Here’s a measure of the speed at which mobile is sweeping through the market and the potential SAP sees. At this week’s Deutsche Bank Technology Conference, chief technology officer Vishal Sikka noted "Last week, at a trade show, in Germany there were 32 iPad-like devices on display. There is really a fundamental shift." Not surprisingly, he noted the mobile platform was the reason SAP acquired Sybase, not a secret but this was the most direct statement made yet. Sikka elaborated that the SAP platform will be open to all.