Against the backdrop of real-time collaboration platforms such as Google Wave and IBM’s Project Vulcan, SAP plans to launch 12Sprints, a platform that includes instant messaging and document sharing, into public beta Feb. 2. The enterprise applications provider intends 12Sprints as a Web-based meeting room where corporate employees can virtually congregate for strategy sessions on projects. 12Sprints streamlines workflow by letting anywhere from 5 to 30 users analyze data from enterprise applications, such as a pipeline analysis in a business intelligence tool or a purchase order approval in an ERP system, and discuss the app using chat tools.
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Google may have been the first to launch a widely
publicized real-time collaboration platform in Google Wave, but rivals with a more laser-like focus on the enterprise are
coming to the fore.
SAP plans to launch 12Sprints,
a platform that includes instant messaging and document sha…