NEWS
SAP supports digital innovation with
new SAP Leonardo Center in ZA
SAP SE has announced that to help its customers step
up their digital innovation journey, it will add eight new
locations to its global network of SAP Leonardo Centers. The
new slate of SAP Leonardo Centers are set to open next year
in Berlin, China, Johannesburg, Moscow, Seoul, Singapore,
Silicon Valley and Tokyo to follow the successful opening of
the SAP Leonardo Centers earlier this year in Bangalore, New
York, Paris and São Leopoldo.
Using SAP’s digital innovation system, SAP Leonardo Centers
employ design thinking and co-innovation and act as a ‘front
end’ for customers and partners to accelerate their digital
innovation journey.
“SAP Leonardo Centers provide a creative environment for
digital inspiration and co-innovation for SAP customers,
partners and the broader ecosystem,” said Dr Tanja Rueckert,
President of IoT and Digital Supply Chain at SAP. “Our
expanding global network will provide the resources for
customers not only to learn about new technologies but also,
with SAP’s help, to rapidly build solutions and redefine their
business for the digital era.”
Dr Tanja Rueckert, President of IoT and Digital
Supply Chain, SAP
These centres are providing businesses with access to
SAP’s deep knowledge and leading technology capabilities
across 25 industries, applied in a live technology-delivery
environment. They also serve as hubs for SAP’s broader digital
technology ecosystem including universities, start-ups, tech
communities and accelerators.
ETELM showcases the latest solutions
required for safe cities in Africa
ETELM, a leading manufacturer of advanced mission critical
communications infrastructures, used Mission Critical Africa
to discuss how its 4GLinked solution is meeting the growing
demand for safe cities across Africa and beyond. ETELM’s
4GLinked solution has been designed with mission critical
users in mind, allowing a balance between cost, service,
and coverage. It is based on open telecommunications
standards using an LTE Core network and provides a single
platform for both legacy infrastructure and new and emerging
technologies. This kind of interoperability reduces the long-
term cost for users, as there is no need for upgrades each time
a new standard, or product, comes to market.
“Africa is an important market for ETELM as we recognise that
critical communications is at the heart of many industries
across the continent,” said Nicolas Hauswald, Sales and
Marketing Director, ETELM. “Whether our clients
are working within aviation, oil and gas, mining,
logistics, security, or transport, the environment
can often be changeable. As such, secure, reliable,
robust, and interoperable infrastructures capable
of withstanding harsh conditions are essential.”
The ETELM solution offers flexibility regardless
of location; for instance, the LTE functionality
can operate in densely populated areas with
high demand for connectivity and bandwidth.
Meanwhile, the TETRA/DMR capabilities are
ideally suited to rural and remote areas that
require fewer services, but place an emphasis
on coverage.
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