Letter from the Editor: Innovation Never Stops

During recent months we worked hard to capture SAP's technology vision in a concise and easy-to-read paper. We've delivered it with the first edition of SAP Technology Vision paper! Topics such as mobility, big-data, analytics, cloud, virtualization, user experience, security and business networks are all covered. Don't miss Vishal Sikka's visionary foreword on how new technologies drive business innovation. We also invite you to read Bjoern Goerke's blog about TGiFriday – an innovative experiment that already shows creative results in Bjoern's organization.

Innovation never stops. So stay tuned, because the next edition of the SAP Technology Vision paper will be coming soon!

Sincerely,

Anne Hardy
VP, Developer Evangelism at SAP

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SAP HANA InnoJam Online Contest 2012 – Phase Two Just Started!

Thank you to the community for more than 80 great ideas that were submitted for the SAP HANA InnoJam Online Contest! The creators of the ideas will get free access to SAP HANA and a chance to win a 3-day trip to Hana, Maui! Check out the blog on "Getting the Best Out of Your SAP HANA Testdrive" as well as what's next for the SAP HANA InnoJam Online Contest! And don't miss the SAP Developer Center for more tips.

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SAP NetWeaver Gateway Plug-in for Eclipse

The SAP NetWeaver Gateway plug-in for Eclipse is an SDK that enables developers to create applications that consume data from SAP systems via OData services exposed by SAP NetWeaver Gateway. The toolkits for Java SE and PHP are available for download. If you're interested in integrating Apple Siri with SAP NetWeaver Gateway, read Paul Aschmann's blog, then check out the SiriSAP plug-in on Code Exchange.

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New Developer Center for UI Development Toolkit for HTML5 Available

The UI Development Toolkit for HTML5 supports developers in creating fast and easy User Interface Applications based on HTML5 and Javascript. The new developer center contains learning material, a trial version of the toolkit for HTML5, documentation and control libraries. Check it out!

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SAP HANA Momentum Continues in 2012

Whether you're new to SAP HANA or actively engaged with an SAP HANA implementation, you'll find great content on the revamped Experience SAP HANA page. Download the latest SAP HANA whitepaper, which explains the revolutionary approach that SAP HANA architecture takes to business data processing. Then access the powerful research from IDC and read the blog about the first SAP HANA Tweet Chat, which was the most active #SAPChat with 56 questions within 60 minutes.

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SAP CIO Oliver Bussmann at CES - Mobility and the Consumerization of IT

With the business and consumer worlds melding (or colliding, some may say), it's only natural for an enterprise software company like SAP to make an appearance at an event dedicated to consumer technology – namely, CES. See Oliver Bussmann at CES talking about mobility, then see Oliver interviewing SAP Imagineer Denis Browne about "Bring Your Own Device Strategy." On this same topic, the Partner Delivered Mobile Application program has just wrapped up its second wave, introducing seven new apps to SAP's growing mobility portfolio.

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Dipping CHIPs into ABAP… with Web Dynpro ABAP Page Builder

Learn about Web Dynpro ABAP Page Builder! This is a new tool that lets you create pages consisting of gadgets (called CHIPs). With Page Builder, you provide your users with a well-structured overview of their daily work and an entry point to all transactions and applications they need. Your users can also easily adapt these pages to their needs. Read this paper and Create Your Own CHIP-Catalog today!

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New Version of Quick Sizer Available

The Quick Sizer (SMP log-in required) is a Web-based tool designed to make the sizing of SAP solutions easier and faster. With Quick Sizer, you can translate business requirements into technical requirements. Quick Sizer Version 26 is live now and associated resources include: SAP HANA Rapid Deployment Solutions, SAP NetWeaver BW powered by SAP HANA FAQ, and the In-Memory and SAP HANA area. A sizing workshop for beginners will take place March 26 and 27, 2012. Register for course ADM115 on the SAP Education Registration page.

Letter from the Editor: SAP HANA Transforms Business in 2012

2012 promises to be a year of renewal, writes Vishal Sikka in a recent blog. Vishal describes the big, ongoing renewal of enterprise landscapes. "SAP HANA, together with mobility, cloud computing, and our principle of delivering innovation without disruption, is helping to radically simplify enterprise computing," writes Vishal.

Blogger Krishna Tangudu sees the same advantages and concludes that SAP HANA simplifies BW implementations. "HANA is a really cool tool," explains Krishna," it helps you in faster loading and reporting as well and is also helping many projects to perform complex analysis, which earlier took a long time."

And SAP HANA is "catching on," reads a recent New York Times blog. The Times blogger gives SAP HANA credit for SAP's outstanding 2012 results, "The big difference [in 2011] seems to be a real success for SAP's in-memory computing system, called HANA."

SAP HANA is game-changing for both business and IT and it's a good idea for you to learn more about in-memory computing.

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To get a better understanding of hardware appliances, be sure to read SAP Mentor Tammy Powlas' account of a recent ASUG session she attended on Virtualization and Appliance Deployments.

Sincerely,

Keith Elliott
Editor-in-Chief

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PI Tips: How to Activate ABAP Proxies with AEX

Learn simple tips for ABAP proxy communication with PI 7.3 from SAP Mentor Michal Krawczyk. Find more tips on SAP Process Integration (PI) and see other blogs from Michal, including: Goodbye Exchange Profile in Java Stack, Three ways to check an FTP connection from PI and Disabling file transports on PI.

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Virtualization and Appliance Deployments: Cutting Through the Hype

SAP Mentor Tammy Powlas gives her run-down on virtualization, appliances and trends for the future. Read more blogs on In-Memory Business Data Management and Virtualization.

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Integrating Apple Siri with SAP Gateway

In this blog, Paul Aschmann shows you how to use voice-based integration with SAP to retrieve data from Siri. Using a Ruby app and a DNS filter, the filter intercepts the call and allows you to inject your own questions, responses and data. Check out the technology innovation page for more resources.

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Charting SAP's Mobile Apps

SAP Mentor John Moy takes stock of SAP's new mobile apps in this blog. Then find out how to create your own mobile web application with the NetWeaver BPM RESTful Service and jQuery Mobile in this blog by Leo Van Hangel.

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Technical Guide - Dual-Stack Split Tool vs. Java Export SAPinst #sapadmin

In this blog, Nicholas Chang talks about the differences between JAVA export with SAPINST and Dual-Stack Split. He covers how Dual-Stack Split works in stagger manner for export, import and de-installation of Java Stack.

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Opinions on Deploying SAP NetWeaver Gateway

A tweet asking if users would install SAP NetWeaver Gateway as a stand-alone or integrated system sparked a lively debate. In this blog, Sascha Wenninger summarizes the discussion and offers his thoughts on deploying NetWeaver Gateway.