New Augmented Corporate Reality BI Prototype

Based on a blog post and proof-of-concept application earlier this year, I have been championing a SAP BusinessObjects Innovation Center project to build an “augmented corporate reality” prototype. The idea stemmed from one of the key themes of my BI future directions presentations: that for the first time in centuries, new technology comes from the consumer world, not from governments and businesses, and so we need to adapt and adopt these technologies... [Read More...]

New Augmented Corporate Reality BI Prototype

[Note: this functionality is now production, as part of the SAP BusinessObjects Mobile Explorer product -- a free download from the Apple App Store] Based on a blog post and proof-of-concept application earlier this year, I have been championing a SAP BusinessObjects Innovation Center project to build an “augmented corporate reality” prototype. The idea stemmed from one of the key themes of my BI future directions presentations: that for the... [Read More...]

SAP Augmented Corporate Reality Proof of Concept

[UPDATE: See this post for the soon-to-be released prototype from the SAP BusinessObjects Innovation Center] Here’s an example of “augmented corporate reality” based on the Layar platform and the SAP BusinessObjects ondemand.com platform, running on a Google Nexus One Android phone. These are all screenshots taken from a working proof of concept, shown as an example of the type of functionality business users might have access to in the future... [Read More...]