Five Minute Briefing - SAP
January 28, 2026
Published in conjunction with the Independent SAP Technical User Group (formerly the International Sybase User Group), this monthly publication contains news, market research, insight for the SAP user community, as well as ISUG-TECH news and information.
News Flashes
Panaya, a leading enterprise testing and impact analysis platform, is introducing Seemore, its AI agentic layer designed to guide, analyze, fix, and test through every stage of ERP and CRM change.
Planon announced that its SAP Real Estate and Facilities Management Solution by Planon is now available as an SAP Solution Extension. Following two years of success as an SAP Endorsed App, SAP has expanded the partnership and chosen Planon to provide a solution extension for real estate and facilities management, according to the companies.
SAP and Syngenta, a global leader in agricultural innovation, announced a multi-year strategic technology partnership to accelerate AI-assisted innovation across Syngenta's global operations. According to the companies, the partnership will embed artificial intelligence at the core of Syngenta's enterprise, modernizing operations and enabling accelerated innovation through advanced data analytics across the business—from manufacturing and supply chain to grower-facing products and services.
SAP is introducing the demo data personalization add-on for SAP Demo Environment 2.0, a way to adapt and personalize demos in minutes while keeping backend systems untouched and preserving confidence across presales, sales, and IT stakeholders.
Think About It
Words such as "taxonomy" and "ontology" are often thrown around by data architects as if these terms were interchangeable. Generically, the ideas of taxonomy and ontology are similar, but not synonymous.