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German software maker SAP has released 12 new security notes as part of its July 2021 security patch day, as well as updates for three previously released security notes. The most important of the new security notes deal with two high-severity vulnerabilities in NetWeaver.
Even though enterprise architects are considered specialists in revealing such structures, their expertise is apparently underutilized: less than half of the architects surveyed consider their involvement in the SAP S/4HANA transformation to be sufficient. In concrete terms, this means that only 14 percent of the 35,000 existing SAP customers worldwide have completed the transformation to S/4HANA. Against this backdrop, LeanIX looks at its international customers and focuses on their enterprise architects: Where are companies in the SAP S/4HANA transformation and what is the role of EA teams? A total of 91 companies participated in the LeanIX SAP S/4HANA Survey in April 2021.
TeamViewer announced a new partnership with SAP. The companies are joining forces to drive the digital transformation of workplaces and processes in industrial environments. It includes a technical integration of TeamViewer Frontline, an Augmented Reality based workflow and remote support suite for deskless workers, into SAP´s solutions for asset and service management as well as a joint go-to-market strategy with TeamViewer joining SAP's partner program.
German software maker SAP this week released 17 new security notes documenting security vulnerabilities being fixed as part of the company's June 2021 SAP Security Patch Day. SAP NetWeaver received the largest number of patches with a total of 10 security notes documenting and resolving vulnerabilities.
EY announced a collaboration with SAP on the innovation of industry cloud solutions, including insurance, banking, life sciences and energy and resources, to help drive clients' digital transformation. These EY solutions for SAP's industry cloud combine EY experience and knowledge in these four industries with EY industry-specific IP and integrated technology solutions.
The first of the updated Hot News notes deals with security updates for Chromium delivered with SAP Business Client - at version 90.0.4430.93, this Chromium update fixes 63 security holes. Of the high-severity security notes, two resolve three vulnerabilities in SAP Business One, all related to SAP's Chef Cookbooks, explained Onapsis, a firm that specializes in securing Oracle and SAP applications.
These solutions are integrated with SAP Extended Warehouse Management, with a second integration available for Ivanti Velocity Web Browser with SAP S/4HANA. The solutions enable customers in warehousing, transportation, logistics and retail organizations to increase productivity and deliver enhanced, consistent user experiences across devices. In addition to their availability on SAP Store, the SAP Integration and Certification Center has certified that Ivanti Speakeasy 1.0 and Ivanti Velocity 2.1 integrate with SAP S/4HANA using standard integration technologies.
SNP has announced three CrystalBridge solution packages for moving SAP workloads to the cloud and for S/4HANA. Addressing customer needs for cloud and SAP S/4HANA migrations, delayed due to prerequisite projects, delivery risks, and high migration costs, SNP introduced three packaged solutions that compress project timelines, contain fees, and minimize business downtime during cutover for these initiatives. The new package options include SAP ECC landscape migration to the cloud, including application upgrades, database re-platforming, and Unicode conversions; selective data transition for ECC landscapes; and cloud migration from SAP ECC to S/4HANA. Proof of concept options for each of the packages are also available.
Accenture and SAP are expanding their decades-long partnership to help companies embed sustainability across the full spectrum of their business operations - from strategy to execution - to unlock new value throughout their enterprises and in their value and supply chains. Combining SAP technology with Accenture's Sustainability Services and broad industry knowledge, the partners are expanding their alliance to jointly create new solutions that can empower companies to accelerate their progress on fully de-carbonizing their supply chains and capture their share of the projected $4.5 trillion economic growth that the circular economy could bring.
One of these updates refers to a vulnerability that impacts SAP Business Client, a user interface that acts as an entry point to various SAP business applications. SAP also delivered an update that fixes a remote code execution bug in SAP Commerce used to organize product information for distribution across multiple communication channels.