SAP NetWeaver became the first foreign ERP-system, certified by the Defense Ministry to work with secret government information. Admission to data labeled "Secret" will become, for SAP, a pass to a segment of power structures, and, similarly, a pass to a wide range of government customers.
SAP NetWeaver 2004 Application Server received certification from Russia's Defense Ministry for fulfilling the security requirements that were necessary to work with secret information. Alexander Federov, director of SAP CIS product development, explained to CNews that it took eight months for the product to be certified. Taking into account the complexity of the product, the Ministry of Defense held additional certification tests, and personally supervised the steps taken by the Certification Body to certify SAP.
Fedorov went on to explain that obtaining this certification is the first step for SAP entry to the military-industrial complex. According to Fedorov, by receiving this certification, SAP can now be seriously considered as a technological platform for the creation of the enterprise management systems.
The Ministry of Defense was, of course, the biggest, potential customer for SAP. With such a large infrastructure, which contains hundreds and thousands of enterprises, it is no surprise that the Ministry of Defense needs a unified management system for the maintenance of business activities to be built. After receiving this certification, the Ministry of Defense can now truly consider SAP as a potential ERP supplier.
SAP NetWeaver 2004 Application Server is now able to design automated systems up to the "1B" (security) level, and can process information containing government secrets. According to SAP, the company's next step will be to get certification from the Ministry of Defense for its other products.
Market experts, as a whole, have a positive opinion about the certification of SAP. According to Vladislav Kochetkova, a "Finam" analyst, fulfilling security requirements to process secret information indicates that national security is not threatened by the use of SAP; world leaders can now improve the quality of governance in Russian power structures to effectively meet objectives and reduce costs. "SAP's ability to work with undisclosed information gives them the opportunity to work with security agencies, and gives them access to a wide range of government bodies, each of which, in varying degrees, works with classified data," says Kochetkova in an interview with CNews.
SAP NetWeaver 2004 Application Server received certification from Russia's Defense Ministry for fulfilling the security requirements that were necessary to work with secret information. Alexander Federov, director of SAP CIS product development, explained to CNews that it took eight months for the product to be certified. Taking into account the complexity of the product, the Ministry of Defense held additional certification tests, and personally supervised the steps taken by the Certification Body to certify SAP.
Fedorov went on to explain that obtaining this certification is the first step for SAP entry to the military-industrial complex. According to Fedorov, by receiving this certification, SAP can now be seriously considered as a technological platform for the creation of the enterprise management systems.
The Ministry of Defense was, of course, the biggest, potential customer for SAP. With such a large infrastructure, which contains hundreds and thousands of enterprises, it is no surprise that the Ministry of Defense needs a unified management system for the maintenance of business activities to be built. After receiving this certification, the Ministry of Defense can now truly consider SAP as a potential ERP supplier.
SAP NetWeaver 2004 Application Server is now able to design automated systems up to the "1B" (security) level, and can process information containing government secrets. According to SAP, the company's next step will be to get certification from the Ministry of Defense for its other products.
Market experts, as a whole, have a positive opinion about the certification of SAP. According to Vladislav Kochetkova, a "Finam" analyst, fulfilling security requirements to process secret information indicates that national security is not threatened by the use of SAP; world leaders can now improve the quality of governance in Russian power structures to effectively meet objectives and reduce costs. "SAP's ability to work with undisclosed information gives them the opportunity to work with security agencies, and gives them access to a wide range of government bodies, each of which, in varying degrees, works with classified data," says Kochetkova in an interview with CNews.
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