The implementation outlined in this success story is a combination of three products, SAP B1, Xioma’s Automobile Solution, and OLK. OLK was able to mimic the Automobile Solution Add-On’s processes with minimal effort from Xioma, giving the end users the feeling of “one system does it all”.
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UTI implemented an e-commerce solution connecting SAP Business One straight to iPhone
29/06/10 | 08:42 Michal Gefen
Xioma
UTI was the first to implement an online e-commerce solution connecting the SAP Business One System Directly with iPhones and SmartPhones
The solution OLK – developed by TopManage and implemented by Xioma Corportion, the Israeli representative
UTI, the Isuzu trucks importer in Israel, announced the launch of the complement solution to SAP Business One ERP allowing direct online access for sales agents through iPhones and smartphones from the field.
The complement solution OLK (OnLineKit) for SAP Business One was developed in Panama by TopManage, a SAP partner, and implemented by Xioma, the official TopManage representative in Israel. The implementation demonstrates the advantages of SAP globally by serving UTI in Israel as well UTI’s subsidiaries in Central and Eastern Europe using the same configuration.
Implementing the OLK solution in UTI offered full online access with a bilateral connection between SAP Business One and smartphones. The solution provided many advantages to UTI such as information access for field agents, fast customer service, and big savings in resources. This was possible thanks to the versatile platform of OLK meeting to the dynamic necessities of the company by being a web-based application while maintaining maximum security.
Chen Goldfarb, CIO of UTI: “The Implementation of OLK to the SAP Business One ERP improves all areas of sales for UTI. Thanks to the solutions, UTI’s field agents can manage all sales activity through handheld devices including updating processes, viewing inventory data, and viewing customer history, all without any dependence on additional IT experience or licenses to connect to the Back Office. Versatility and connection to the ERP application for direct modification and updates via smartphones gives the sales force full transparency and saves the organization precious resources.”
Lior Noy, VP Marketing and SAP Market Business Development at Xioma: “The OLK includes a variety of integration capabilities with SAP Business One from an e-commerce B2B to an enterprise portal and a smartphone/handheld. The entire package is managed through one powerful web interface based on SAP Business One, with advanced tool for managing the portal.”
Ido Dor, Director of small and medium business activity at SAP Israel: “The implementation of OLK at UTI is another expression of the flexibility and scalability of SAP Business One. The world of mobile solutions has a significant future in the development of solutions that we offer our customers. UTI’s employees today, use iPhone to perform full business processes. I estimate that in the near future we will see interesting solutions developed for our customers on mobile platforms.”