Apple and SAP to release new business tools


Reuters:

Apple Inc and German software maker SAP SE will release a tool aimed at helping developers build iPhone apps for big businesses, the two companies said on Monday.

The software tool, to be released on March 30, is designed to let developers easily feed data between SAP's business-oriented software systems and Apple's consumer-oriented iOS mobile platform.

The partnership sounds similar to the Apple/IBM relationship. Apple is offers some of its app and UX expertise to supplement SAP's development. SAP then deploys its tools on iOS.