SAP Courts Developers With New License, Tools, Open-Source Contributions

SAP's HANA in-memory platform figures prominently in the new announcements, which include the long-awaited launch of River

SAP has made a series of announcements aimed at bringing more software developers into its fold, making their jobs easier and bolstering the reach of its HANA in-memory computing platform.

The most significant changes include a new, unified developer license that covers a wide range of SAP technologies, and the long-awaited launch of the cloud-based River application development toolset for SAP's HANA in-memory computing platform.

River is "a key first step toward reimagining and dramatically simplifying the experience of application development," said executive board member Vishal Sikka in a statement released Wednesday.