Microsoft, SAP Team on Health Care Tech

February 25, 2008 - Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service

Microsoft and SAP said they will target the health care industry with Duet, software that integrates their desktop and back-end business applications. The two vendors announced the joint marketing agreement on Monday at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in Orlando, Florida.

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February 4, 2008 - V.Rishi Kumar

Microsoft and SAP plan to integrate Office Communication Server with Duet, the jointly developed product that provides SAP processes and data through Microsoft Office applications.

Special Report: Workflows in Duet

Volume 04 (2008) - Issue 01 (Winter) SAP NetWeaver Magazine

Not only does Duet provide SAP-based information in a familiar context — Microsoft Office — it also provides that information within a familiar business process, thanks to its ability to integrate with SAP Workflow.

SAP-Microsoft Duet Has Growing Appeal

December 6, 2007 - Joaquim P. Menezes

SAP and Microsoft's "Duet" that debuted 18 months ago, is picking up pace — big time. The joint offering, which allows users to access SAP business processes from within a Microsoft Office environment, appears to be gaining popularity with companies and knowledge workers.

Gates says voice software spells death of PBX

October 16, 2007 - John Fontana

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates Tuesday launched the company’s unified communication platform, a milestone he said validates the era of software-enabled voice technology and signals the impending death of the PBX.

Microsoft Takes On IP Telephony With Unified Communications Launch

October 16, 2007 - Michael Singer

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) on Tuesday introduced a suite of new and revised software products designed to connect employees and let businesses slowly migrate from conventional PBX and TDM phone systems to an Internet-protocol, software-based communications future.

Microsoft's 'click to communicate' for the Windows world

October 16, 2007 - Dan Farber & Larry Dignan, Also featuring David Berlind

Bill Gates set the context for the general release of Microsoft's new communications products, which have been telegraphed for the last few years, and described them having an impact as profound as the shift from the typewriter to the word processor.

Microsoft Launches Unified Communications System

October 16, 2007 - Nancy Gohring and Stephen Lawson

Microsoft Corp. described wide industry support during the formal announcement of Office Communications Server in San Francisco on Tuesday.

Ballmer speaks out on convergence, Vista, Google, and Microsoft's vision

October 10, 2007 - Mike Klein and Joe Vanden Plas

The computing world is moving in the direction of a merging of four computing models, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

NW Natural Opts for SAP and Microsoft

September 17, 2007 - CXOtoday Staff

To facilitate a smooth and rapid transition to SAP for end users, NW Natural will leverage Duet software from SAP and Microsoft.

Logistics technology: BNSF Railway goes forward with SAP rollout

September 17, 2007 - Jeff Berman

By taking steps to streamline its internal management processes for financial, human resources, and payroll—and subsequently help shippers better meet expected increases in freight demand—Class I railroad carrier Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) said last week it will be implementing the SAP Business suite of business applications and Duet software from SAP and Microsoft.

BNSF Railway to upgrade its back office with SAP software

September 17, 2007 - Computerworld

BNSF Railway Co. is implementing business applications from SAP AG to integrate its financial, human resources and payroll systems. Along with the SAP suite of business applications, BNSF, a subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., will also implement Duet software from SAP and Microsoft Corp. to give its IT employees access to SAP business data.

BNSF Railway implements SAP business suite

September 12, 2007 - Staff

SAP AG has announced that BNSF Railway Company will transform its internal management system by implementing the SAP Business Suite and Duet software.

SAP snags big win over Oracle, thanks to Duet, TCO

September 12, 2007 - Jon Franke

When BNSF decided to replace its aging legacy systems, two software companies naturally came to mind. At the end of the decision process, only SAP remained. "Our casual users are very good at, and very familiar with, the Office environment," said Jeff Campbell, BNSF's vice president of technology services and chief information officer. "To be able to utilize that platform — as time goes on and more functionality is available in Duet -- makes it much easier for the end-user experience."

SAP updates Duet channel - New channel program now available from the software vendor

June 15, 2007 - Maxine Cheung

SAP is offering a partner program consisting of sales kits, partner playbooks and training resources, among other things, to help make selling Duet all the more easier.

SAP moving all products to SOA this year

May 22, 2007 - ComputerWeekly

SAP Duet, which enables end-users to carry out transactions in SAP through Microsoft Office applications, has been adapted to capture processes that most companies rely on.

Microsoft, SAP Share Extended Roadmap for Duet Software

April 24, 2007

Q&A: Building on the success of Duet 1.0, Microsoft and SAP announce plans to build Duet on the next generation of Microsoft Office and SAP Business Suite.

Sapphire 2007: SAP, Microsoft make nice with Duet

April 24, 2007 - Jon Franke

Now that the first round of Duet customers have provided feedback, SAP and Microsoft have announced new features and a long-range roadmap for the software that allows users to tap into SAP applications through their familiar Microsoft Office applications.

SOA Is The Future For SAP, Says Company CEO

April 24, 2007 - Mary Hayes Weier, InformationWeek

SAP and Microsoft said they intend to continue to collaborate and develop future versions of Duet, software released in September that lets users access SAP business processes and data through Office applications.

SAP claims SOA future is here

April 24, 2007 - Gavin Clarke, Channel Register

In a significant expansion of its partnership with Microsoft, SAP announced two planed versions of Duet - providing data and workflow integration between SAP and Microsoft Office and launched barely a year ago. Duet 2.0, due in 2008, and Duet 3.0, due after the next release of SAP's Business Applications Suite, will bring in Microsoft's SharePoint Server for collaboration, virtual workgroups, content sharing and workflow organization.

Sobeys accentuates its SAP positives at Sapphire

April 24, 2007 - Jeff Jedras, Canadian Technology News

Canadian grocery giant Sobeys Inc. shared lessons learned from its SAP implementation at the annual Sapphire user conference in Atlanta yesterday. Also at the conference, SAP announced it has partnered with Hewlett-Packard to create a server appliance loaded with Duet software for working with Microsoft Office, and with Adobe for e-learning.

Duet Brings New Ease-of-Use to Enterprise Applications

February 2007 - Intelligroup

Microsoft and SAP have answered the prayers of millions of business end users who wanted to leverage the power of SAP business applications through the intuitive interface of their Microsoft desktop.

Intelligroup Implements Duet™ Software to Increase Employee Productivity

February 5, 2007

Intelligroup, Inc. a global provider of business consulting, technology, and outsourcing services announced today that the company has successfully completed the internal implementation of Duet™ software.

More Features Build on a Strong Foundation

January 24, 2007

It debuted just six months ago. Yet as 2007 begins, Duet, the joint product from SAP and Microsoft, has more than 200,000 licenses sold and a new release on the horizon.

SAP, Microsoft plan more Duet features and new version

November 2006

Businesses interested in Duet, the software application jointly developed by Microsoft and SAP, can look forward to new features and a new version of the product over the next several months.

Microsoft, SAP Share Future of Duet

November 2006

At the Microsoft TechEd: IT Forum in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft and SAP announced Nov. 16 the next edition of Duet, the joint software application the two companies developed to enable users to access SAP business processes through Microsoft Office applications.

SAP Lets Partners In On Duet

October 19, 2006

SAP is now making its Duet ERP-to-Office linkage software available through channel partners.

Bridging the Gap

October 2006

Internal collaboration is a challenge all companies face. While many organizations may have the necessary systems in place, often the more difficult hurdle is making sure that all users are able to access the system and gain value from it. This month, CGT sat down with executives from two industry leading organizations, SAP and Microsoft, who have come together to provide the consumer goods market a solution to meet this challenge. Dennis Moore, general manager, Emerging Solutions for SAP, and Parichay Saxena, general manager on the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server team provide insight into the challenges organizations traditionally face and how this combined offering could be the solution.