SAP and Sybase expect 90% of all mobile SAP apps to be developed by partners and independent software vendors (ISV). These developers will likely be able to build focused industry- and line-of-business apps more quickly than SAP.

Partners and ISVs who want to benefit from the huge market potential of mobile SAP applications, however, first need to gain experience in developing apps on the Sybase Unwired Platform (SUP).

That’s why SAP has instituted various programs to support and educate developers in building apps for SUP. The SAP Co-Innovation Lab (COIL) and SAP Mobility Unit carried out one such program called PAdMA, or Partner delivered Mobile Applications, with five SAP partners: Accenture, AkaaRa, Arteria, SIGGA, and WIPRO.

On the following pages, we’ll tell you all about the apps these partners developed:

• Accenture: HCM Employee Lifecycle

• AkaaRa Consulting: Project Insight

• Arteria: Mobile Sales Force Automation

• SIGGA: Work Order Execution

• WIPRO: Meter Reading and Billing Solution

For more details on the PAdMA program and where you will be able to get these apps, skip to the end of the article:

• Overview of PAdMA and App Availability