SAP TechEd 09 Demo Jam Liveblog Recap

Thanks for checking in to the SAP TechEd 09 Demo Jam. I hope you had as much fun as we did.

And, in a surprise to noone, SAP – No Hands (the beer guys) win in a frothy, delicious, ice-cold, refreshing landslide.

Now Chip is discussing how the video of TechEd is available online. That is all fine and good, but you can’t get the witty commentary from yours truly that way…

SAP TechEd 09 has 3,500 attendees. A smaller group than in past, but a pretty good crowd, indeed.

The 2nd round of voting completes

With a tired, alcohol fueled crowd, one would guess that the beer guys have the inside track. The final three will be judged by head-to-head-to-head cheering.

And the final three are: + Sensor Monitoring for Smart Energy Saving + Project Yowie + SAP – No Hands (the beer guys)

Chip & Craig must now vamp as the results are tabulated….

And the winner of the iPod is: Samir Ghandi.  Congratulations on getting an iPod Touch 32GB.

That does it for the demo. Now Chip & Craig are on stage to give away an iPod. For all of those reading at home, sorry to burst your bubble, but you did NOT win.

Now one click of the cost center in SAP will confirm all the POs. Very slick demo AND 1:10 under time!

The app uses the iPhone camera for goods receipt confirmation verification documentation.

Another iPhone application is demoed. This one is for processing Goods Receipts for purchase orders. MIGO via iPhone!

The last demo will show a simplified purchasing process that will allow 3-click purchasing.

Demo #7: Simplified Purchasing by John Astill & Gaurav Salkar from SAP Labs

The beer is a little foamy, but looks delicious. MMMMMM Beeeeeer! Great demo. Best crowd reaction yet. The masses love beer!

As he pours the beer, it updates SAP. Very cool, indeed.

Showing a GUI demo of how to set up the consumption of the events. Looks very easy and powerful. Without the smart agent, the beer won’t pour.

I haven’t seen such intense focus on an object since I was giving my dogs a treat… These people are in a trance because of the beer keg on the stage.

This demo utilizes Live Enterprise to take the data from the smart agent to SAP. Since this demo involves beer, a quite, uneasy hush has befallen the crowd.

As integration experts, DataXstream is very familiar with ALE, but this takes SAP + beer to a whole new level.

They add the smart agent to a 1/4 barrel of beer. Do you think they will notice if I steal it?

This demo is using a “precise smart agent” to track Sebastian’s position on the stage. I think I need one.

Demo 6: SAP – No Hands by Sebastian Steinhauer & Tobias Queck from SAP Labs

Lastly, Shahid shows the order in SAP. Every good demo includes the SAP GUI!!!

After ALL that, now Dave is dickering on the price. So the price was dropped 200 euro… Still not enough. Dave drives a hard bargain. Now an additional reduction of 1 euro for each blue shirt. Dave is finally happy with the price and places an order.

And I want a picture of me pandering to the Demo Jam audience on the back!

So, Dave says “I don’t want the pocket”. But I do want 5 of them and I want it in blue…

Dave can’t get the shirt he wants because he wants a pocket and logo, but the system will not allow it. Boo Hoo.

Oops. I missed most of the setup. But I was told that this demo will be “cool”

Demo #5: Cool Offline Quote for SAP ERP by Jesper Moller & Shahid Ayub from Configit A/S

It will be available on http://enterprisegeeks.com

Now he is saying that his code will be available as a SAPLink Nugget for download (for free) after TechEd.

Brian is looking doing a live demo with data. Very compelling and very powerful given the short nature of the demo.

Welcome to the SAP TechEd 09 Demo Jam. Craig Stasila and Tim Cooper will be bringing you all the hot action from the Demo Jam. We’re getting settled in. Ice cream has been provided (as well as alcoholic beverages). This should be a great time. Glad you could join us!