Systems integrator and IT consultant Capgemini late last week announced an initiative aimed at delivering greater productivity to customers running both SAP and Microsoft business applications.
The initiative, dubbed ERP+, teams Capgemini with Microsoft in what a Capgemini statement called a “multimillion euro initiative” to help manufacturers and other businesses mine more value from their enterprise applications.
The move parallels two recent trends in business technology circles: making complex ERP systems accessible to a broader range of enterprise workers, and enhancing the IT return on investment for companies struggling to cope in downtrodden business markets.
Specifically, through ERP+ Capgemini will use Microsoft Office and SharePoint applications, Windows phone, and Microsoft Application Platform technologies to deliver SAP data to desktop and mobile devices; cut down on duplicate data entry; increase the automation of unstructured work functions; and help companies stretch IT budgets by allowing them to forgo additional worker training and reuse Microsoft licenses.