Capitalizing on Groundbreaking Technology
SAP Research is our research organization. It is dedicated to capitalizing on pioneering trends and technologies in IT that we can incorporate into the development of our products. SAP Research consists of 13 interconnected research centers on five continents. Each center is located in close proximity to an SAP development center or on a university campus.
SAP Research operates a model of co-innovation: Hand-in-hand with prestigious universities, partners, customers, and product development groups at SAP, SAP Research employees pursue groundbreaking ideas and create prototypes – always striving to generate the greatest possible customer value for future markets. To this end, single customers get involved early on in research undertakings within special “lighthouse projects”, and dedicated “living labs” demonstrate technological research in real-world settings, thus making prospective SAP solutions a tangible experience.
Global Research and Development Network of SAP
Among the leading research topics in 2007 were the “Internet of Services” and the “Internet of Things”. 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 communicate information about themselves among one another. In 2007, the results of the research into these “smart” items were applied in practice in the Future Retail Center and the Future Factory. 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 is supported by the German government. 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 Internetbased service economy: The project is developing the infrastructure components needed to discover new services and interconnect them to fulfill business requirements.
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