SAP announces enhancements to SAP Business One

The packages are planned for availability multiple times a year between major application updates in a model that dramatically shortens the industry's typical multiyear cycle for introducing new functionality down to a matter of months. With this model, SAP is setting the bar for a new breed of more nimble, adaptable and responsive small business applications.

Designed as actionable and incremental extensions to the SAP Business One application and compatible to the vast catalogue of 350 solutions developed by independent software vendors (ISVs), these enhancement packages activate in a "plug-and-play" manner, eliminating the costs and disruptions associated with typical software upgrades.

Highlights of SAP Business One Enhancement Packages

SAP plans to make new enhancement packages for SAP Business One available for customers as part of their SAP standard maintenance contracts via download in regular cycles multiple times per year.

The exact content of each forthcoming enhancement package will vary according to the actual needs and priorities of SAP Business One customers, as monitored by SAP and its channel partners. The first enhancement package is scheduled to be available for customers to download in the second quarter of 2007. Among the enhancements planned are several new capabilities in financials, including control accounts, general ledger reporting and document printing.

"Enhancement packages for SAP Business One allow small businesses to quickly obtain mission-critical business capabilities and increase overall solution value," said Gadi Shamia, senior vice president, Solution Management, Small Business Solutions, SAP. "This new approach to enhancement delivery denotes SAP Business One as the platform for future business innovation, while allowing us to response faster to our customers and partners requests."