WALLDORF, Germany and ARMONK,
N.Y., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP
SE (NYSE: SAP) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that IBM
Watson® technology will be embedded into SAP® solutions to provide
new AI-driven insights and automation to help accelerate innovation
and create more efficient and effective user experiences across the
SAP application portfolio.
SAP will use IBM Watson capabilities to power its digital
assistant in SAP Start, which provides a unified entry point for
cloud solutions from SAP. With SAP Start, users can search for,
launch and interactively engage with apps provided in cloud
solutions from SAP and SAP S/4HANA® Cloud. New AI capabilities in
SAP Start will be designed to help users boost productivity with
both natural language capabilities and predictive
insights using IBM Watson AI solutions built on IBM's trust
and transparency and data privacy principles.
"This milestone collaboration with IBM aims to provide SAP
customers a better user experience, faster decision-making and
greater insights to help transform their business processes," said
Christian Klein, CEO and Member of
the Executive Board of SAP SE. "Working together to incorporate
additional AI, machine learning and other intelligent
technologies into SAP solutions can lead to better business
outcomes for our joint customers. Today's news, along with the
recent news of our expanded use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is a
prime example of how the rich, 50-year partnership between our
companies continues to grow stronger and move the industry
forward."
New digital assistant capabilities in SAP Start will be extended
across SAP solutions to help answer diverse questions for managers
and employees. By automating and speeding up common tasks, the
capabilities are designed to help unlock employee productivity to
focus on more strategic work. SAP Start will allow
customers to benefit from intelligence at the point of
decision-making with the ability to use AI and machine learning to
extract information from a variety of data sources and answer user
questions across lines of business. Today, IBM
technology currently available in the TripIt mobile app from
SAP Concur is helping nearly 13 million users easily access
AI-derived weather insights to make more sustainable travel choices
before and during their trips.
IBM delivers market-leading AI capabilities with Watson products deployed by more than 100
million users across 20 industries. In addition, SAP and IBM
Consulting are currently supporting customers with 25 joint
intelligent industry solutions that use IBM Watson
capabilities underpinned by SAP Business Technology
Platform (SAP BTP). These industry solutions help customers
across industries such as retail, manufacturing and utilities
accelerate their business transformation and use data to make
more informed decisions.
"IBM and SAP are joining forces to give businesses new and
exciting ways to harness the transformative power of AI and
use it as a source of competitive advantage," said Arvind Krishna, IBM Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer. "With this announcement, we are infusing IBM Watson's
powerful, enterprise-grade AI capabilities into SAP's leading ERP
platform to help businesses reimagine customer experiences, boost
productivity and fuel growth."
In addition to natively embedding IBM Watson AI capabilities
into SAP solutions, SAP and IBM are collaborating on generative AI
and large language models aimed to deliver consistent continuous
learning and automation based on SAP's mission-critical
application suite.
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About SAP
SAP's strategy is to help every business run
as an intelligent, sustainable enterprise. As a market leader in
enterprise application software, we help companies of all sizes and
in all industries run at their best: SAP customers generate 87% of
total global commerce. Our machine learning, Internet of Things
(IoT), and advanced analytics technologies help turn customers'
businesses into intelligent enterprises. SAP helps give people and
organizations deep business insight and fosters collaboration that
helps them stay ahead of their competition. We simplify technology
for companies so they can consume our software the way they want –
without disruption. Our end-to-end suite of applications and
services enables business and public customers across 25 industries
globally to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and make a
difference. With a global network of customers, partners,
employees, and thought leaders, SAP helps the world run better and
improve people's lives. For more information, visit
www.sap.com.
About IBM
IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI,
and business services provider, helping clients in more than 175
countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline
business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in
their industries. Nearly 3,800 government and corporate entities in
critical infrastructure areas such as financial services,
telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud
platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital
transformations quickly, efficiently, and securely. IBM's
breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing,
industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver
open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by
IBM's legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility,
inclusivity, and service. For more information, visit
www.ibm.com.
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