According to zdnet.com, SAP have blessed the iphone, announcing that a version of its salesforce automation software coming out this month will be compatible with the Jobs iPod/phone. Curiously, I can’t find anything on SAP’s own websites (See Update Below)…
It’s interesting that iPhone support comes ahead of more popular business smart phones??”BlackBerry, Treo and Microsoft devices. Bob Stutz, SAP senior vice president for CRM software and technology, said that the prioritized iPhone support came at the request of SAP’s own salespeople who prefer the iPhone.
from Dan Farber…
I guess it helps to have a real browser and a touch screen running on the device to get salespeople motivated.
UPDATE:
The SAP CRM 2007 Press release. Still no mention of the iphone.