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"This book is a must-read for SAP customers and those in the partner community who want to learn how mobile solutions can contribute to ROI."
- Shai Agassi, Member of Executive Board, SAP

After years of hype, promises, and false starts, we can finally proclaim it: The age of mobile business is here. It may have arrived with little of the fanfare first envisioned, but it delivers something far more important than buzz — a real return on investment.

Mobile technology promises to influence the economy by extending different SAP enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, SCM, SRM, PLM, BI, and HR) to the front lines of business. The rising tide of employees working outside traditional company walls can complete tasks faster, cheaper, and better once they are given access to critical information stored in enterprise applications.

The mobile game has shifted. Companies once preoccupied with devices and technology now think about how mobile can transform their paper-based field processes. New tools, new processes, and new value are the essence of the mobile business.