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SAP AG has announced the opening of the third SAP Co-Innovation Lab, at SAP Labs India in Bangalore, which joins existing labs in Palo Alto, California, and Tokyo, Japan. In operation since October 2008, the SAP Co-Innovation Lab, Bangalore, offers a hands-on environment for SAP, independent software vendors (ISVs), system integrators (SIs) and technology partners to work together with customers on current and future technologies to showcase how companies can increase competitive advantage and improve efficiencies.
The co-innovation lab network was established by SAP to provide a physical environment for SAP, customers and partners to collaborate on solutions and offerings that will help solve and address pressing business challenges and opportunities.
Initially, the SAP Co-Innovation Lab Bangalore will closely engage with the following partners: Arteria Technologies, Cisco, Cognizant, F5 Networks, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Intelligroup, KLG Systel, Larson & Toubro Infotech, MindTree, MobileOne I P, NetApp and Wipro Technologies. Asian Paints is actively co-innovating with SAP and partners in the lab as a marquee customer.
“At SAP, we believe in the philosophy that collaborative innovation can make a bigger impact to the industry,” said Kush Desai, managing director, SAP Labs India. “Working in synergy with our partners and customers and starting early in the development cycle helps us in building future products that address technology needs in a comprehensive manner. These products not only help our customers empower their employees with decision-making tools that streamline their processes, but they also enable companies to respond quickly to the ever-changing needs of their customers. With the launch of the SAP Co-Innovation Lab in Bangalore, we are delighted to broaden the reach of the network of SAP Co-Innovation Labs directly to our Indian ecosystem.”
The SAP Co-Innovation Lab hosts a simulated heterogeneous data centre integrating hardware and infrastructure software from SAP and participating sponsors. SAP Co-Innovation Lab members have a hands-on environment where they can work on proof-of-concepts and build and test new business processes and SOA solutions. The lab also promotes innovative applications and technology solutions to SAP customers through joint seminars, community discussions and events. In addition, the lab provides onsite and online demo theatres and landscapes to address a broader variety of topics, best practices and solution maps.
“The expansion of our co-innovation lab network serves to accelerate collaborative innovation and create a thrust on market-oriented technology solutions,” said Satyajit Singh Mecker, senior vice president, Global Ecosystem and Partner Group, SAP AG. “SAP partners will gain strategic insights into our technology roadmap and our customers’ needs. As a result, they will be able to align a competitive go-to-market strategy for their offerings internationally.”
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