HP signs reseller agreement with SAP

HP has inked a deal with SAP. This agreement will help SAP to resell HP Fortify application security software as part of its quality assurance solutions portfolio. SAP is now offering the solution under the name SAP Fortify software by HP to help customers quickly identify and address software vulnerabilities.As an expansion to a longstanding reseller relationship, SAP Fortify by HP helps address this need by enabling SAP customers to identify, triage and fix vulnerabilities in production applications, while also helping reduce risk by enabling security to be built in during software development. 

“An organization can suffer significant financial loss, business interruption and brand damage should it detect a vulnerability too late. With SAP Fortify by HP, SAP customers can now enhance the management of their software security risk by enabling proactive security testing throughout the entire software development lifecycle,” said Jyoti Prakash, Country Director, India and SAARC countries, HP Enterprise Security Products (ESP), HP.Application security helps strengthen SAP’s quality assurance portfolio of solutions, allowing users to Identify vulnerabilities early in the software development process, which is critical when attempting to combat potential cyber-attacks.

“SAP and HP enjoy a longstanding relationship with a strong focus on quality assurance. Offering software that integrates code-vulnerability analysis across the entire software life cycle, securing applications wherever they are deployed - on premises, in the cloud or on mobile devices around the world – is another important step in helping our customers increase productivity, lower costs and accelerate time-to-market,” said Tom Roberts, Global Vice-President, Third-Party Solutions, SAP (@SAP).  

SAP Fortify integrates with other SAP testing solutions, including the SAP Quality Center application by HP and SAP LoadRunner application by HP. It can also be used with the SAP Solution Manager application management solution to comprehensively manage software security issues across the enterprise.SAP Fortify by HP is currently available worldwide. SAP, including all subsidiaries, has worldwide rights to sell and support HP Fortify as SAP Fortify by HP.