SAP Research
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SAP Research is the global technology research unit of SAP AG
with a network of 13 research centers worldwide. Each center is located in close proximity to an SAP development center or on a university campus. The group significantly contributes to SAP’s product portfolio and extends its leading position in the market by identifying and shaping emerging IT trends and generating breakthrough technologies through applied research. In contrast to SAP’s product groups and development labs that work on new functions and releases, the researchers explore opportunities that haven’t yet been developed into products.
The business model of SAP Research is based on co-innovation through collaborative research: in collaboration with leading universities, partners, customers, and SAP product groups, SAP Research drives the development of promising ideas and prototypes into market-ready software for maximum customer value. To that end, customers are involved early on in the research process through special Lighthouse Projects. Meanwhile, dedicated Living Labs
demonstrate technological research in real-world settings, thus turning prospective SAP solutions into tangible experiences.
Among the leading research topics are the “Internet of Services” and the “Internet of Things
”. The Internet of Services is about finding and combining services and information in order to fulfill unique requirements as precisely as possible. SAP Research spearheads efforts in the THESEUS research program, which was initiated by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany)
.The program aims to develop a new infrastructure that will make finding and consuming services and information on the Internet more effective. Within the program, the TEXO project, led by SAP Research, is helping to create an Internet-based service economy.
The Internet of Things seamlessly integrates physical objects into the IT world and makes them an active part of business processes: everyday objects, facilities, and machines, for example, communicate information about themselves among one another via integrated sensors.
Among the most recent successes of SAP Research are the opening of the Future Factory in Dresden,Germany – a joint effort of SAP Research as well as industrial and academic partner organizations to foster research and development for the manufacturing industry – and its participation in the Cooperative Research Centre
on Smart Services (Smart Services CRC) in Australia.
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
with a network of 13 research centers worldwide. Each center is located in close proximity to an SAP development center or on a university campus. The group significantly contributes to SAP’s product portfolio and extends its leading position in the market by identifying and shaping emerging IT trends and generating breakthrough technologies through applied research. In contrast to SAP’s product groups and development labs that work on new functions and releases, the researchers explore opportunities that haven’t yet been developed into products.
The business model of SAP Research is based on co-innovation through collaborative research: in collaboration with leading universities, partners, customers, and SAP product groups, SAP Research drives the development of promising ideas and prototypes into market-ready software for maximum customer value. To that end, customers are involved early on in the research process through special Lighthouse Projects. Meanwhile, dedicated Living Labs
Living lab
A living lab is a research concept. A living lab is a user-centred, open-innovation ecosystem, often operating in a territorial context , integrating concurrent research and innovation processes within a public-private-people partnership.The concept is based on a systematic user co-creation...
demonstrate technological research in real-world settings, thus turning prospective SAP solutions into tangible experiences.
Among the leading research topics are the “Internet of Services” and the “Internet of Things
Internet of Things
The Internet of Things refers to uniquely identifiable objects and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure. The term Internet of Things was first used by Kevin Ashton in 1999. The concept of the Internet of Things first became popular through the Auto-ID Center and related...
”. The Internet of Services is about finding and combining services and information in order to fulfill unique requirements as precisely as possible. SAP Research spearheads efforts in the THESEUS research program, which was initiated by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany)
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology is a ministry of the German Federal Government since 1998...
.The program aims to develop a new infrastructure that will make finding and consuming services and information on the Internet more effective. Within the program, the TEXO project, led by SAP Research, is helping to create an Internet-based service economy.
The Internet of Things seamlessly integrates physical objects into the IT world and makes them an active part of business processes: everyday objects, facilities, and machines, for example, communicate information about themselves among one another via integrated sensors.
Among the most recent successes of SAP Research are the opening of the Future Factory in Dresden,Germany – a joint effort of SAP Research as well as industrial and academic partner organizations to foster research and development for the manufacturing industry – and its participation in the Cooperative Research Centre
Cooperative Research Centre
Cooperative Research Centres are key bodies for Australian scientific research. The Cooperative Research Centres Program was established in 1990 to enhance Australia's industrial, commercial and economic growth through the development of sustained, user-driven, cooperative public-private research...
on Smart Services (Smart Services CRC) in Australia.
SAP Research Center Locations
- WalldorfWalldorfWalldorf is a town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.Walldorf is currently probably best known as the city that headquarters the world's third largest software company SAP, but it is also the birthplace of the millionaire John Jacob Astor, at the time of his death the...
, Germany (Headquarters) - BangaloreBangaloreBengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India - BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, United Kingdom - BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia - DarmstadtDarmstadtDarmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
, Germany - DresdenDresdenDresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Germany - KarlsruheKarlsruheThe City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, Germany - PretoriaPretoriaPretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, South Africa - Raanana , Israel
- SofiaSofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
, Bulgaria - Sophia AntipolisSophia AntipolisSophia Antipolis is a technology park northwest of Antibes and southwest of Nice, France. Much of the park falls within the commune of Valbonne. Created in 1970-84, it houses primarily companies in the fields of computing, electronics, pharmacology and biotechnology. Several institutions of higher...
, France - St. GallenSt. GallenSt. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on the service sector for its economic...
, Switzerland - ZürichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
External links
- SAP
- SAP Research(SDN) on SAP Developer Network (SDN)SAP Developer NetworkSAP Developer Network is an online community for SAP developers. It is a resource and collaboration channel for SAP developers, architects, consultants and integrators. SDN Hosts forums, expert blogs, a technical library, downloads, a code gallery, Elearning catalog , a Wiki and more...
- SAP Research Report 2009/2010