SAP and Adobe Systems are jointly developing a new product, SAP Enterprise Learning environment, designed to help companies drive continuous employee education more efficiently and cost effectively than with traditional in-person training. SAP Enterprise Learning creates a unique learning environment through the combination of SAP Learning Solution with Adobe Acrobat®Connect Professional-a scalable, highly customizable, extensible Web conferencing solution. SAP Enterprise Learning environment is scheduled for availability in Q3 2007 with the next SAP enhancement package for SAP ERP.

SAP Enterprise Learning environment will help enable organizations to more easily conduct, measure and track virtual classes while allowing employees to collaborate in real-time with instructors and other learners, according to SAP.

SAP and Adobe also announced that they have entered into a global reseller agreement that allows SAP to market and sell Acrobat Connect Professional as a standalone solution for enterprise-class Web-conferencing and collaborative communication.

"SAP Enterprise Learning underlines the unparalleled value of the SAP ecosystem of co-innovation, empowering our customers with new ways of solving long-standing challenges," said Jim Hagemann Snabe (pictured), general manager of SAP Business Suite and corporate officer of SAP AG. "Whatever their industries or sizes, our customers share a common need: to train employees continually and cost effectively. By combining the rich and appealing user experiences enabled by Adobe with the comprehensive learning solution from SAP, the new SAP Enterprise Learning environment helps customers achieve this while also accelerating knowledge transfer throughout the enterprise."