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A raft of security and functionality improvements will be made to Android mobile phones once the brand links up with enterprise resource planning (ERP) software producer SAP.

The organisations are due to announce a partnership next week that will involve SAP's expertise and technology being used to boost the gadgets on offer from Android.

Email encryption and the ability to make handsets work alongside device management systems are said to be at the top of the agenda.

SAP is no stranger to running its solutions on mobiles. Oliver Bussmann, chief information officer at the firm, told CRN last month that it had added Android-powered Samsung models to Apple iPhones and iPads as ones its technology is now compatible with.

Ulrich Trabert, a software analyst at Bankhaus Metzler, said: "Companies need more pre-configured tablets and smartphones which comply with their advanced security requirements. Naturally, SAP is looking for a partner who is dominant on the Android platform."

Android and SAP will formally announce the project at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Posted by Jamie Rees