ERPGenie.COM -> Interfaces -> Interfaces -> Duet (Formerly The Mendocino Project)

Code-named Mendocino, the solution addresses the inefficiencies and inconsistencies inherent in the gap between desktop productivity tools and enterprise business applications -- and the pressing need to connect information workers with enterprise processes in the context of their standard work environment, the Microsoft Office System.

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This jointly designed and developed solution boosts information-worker productivity by eliminating costly duplication of effort, the time required to find critical corporate information, and the need for additional training. Leveraging the openness of the .NET and Enterprise Services Architecture infrastructures, Mendocino exposes selected business process functions and data from mySAP ERP 2004 through Microsoft Office 2003. As a result, information workers will be able to perform corporate-driven tasks such as time management, budget monitoring, organization management, and leave management through their desktops, using features such as:

• Extended application menus
• SAP-specific smart panel
• Business analytics delivered through Microsoft Excel
• Smart business documents in Microsoft Word
• Outlook synchronization between Microsoft Exchange and SAP processes

Mendocino enables a new level of continuity between information-worker and enterprise business applications, unifying information and processes and dramatically simplifying the way information workers access and use enterprise applications. The solution delivers significant benefits, including:

• Higher productivity -- By providing easy access to enterprise applications, Mendocino removes the need for redundant tasks and enables information workers to participate directly in automated processes.
• Better decision-making -- Mendocino eliminates information inconsistencies between desktop and enterprise applications, providing information workers with a solid foundation for decision-making.
• Audit traceability and transparency -- By facilitating consistent and proper use of corporate processes, Mendocino reduces personal, ad hoc workflows and mitigates the risk of non-compliance with corporate workflows and policies.
• Fast user adoption -- Mendocino's familiar user interface is instantly usable by all information workers, which leads to a higher degree of business process automation across the organization.

Mendocino will be sold and supported by Microsoft and SAP. The product will become available for early access to select customers in the fourth quarter of 2005.