and in other countries. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of IMPRINT AND LEARN MORE their respective companies. Data contained in this document serves SAP RESEARCH IN A NUTSHELL informational purposes only. National product specifi cations may vary. These materials are subject to change without notice. These materials SAP RESEARCH REPORT 2009/2010 are provided by SAP AG and its affi liated companies (“SAP Group”) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY for informational purposes only, without represen tation or warranty of any kind, and SAP Group shall not be liable for errors or omissions with respect to the materials. The only warranties for SAP Group products and services are those that are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Overall Responsibility The exploration of new trends and the development of promising ideas and Next Big Things SAP AG prototypes is an essential part of Cloud-Based Future Compliance Global “Internet of Service Delivery SAP Research Communications every technology enterprise. SAP Applications Solutions Things” Services Framework achieves just that with its global tech- nology research unit, SAP Research. Business Areas Design and Production Strategi cally aligned with the area of Carbon Digital E-Govern- FutureFu Future Manu- Future SAP’s chief technology officer, the Trading Product ment CareC facturing Retail Memory SAP AG group acts as a technology trend SAP Communications Media scout, significantly contributing to Mobile Public Smart SupplySSu Chain Technologies SAP’s product portfolio and helping Enter prise Safety Grids ManagementM for Emerging Applications anda Logistics Economies the company maintain its technolo- Photography gical edge. Research Programs Cover: Stephan Daub Shaping Trends Business Collab orative Information SecuritySe & Service Smart Further Photos: Ingo Cordes, Stephan Daub, Rudi de Louw, Matthias Ernert, Florian Schneider, Danie Smit In contrast to SAP’s product groups Process Business Manage- TrustTru Science Items Management ment and development labs that work on new functions and releases, the re- Software Technology User Printing searchers identify and shape trends Engineering Infrastructure Experience that have not yet been developed xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx into products. In addition to its par- SAP Research Portfolio ticipation in collaborative research projects within a large ecosystem Co-Innovating Around the Globe ”Living” the Future of Software Further Information Available of partners from academia and in- SAP Research has established a world- Driving the concept of living labs as dustry, SAP Research constantly wide collaborative network with more collaboration platforms for open innova- Additional information about our research works on the transfer of project than 800 organizations, among them tion, SAP Research has been success- projects and activities can be found on results, shaping existing and future numerous renowned universities and ful in bringing together customers, the enclosed CD, including videos, SAP® solutions. research institutes, private enterprises, partners, researchers, and developers white papers, books, and other material. governments, and customers. Each for in-depth collaboration and hands-on In the search for the “next big things” SAP Research Center is co-located discussions on various topics. Providing − maximum-impact, next-generation with either a partner university or an a real-world setting, the living labs turn technologies and applications − the SAP devel opment lab and often takes research results and prospective SAP SAP Research portfolio focuses on advantage of the close vicinity to major solutions into tangible experiences and topics across a number of business partners. This creates a solid foundation stimulate innovative results. areas backed by a solid foundation of for co-innovation, as, for example, with technical research programs. the newly established SAP and Intel Co- laboratory at the SAP Research Center Belfast. www.sap.com/research SAP RESEARCH REPORT 2009/2010 Future Factory Future Retail Future Public Technologies for FROM CREATIVITY TO VALUE Initiative Center Security Center Emerging Economies Dresden, Germany Regensdorf, Switzerland Darmstadt, Germany Pretoria, South Africa Fostering research Investigating StrengtheningStrengt AddressingAdddrese the and development technologies in ememergencye chchallengesc of small, SAP Research Living Labs Research SAP ergge response allen for the manufacturing retail, trade, and and sisimulationm midsize,midsiz and micro- industry logistics of cocontrolnt center entetenterpriseserp in devel- operationsoperati opiopopingng countries SAP Research Report 2009/2010 I Highlights SAP Research Report 2009/2010 I Impressions SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS 2009/2010 SAP RESEARCH IMPRESSIONS A GLIMPSE INTO OUR RESEARCH CENTERS January 2009 March 2009 May 2009 July 2009 September 2009 November 2009 January 2010 March 2010 First jointly developed At CeBIT 2009 on March At the EU Future Internet Establishment of the SAP The SAP Research Center The SAP Meraka Unit for SAP, the Ecole Centrale SAP Research has a strong prototype from SAP® 3–8 in Hannover, Germany, Conference on May 11–13 Research Group Bangalore Brisbane relocates to its Technology Development Paris graduate school, and presence at CeBIT 2010 BusinessObjects™ Innova- German chancellor Dr. Angela in Prague, Czech Republic, in India. The group is located new, high-tech office in holds its Research Sympo- the Euclyde data center on March 2–6 in Hannover, tion Centers in Paris, France, Merkel and California gover- SAP Research features at the main campus of SAP Australia. sium on November 11, fo- management company team Germany. The overall Future and the SAP Research nor Arnold Schwarzenegger demos and prototypes from Labs India in Bangalore. cusing on efforts to both up on the ARSA project in Internet theme is illustrated Center Sophia Antipolis. discover the SoKNOS cri- the AVANTSSAR, R4eGOV, Read more on page 7. Gravity, a research proto- develop new technologies an effort to adapt the SAP by vivid scenarios in various Take Action helps align sis management platform RESERVOIR, and SToP type within Google Wave for and advance human cap- Social Network Analyzer, life areas to the event business intel ligence with and the TEXO Services to projects. The SAP Research Cura- developed at the SAP Re- ital within South Africa and a technology to analyze visitors. opera tional systems. go! application. torship Meeting (Spring) search Center Brisbane abroad. social networks for city Read more on pages 27 CeBIT Australia in Sydney takes place on July 3–5 in together with SAP and municipality needs. and 44. on May 12–14 showcases Barcelona, Spain. NetWeaver® Development, The fourth EU Future Inter- several SAP Research dem- Read more on page 9. is released. net Assembly conference is The SAP Research Group onstrations in public securi- Read more on page 37. held in Stockholm, Sweden. Bulgaria is established in sydney belfast st. gallen / zürich pretoria dresden sydney brisbane ty and transport and SAP Research announces Sofia. The group is located bangalore logistics. the Unified Services De- at SAP Labs Bulgaria’s main Read more on page 44. scription Language. campus. Read more on pages 40 Read more on page 7. and 42. At the fifth International Research Forum, global thought leaders come st. gallen / zürich together in Westerburg, sophia antipolis Germany, to examine topics brisbane raanana darmstadt belfast dresden SAP Research provides a The SAP and Intel Collabo- and trends concerning the bangalore keynote presentation at the ratory, a new venture be- question of “The Future fifth SAP Australian User tween the two companies Internet: A Reality in the Presentation of the MeRegio Group Summit in Darling on cloud computing and Making?” project at the German- Harbour, Sydney, and high- sustainable IT, is officially The fourth national German Chinese Promenade in lights the Yowie, BirdsEye, inaugurated on October 19 IT Summit takes place in The HANNOVER MESSE Shenyang on June 12–20. Gravity, and PennyPointer in Belfast, North Ireland. Stuttgart, Germany. SAP 2010, a showcase for indus- Read more on page 41. projects at the SAP booth. Read more on page 29. Research presents projects trial technology, takes place Over 30 IT leaders and and deliverables at a joint SAP Research supports the on April 19–23 in Hannover, visionaries from business The first SAP Research and On August 14, SAP cus- SAP, Nokia, and Giesecke & open house event. Software Engineering 2010 Germany. SAP Research and academia across the Innovation Award is given to tomers and representatives Devrient announce at
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