New Version of SAP Business ByDesign

August 5, 2010 · Filed Under Technology

On August 2, SAP AG announced the general availability of the feature pack 2.5 for the SAP Business ByDesign solution. It is available from July 30. SAP also announced the introduction of three new predefined starter packages which are introduced at a fixed price of EUR 9,900, starting from ten users.

This comprehensive, fully integrated on-demand business management suite is now available in the six strategic core markets Germany, China, France, India, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Feature pack 2.5 for SAP Business ByDesign delivers significant customer-centric innovations including real-time, in-memory analytics, support for mobile devices, customizable rich user interface and increased flexibility. With sophisticated life cycle management functions and low delivery costs the new version is now ready for a large volume rollout, according to SAP.

“With the feature pack 2.5 for SAP Business ByDesign, SAP has made solid progress toward serving the needs of small and midsize companies looking for a fully integrated suite,” said Bill McNee, founder and CEO, Saugatuck Technology.

Starter packages are predefined, focused subsets of the full SAP Business ByDesign suite that are deployed simply and are available at fixed implementation prices, starting at EUR 9,900. A dedicated implementation methodology, as well as embedded e-learning, enables these packages to be implemented quickly, in as little as three weeks depending on a customer’s requirements.

Available for as few as 10 users, the three starter packages currently available include:
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
The CRM starter package provides customers with best business practices for sales force automation (SFA), enabling them to efficiently generate leads, manage all stages of the sales process and close deals, while laying the foundation to expand to the entire order-to-cash process. The CRM starter package can be implemented in approximately three weeks at a fixed implementation price of EUR 9,900 and a special subscription price of EUR 79 per user.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
The ERP starter package provides customers that have outgrown accounting-only systems with the integrated financials, accounting and analytics capabilities needed to manage the next stage of growth. The package can be implemented in approximately six weeks or less and is available at a fixed implementation price of EUR 24,900 and the usual subscription price of EUR 133 per user.

Professional Service Provider (PSP)
The PSP starter package is designed to give small businesses and midsize professional services firms affordable access to the world-class business process management capabilities they need to not only manage their businesses end to end, but also to level the playing field against well-capitalized competitors. Designed to go live in approximately eight weeks, the PSP starter package is available for a fixed implementation price of EUR 34,900 and the usual subscription price of EUR 133 per user.

“With the general availability of feature pack 2.5 we have achieved a major milestone,” said Peter Lorenz, executive vice president, SME solutions, and corporate officer, SAP. “By providing this new release, we deliver substantial innovation to support our customers’ business needs today and tomorrow. The on-demand services for SAP Business ByDesign are operated on the most modern cloud infrastructure and allow for true volume business. We also expect the new starter packages to enable our customers to quickly adopt the services and realize immediate results on their path to an integrated on-demand suite.

Figure: Peter Lorenz, Executive Vice President, Small and Midsize Enterprises SAP
(Photo: SAP AG / Carina C. Kircher)