Basware, the leading provider of financial process automation software, today announced that it has received dual SAP certification for its Basware anyERP Adapter interface solution. The adapter, awarded with the “SAP® Certified Interface” and “Certified for SAP® NetWeaver™” endorsements, integrates Basware’s invoice automation and procurement solutions to more than 200 different ERP systems. This includes the latest 6.0 version of SAP as well as all previous SAP versions. To achieve the certification, Basware had to comply with SAP’s rigid guidelines for functionality, quality and product performance.
Basware’s invoice automation and procurement solutions bring added functionality and value to companies’ existing ERP and other business systems. Basware solutions extract value from ERP systems, enabling companies to better leverage their existing ERP investment. Basware anyERP Adapter allows rapid and easy integration to SAP systems, independent of the SAP version.
“Four years ago we took a bold decision to move to a fully Service Oriented Architecture (“SOA”) model in ERP integration. Since then, we have been able to demonstrate better business agility, change resilience and best-in-class version support. This shortens the deployment time and delivers better Total Cost of Ownership (“TCO”) compared to traditional or ‘built-into’ integration models used by many other vendors,” says Jari Tavi, CTO at Basware.
SAP represents the largest installed ERP base for Basware with over 250 organizations using Basware solutions in conjunction with their SAP application. Combined with the Basware Enterprise Purchase to Pay portfolio, it provides a high level of automation for procurement and invoice workflows.
“Basware anyERP Adapter enabled us a smooth upgrade to the most recent SAP 6.0 version, truly delivering the promise of Service Oriented Architecture and lower TCO. Using the SAP NetWeaver™ certified interface was the right choice for us,” says Kurt de Smet, Accounting Manager, Panasonic Batteries. Basware has been an SAP Software Partner since 2002 and has obtained the highest level of SAP product certifications.
Basware offers full support for all SAP versions starting from SAP 4.5. The Basware anyERP Adapter is based on Microsoft .NET technology and has certified integration to SAP R/3 4.5B, 4.6C and Enterprise 4.7 as well as SAP ECC 5.0.
About Basware
Basware is the global leader in purchase to pay solutions with more than 1,200 customers and 650,000 users in over 50 countries around the world. Basware solutions automate business-critical financial processes and deliver value by providing compliance and control, as well as fast return on investment. The solutions are distributed and implemented in Europe, the US, and Asia-Pacific through an extensive network of Basware offices and business partners.
In 2007, net sales reached EUR 73 million. The growth target for net sales for 2008 is 15–25%. Founded in 1985, Basware Corporation is a public company listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. Headquartered in Finland, it has seven subsidiaries in Europe and one in the US.
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