Accenture, SAP Ally For Mobility Solutions

Accenture and SAP AG have announced their plans to jointly develop and manage the deployment of new enterprise mobility solutions leveraging Sybase Unwired Platform coupled with Accenture Mobility Services enterprise mobility offerings. Development efforts will initially focus on three industries — oil and gas, utilities and consumer products, with plans to expand into other industries.

Enterprise managed mobility allows large companies to integrate mobile devices such as smartphones into existing SAP applications as a service, enabling information access and business transactions from outside the walls of the enterprise — executed with little complexity, minimal setup time and no infrastructure requirements at a low cost.

Accenture and SAP intend to enter into an agreement to build differentiated solutions that draw on the breadth and depth of mobility capabilities that the companies have developed by working together since 2000. Pre-packaged mobility solutions are available to provide the market with ideas on how to reap the value of enterprise mobility. The strategic relationship also calls for the companies to develop a structured "go-to-market" model aimed at promoting collaboration between their sales teams. Additionally, Accenture will expand their already substantial SUP-trained architect and developer workforce to meet rapidly growing market demand.

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"We see tremendous growth opportunities in the enterprise mobility space and SAP is a key partner to help us pave the way to this rapidly expanding market," said Kevin Campbell, group chief executive, Technology growth platform, Accenture. "We look forward to deepening our relationship with SAP and sharpening our combined focus to develop innovative new managed mobility solutions."

"Today's announcement expands on the longstanding relationship and strong foundation that Accenture, SAP and Sybase have built over the years," said John Chen, chairman and CEO of Sybase, an SAP company. "Accenture offers extensive mobility experience and comprehensive offerings from ready-to-deploy mobile apps to managed mobility and consulting services. With mobility playing such a central role in the way people live, communicate and transact. Together, we feel that we are in an ideal position to help transform the way businesses are run."

"We already work together to serve a significant number of clients, and we both have a strategic focus on mobility and a long history of jointly implementing mobile solutions," said Mark Willford, global managing director of SAP business, Accenture. "These factors will allow us to hit the ground running as we strive to create value for our joint clients."