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d.school SAPphire Experience. Official Facts about Sapphire. Sapphire is SAP’s primary sales and marketing event . Attendees include customers, prospects, partners, press and analysts, as well as SAP employees. It takes place once a year in the US and Europe.
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Official Facts about Sapphire • Sapphire is SAP’s primary sales and marketing event . Attendees include customers, prospects, partners, press and analysts, as well as SAP employees. • It takes place once a year in the US and Europe. • This year’s motto is introducing a new model for ecosystem co-innovation, helping to transform SAPPHIRE from a vendor conference to an industry forum that supports companies in collaboratively addressing IT and business challenges. • In addition, SAP and the Americas’ SAP Users’ Group (ASUG) are co-locating their premier events drawing an attendance of 16,000 visitors. • SAPPHIRE will feature: • Customer, partner and SAP presentations, highlighting the “best run business” motto. • SAP’s product road map, including the near-term plan for delivering the first fully integrated software suite built on a flexible business process platform. • ASUG sponsors: • Customer and SAP presentations focused on implementation aspects • Networking
More about Sapphire • Why Sapphire • What happens in SAP Theaters • Who is on the Exhibit Floor • What is ASUG • Why Press & Analysts • Who is who
Sapphire: What to expect We have designed your Sapphire experience to allow you to further explore customer and user needs in a software context as well as understand options for solution design. • The goal is to get a broad understanding of the enterprise software world – the different players, products, and problems–and to find ideas, tools, and technologies that might be relevant to the d school class project, and beyond.
Some points you may explore Real World: • What are platform options to be considered? • How do you train your users? • How do I implement/maintain the software ? • What are appropriate solutions for the kind of design you are envisioning? Technology: • What different technology options and platforms might you consider? • How would your solution integrate into an existing technology infrastructure? • What are possible technical considerations when implementing software – for example mobile devices, voice.. • What are appropriate solutions for the kind of design you are envisioning? UI : • What user interface options may fit your target user type? • What are appropriate solutions for the kind of design you are envisioning? • How may your users interface with your solution and how may that impact your design? • How will your UI choices impact technology choices
More information The below link will lead you to the official Sapphire website where you can find proceeds from keynotes and presentations. Registration is free. http://www2.sapsapphire.com/usa2007/index.epx