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February 04, 2008
SAP Forms Community for Public Security
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WALLDORF, Germany, Jan. 29 -- Building on its
leadership in providing solutions to support public sector agencies
worldwide, SAP AG today launched an industry value network for public security. In
today's world, the job of maintaining public security is made even more
challenging in the face of new and more globalized threats. The
industry value network (IVN) for public security will join 15 existing
industry-focused IVNs hosted by SAP and brings together customers,
partners and SAP to develop solutions that solve the unique challenges
of the public security industry. The solutions are based on an
enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) and open
standards to fuel a new dimension of industry interoperability and
collaboration.
The new public security network fosters collaboration among
independent software vendors, such as Adobe (interactive forms),
Cognitec (facial recognition technology), Daon (identity assurance
software and services), ESRI (geographic modeling and mapping
technology), Genesys (contact center solutions), Human Inference
(solutions to enhance the quality of data), Idematrix (biometric
identity management solutions), Ontos (semantic technologies and
solutions), Open Text (enterprise content management solutions),
technology vendors such as Cisco (IP networks) and systems integrators
such as Capgemini and Itelligence. The IVN members are collaborating to
solve industry-wide pain points in the areas of investigative case
management, intelligence-led policing, identity management, emergency
management as well as operational resource management by co-innovating
end-to-end business processes running on a common business process
platform. Partner applications will leverage the SAP NetWeaver
technology platform.
ESRI and Capgemini Help Power Public Security Success
ESRI is among the inaugural participants of the IVN for public
security. Much like the IVN itself, ESRI helps organizations meet their
critical public security requirements with flexible, open,
standards-based technology, while providing SOA-based geographic
information system (GIS) integration capabilities for the geospatial
enablement of a common platform and applications from SAP.
"Working with SAP and its partners on the development of enterprise
services-based solutions is a natural choice for us since we strongly
advocate increased collaboration among security providers to help
secure borders and protect citizens," said Steven Benner, director of strategic accounts at ESRI. "This new community allows us to more closely
engage with best-in-class security organizations and technology
providers to share their experience, identify value opportunities and
develop solutions to meet emerging and often quickly changing needs."
"Capgemini has been delivering solutions for public security
customers for many years," said Jaap Roos, vice president of public security at Capgemini. "Our customers are telling us about the importance
of end-to-end solutions for their most pressing business needs in
public security based on a solid business process platform. We are
pleased to be an active participant in the IVN for public security,
working jointly with SAP, our customers and ISVs to co-innovate and
deliver complete industry solutions for public security on an open
platform to our customers."
Industry Value Networks in Action
SAP has been a pioneer in orchestrating communities to help
customers solve industry-specific business challenges. SAP introduced
the first IVN for banking in 2005 and launched its IVN for public
sector in May 2006. The company now
has 16 industry value networks, including aerospace and defense,
automotive, banking, chemicals, consumer products, forest and paper,
high tech, insurance, industrial machinery and components, mining, oil
and gas, public sector, public security, retail, travel and logistics
services, and utilities.
"Today's public security organizations are faced with increased
threats in the form of criminality, terrorism, fires, floods,
hurricanes, and biological agents, making the job of maintaining public
security tougher than ever before," said Rod Massey, vice president
for the public sector at SAP AG. "Public security organizations need flexible,
innovative IT solutions to help them address these challenges. With the
IVN for public security, SAP and its partners bring unmatched industry
expertise, best-practice business processes and platform leadership --
plus the co-innovation of the ecosystem -- to help address the critical
and rapidly changing needs of public security professionals worldwide."
For more information on IVNs, visit www.sap.com/platform/ecosystem/ivn/.
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