SAP announced the launch of service-oriented architecture (SOA) offerings for medium-sized companies at the Hanover trade fair, CeBIT.

According to Hans-Peter Klaey, SAP’s president for SMEs, "The new solutions [which SAP brands 'All-in-One'] unleash the power of enterprise SOA in the world's largest portfolio of micro-vertical solutions designed specifically for midsize companies."

SAP also announced that it would start offering embedded radio-frequency identification (RFID) software and other auto-identification technologies, which will be managed by a newly created object event repository.

"SAP's introduction of its object event repository and the new processes it enables, such as product tracking and authentication, represents a significant step in the evolution of RFID," said John Fontanella, vice president, AMR Research.

"In addition to tackling regulatory compliance issues, RFID also opens up a wealth of information to help companies validate product sources, better respond to supply chain events, or even offer value-added services to customers," added Fontanella.