LAS VEGAS, Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced the initial companies
participating in its blockchain co-innovation initiative and plans to make the digital ledger system an integrated part of
Internet of Things (IoT), manufacturing and digital supply chain solutions using the SAP® Cloud Platform Blockchain service.
Companies including Capgemini, Deloitte, GrainCorp, HCL Technologies, HERE Technologies, Moog Inc., Natura Cosméticos S.A., NetApp
and PeerNova are collaborating with SAP to validate
use cases and business models for blockchain usage for product and asset lifecycle management solutions from SAP. This
announcement was made at the SAP TechEd conference taking place September 25–29 in Las
Vegas.
"In the digital economy, an iterative, fast-paced approach in close collaboration with our customers and partners is
imperative," said Dr. Juergen Mueller, chief innovation officer, SAP. "With the blockchain service
as part of the SAP Leonardo digital innovation system we are enabling an open collaboration around distributed business processes
in peer-to-peer networks."
The SAP Leonardo Blockchain Co-Innovation program gives SAP customers and partners the opportunity to explore applications
including registering events to blockchain from product inception and design to manufacturing and logistics phases for product
track and trace. The program also addresses parts serialization and order validation for inventory management and for product
providence and authenticity. SAP is also exploring digital supply chain scenarios where different suppliers submit offers
directly to blockchain to improve effectiveness across their business networks.
"At Moog, we can see that distributed ledger technology will be a key enabler for more digital, connected and leaner workflows
within the industrial, medical and aerospace businesses," said George Small, chief technology
officer, Moog Inc. "We believe that shared, distributed legers
are all about collaboration and openness. Our collaboration with SAP will accelerate the development of distributed ledger tools
and infrastructure needed to realize our vision of the future."
SAP also opened registration for the SAP Leonardo Blockchain Early Access program, which provides customers and partners
access to standard SAP products that have been enhanced and augmented with blockchain functionality. Participants can gain
first-hand knowledge about how SAP Leonardo Blockchain capabilities can enable companies and their business partners to access
the same information without the need for central control and management. The early access program is open for customers and
partners to register until early Q1 2018. Customers can learn more about the program and how to participate by visiting
SAP's blockchain website.
"Our increasingly connected and automated world relies on the flow of secure and validated data across parties," said Leon van
de Pas, head of IoT at HERE Technologies. "The data expertise of
SAP, particularly on blockchain as an innovative data security technology, and the unique perspective HERE provides as a location
data company serving customers across all industries will be a very strong combination to enable the autonomous world."
In its early access blockchain program, SAP is focusing on industries including automotive, aerospace and defense, discrete
manufacturing and utilities, with additional participation across the broader supply chain and business networks, including
logistics network providers. SAP is collaborating with multiple system integrator companies to help ensure the accelerated
adoption and rollout of blockchain-enabled IoT and digital supply chain solutions from SAP, running on SAP Cloud Platform
Blockchain.
"Blockchain is a transformative technology that can simplify multiparty transactions and open new possibilities for digital
innovation in many industries," said Dr. Tanja Rueckert, president of IoT & Digital Supply
Chain at SAP. "Our early access customers and partners can join SAP to get a first-mover advantage innovating and scaling
blockchain as a core part of their Internet of Things strategies."
For more information, visit the SAP News
Center. Follow SAP Leonardo IoT capabilities on Twitter at @SAPLeonardo and follow SAP at @sapnews.
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