SAP Expands BI Strategy

At the current Sapphire meeting SAP has announced a number of expansions of its business intelligence capabilities. These appear to be quite innovative in their approach. This includes:

" ... a business analytics search tool called SAP BusinessObjects Explorer that Apotheker likened to an "iTunes" for business analytics that allows any business user to search and find business analytics information very quickly, he said.

The other application, called Constellation, combines social networking and business intelligence and "helps people work together in a very seamless way," Apotheker said. He did not give many specifics about the product but said it is a "social application" that "links back into the business suite." ... '