Software provides SAP data management

by Product New Network

IntelliCorp, a worldwide provider of software and applications for SAP lifecycle management and system support, today announced DataWorks(TM), a master data management solution that reduces the preparation time, expense and manual effort required to create SAP data for development, testing and training. Built in ABAP and operating inside of SAP, DataWorks provides an easy-to-use point-and-click SAP GUI interface that drives automatic transfers of master and transactional data between SAP systems.

IntelliCorp also today announced it will set up a collaborative development community to support DataWorks and its users. The development community will enable DataWorks users to share and build their own interfaces, reducing development and deployment time.

DataWorks is powered by IntelliCorp's SAP certified application integration tool, LiveInterface(TM), which has been successfully used by more than 200 SAP customers worldwide. LiveInterface is used to build, manage and monitor data transfers. DataWorks for SAP's extract programs are, in fact, standard LiveInterface outbound interfaces. The monitoring tools available in LiveInterface are directly accessible from the DataWorks user interface.

"It's critical for companies to use real-world SAP production data when building test scenarios, and managing lifecycle events," explained George D'Auteuil, Jr., CEO for IntelliCorp. "Our NetProcess and LiveInterface customers expressed that concern, as well as the lack of productivity resulting from production system downtime, manual processes, creating copies of system data and the costliness of software configuration. ataWorks was developed to address these issues and automate data extraction for a fraction of the cost."

When managing SAP lifecycle events, such as upgrades, consolidations, testing, training or general operations support, having valid system data to test business scenarios and train users will reduce the cost and risk involved. DataWorks, which supports SAP versions 4.6c and above, automatically extracts data from production systems for use, allowing the actual production system to continue running during data migration.

Additional DataWorks benefits include its adaptability to SAP industry solutions and custom client configurations, pre-built interfaces for SAP modules FI, MM, SD, PP and HR, support for Unicode and the ability to empower business users to own the data. For more information on how DataWorks can increase the quality of managing SAP lifecycle events, while reducing time, cost and risk, visit http://www.intellicorp.com/products/DataWorks.html . US sales can be reached at sales@intellicorp.com or 508-621-1600. For EMEA, call +44-0-1454-454-100.

About IntelliCorp Inc.

IntelliCorp provides lifecycle management and system support software and applications for SAP customers and partners. IntelliCorp's SAP Integration Certified NetProcess(TM) tool suite, individual modules and Point-In-Time solutions take an automated diagnostic approach to analyze SAP solution-based environments. Increased system knowledge and efficiency reduces the time, costs and risks associated with upgrades, installations, consolidations, compliance, process management/modeling, testing and training. IntelliCorp customers, such as Bombardier, Harrods, IBM, McKesson, Peugeot and Philip Morris, have decreased the total cost of ownership of SAP solutions and maximized the value of IT investments. Founded in 1980, IntelliCorp is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, has offices throughout the US and Europe, and maintains partner and distributor relationships worldwide. www.intellicorp.com.

NOTE: IntelliCorp is a registered trademark of IntelliCorp, Inc. NetProcess, LiveCapture, LiveCompare, LiveModel, LiveMonitor, LiveInterface, DataWorks, Assessor and SOLO are trademarks or service marks of IntelliCorp, Inc. in the United States and elsewhere in the world. SAP, R/3 and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world.

CONTACT: Jessica Ann Morris of IntelliCorp Inc., +1-508-347-6977, or jmorris@intellicorp.com

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