SAP embraces iOS 7 to enhance Enterprise Experience

With mobile playing a critical role in today’s best-run businesses, SAP AG has announced that the comprehensive suite of mobile solutions from SAP will support key iOS 7 features. Many of the new enterprise features within iOS 7 will benefit SAP customers eager to adopt corporate security requirements such as single sign-on, per-app VPN and app configuration.

Mike Golz, CIO, SAP Americas, said, SAP Global IT supports more than 50,000 iOS devices used by employees worldwide. The enhancements in iOS 7 will allow us to better serve our employees, who rely on more than 60 iOS mobile apps to succeed in their day-to-day jobs on both BYOD and corporate devices. Since the consumerization of IT drives enterprise decisions, Apple’s success in the consumer market will be a key indicator for enterprise adoption.

Apple has made it easier for the enterprise to adopt its devices with the release of iOS 7, which is considered by many as the biggest upgrade since its debut, and bodes especially well for enterprise developers and IT managers. The changes Apple is implementing in iOS 7 directly align with our goal of enhancing, securing and simplifying the end-user experience. SAP will help customers build beautiful mobile apps and securely use iOS devices in mission-critical business environments, said Anthony Reynolds, Senior Vice-President, Worldwide Mobile Sales and Solutions, SAP.

SAP has validated iOS 7 for apps running on SAP Mobile Platform both on premise and in the cloud, and will further enhance support with upcoming releases of the software development kit (SDK) for SAP Mobile Platform.