Overview
What if you could...
...do your job faster and more efficient? ...access your SAP information without opening a browser or logging into SAP GUI?
Why Widgets?
- Imagineering believed that widgets could deliver targeted information to the business user.
- They are easy to develop and deploy.
- No training is required, widgets are intuitive to the users.
Prototyped
- Imagineering developed widgets using Adobe Air, Yahoo, Google Gadgets, Net Vibes etc..
- Support the companies initiatives and roadmap to empower end users.
- Chance to get direct feEnterprise Widgets Overview - SAP Imagineering - SAP Community Network Wikiedback into SAP Collaborative Portal team and SAP innovation topics
Results
- Developed SAP Enterprise Widget Foundation (Foundation); Foundation is an enterprise communications proxy which by default resides on the client. Foundation handles authentication, communication with back-end systems, and security.
- Eclipse Plug-Ins that allow you to quickly develop a Yahoo widget connected to an SAP Back-End
More Information
- For more information on Foundation and Exclipse plug-ins please look at the following link: Enterprise Widgets
- To get more ideas and to look at widgets that have been developed by the community: Widget Gallery
- ZDNet Coverage from Demo Jam, 2007
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