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Mercury Interactive Forms Software License and Distribution-Based Partnership with SAP AG
Mercury Interactive Corporation announced it has formed a software license and distribution-based partnership with SAP AG, for Optane, Mercury Interactive's suite of business technology optimization (BTO) software.
Under terms of the agreement, SAP will bundle introductory versions of Mercury Interactive software with SAP solutions, such as mySAP Enterprise Portal, for distribution to SAP customers.
SAP will also resell a version of the Optane suite, which is optimized for SAP solutions, to help customers test, tune and manage the performance of their SAP solutions throughout the application lifecycle.
In addition, SAP will use Optane internally for development testing, and externally for testing customer implementations.
"This is a
Under terms of the agreement, SAP will bundle introductory versions of Mercury Interactive software with SAP solutions, such as mySAP Enterprise Portal, for distribution to SAP customers.
SAP will also resell a version of the Optane suite, which is optimized for SAP solutions, to help customers test, tune and manage the performance of their SAP solutions throughout the application lifecycle.
In addition, SAP will use Optane internally for development testing, and externally for testing customer implementations.
"This is a
significant move for both companies," said Dennis Gaughan, research director, Enabling Technologies at AMR Research. "For SAP, it shows a commitment to quality through all phases of development, deployment, and production. Bringing pre-production testing together with production performance and availability is a critical piece of that puzzle, and Mercury Interactive is the only company that can bring that to the table today." Source: AMR Alert, January 21, 2003.
"Our partnership with Mercury Interactive will dramatically improve our customers'ability to measure and manage the performance of their SAP solutions, while reducing their overall cost of ownership," said Klaus Kreplin, senior vice president of the GBU Integration Platform, SAP AG. "By providing Mercury Interactive’s industry-leading software, we can help our customers optimize the IT infrastructure that supports their vital business processes, creating new IT efficiencies that maximize business results."
As part of the agreement, Mercury Interactive and SAP will work together to create pre-configured re-usable business process templates, best practice guides, and customized versions of the Optane suite specifically designed to optimize the performance of SAP solutions and maximize business benefits.
"Like Mercury Interactive, SAP recognizes the importance of BTO to IT organizations today, and the tremendous business benefits that can be gained by optimizing the performance of SAP solutions throughout their lifecycle," said Ken Klein, chief operating officer at Mercury Interactive. "As a result of our expanded partnership, SAP customers can leverage the optimized versions of Optane for SAP solutions as they test, deploy and operate their SAP solutions to align those systems with measurable business goals, lower costs, and unlock the value of their IT investments."
Mercury Interactive and SAP will initiate joint customer engagements immediately.
SAP plans to begin shipping introductory Mercury Interactive software bundles with SAP solution and will begin reselling the Optane suite in the second quarter of 2003.
Mercury Interactive's Complete BTO Solution for SAP Applications
Mercury Interactive's relationship with SAP began in the mid-1990s.
Since that time, Mercury Interactive has developed a complete set of enterprise testing, tuning and performance management solutions built around SAP solution requirements.
To date, more than 750 SAP customers have successfully used Mercury Interactive's performance management solutions to deploy, upgrade and maintain their mySAP.com solutions.
"Our partnership with Mercury Interactive will dramatically improve our customers'ability to measure and manage the performance of their SAP solutions, while reducing their overall cost of ownership," said Klaus Kreplin, senior vice president of the GBU Integration Platform, SAP AG. "By providing Mercury Interactive’s industry-leading software, we can help our customers optimize the IT infrastructure that supports their vital business processes, creating new IT efficiencies that maximize business results."
As part of the agreement, Mercury Interactive and SAP will work together to create pre-configured re-usable business process templates, best practice guides, and customized versions of the Optane suite specifically designed to optimize the performance of SAP solutions and maximize business benefits.
"Like Mercury Interactive, SAP recognizes the importance of BTO to IT organizations today, and the tremendous business benefits that can be gained by optimizing the performance of SAP solutions throughout their lifecycle," said Ken Klein, chief operating officer at Mercury Interactive. "As a result of our expanded partnership, SAP customers can leverage the optimized versions of Optane for SAP solutions as they test, deploy and operate their SAP solutions to align those systems with measurable business goals, lower costs, and unlock the value of their IT investments."
Mercury Interactive and SAP will initiate joint customer engagements immediately.
SAP plans to begin shipping introductory Mercury Interactive software bundles with SAP solution and will begin reselling the Optane suite in the second quarter of 2003.
Mercury Interactive's Complete BTO Solution for SAP Applications
Mercury Interactive's relationship with SAP began in the mid-1990s.
Since that time, Mercury Interactive has developed a complete set of enterprise testing, tuning and performance management solutions built around SAP solution requirements.
To date, more than 750 SAP customers have successfully used Mercury Interactive's performance management solutions to deploy, upgrade and maintain their mySAP.com solutions.
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