Research and Innovation
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Reality or Hype? The Internet of Things on SAP TV
Connecting the virtual world of computers and communication systems with the physical world is opening up new possibilities in our society. See how SAP researchers are working to revolutionize business processes with the "Internet of Things." | English | German
26 Aug 2009Digital Pen Solution Makes Handwritten Message Collection a Breeze (PDF 730 KB)
Read how SAP researchers in Dresden have developed the prototype of a digital pen solution that enables handwritten messages to be collected from paper forms and sent directly into SAP system objects for further processing - all done without the use of a scanner!
20 Aug 2009
Gravity: Collaborative Business Process Modeling within Google Wave
Gravity is a prototype developed by SAP Research in Brisbane, Australia, and SAP NetWeaver Development providing real-time, cloud-based collaborative business process modeling within Google Wave. Check out the demo put together by Alexander Dreiling and his colleagues!
04 Sep 2009Recently Featured
- SAP at CeBIT Australia 2009 (PDF 615 KB)
- Verification of Business Object Behavior Models (PDF 150 KB)
- SOA and Online Banking in Australia (PDF 95 KB)
- Digital Product Memory: Furthering the Vision of the Internet of Things
- SENSEI: Integrating the Physical World with the Digital World of the Network of the Future (PDF 131 KB)
Featured Blog
Enterprise, the Next Generation: A Conference for Sponsored Academic Research
Paul Hofmann, head of Sponsored Academic Research at SAP, highlights the 21 August conference in which leaders in academia discussed joint research projects with SAP in areas such as multicore, security, sustainability, computational logic, IT productivity, and supply chain risk.
11 Sep 2009Recent SAP Research Blogs
- Fighting crime and terrorism with a prototype of advanced integrated analytics capabilities for police agencies
- What's your role in the "Clean Tech Revolution"
- Community-focused BPM: Lessons Learned from SAP’s Enterprise Services Community
- Live From Phoenix: SAP TechEd 2009 LIVE
- University Alliances Community promoted to top-tier in the SAP Community Network
Introductory Information
- SAP Research on SAP.com
- Research Fields - Focus on business impact
- SAP Research Report 2007/2008 (PDF 1.8 MB)
- SAP Research Technology Vision
Collaborative Environment
Selected SAP Research Programs - Focus on technology
Publications
- SAP Research Publications, 2008
- International Research Forum 2008 (PDF 2 MB)
- International Research Forum 2007 (PDF 5.2 MB) by Lutz, Heuser, Claudia Alsdorf, Dan Woods
- International Research Forum 2006 (PDF 3 MB)
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