Microsoft and SAP showcases Duet technology

Microsoft and SAP showcases Duet technology

Microsoft and SAP have finally come out with Duet, which enables integration of Microsoft Office suite with the applications from SAP. The project was initially called “Project Mendocino” and it is a result of a year-long development effort between the companies.

This solution would enable workers and their managers a way to get at SAP information and transactions from Office. The two companies promoted Duet as a safe, controllable, and convenient way to move data back and forth between applications

Market analyst Jim Shepherd, senior vice president at AMR Research said in a statement on this new development: “Traditionally, we have had different kinds of applications from different kinds of vendors all architected differently, and that is not what people want.”

One of the early adopters of this new technology is Atmel, an embedded-chip manufacturer. Mike Sisois, Atmel’s CIO said in a statement: “We have marketing guys who want to see customer data or planning guys looking at a particular project. They’ve known Outlook for years and they know how to navigate. It will become their vehicle to get to SAP data.”