At the beginning of the summer vacation in some federal states, the German Corona app should be ready to go. This is what the developers at SAP say, which they say are well on schedule. The app is considered an important aid to contain the corona virus.
The developers of the so-called Corona app to contain the pandemic want to launch the contact tracking application at the start of the first summer vacation in Germany. "We are well on schedule," said a spokesman for the software provider SAP from Walldorf.
In the meantime, the halftime has come. SAP has been working on the app with Deutsche Telekom since the end of April after previous initiatives failed due to disputes about storage options. Such an app was originally supposed to be available in Germany in April, similar to Austria.
It is considered to be an essential aid in tracking down contacts of people with Covid 19 – including across national borders – and in informing them about necessary quarantine measures. "With the new app, citizens can help to break infection chains faster and more effectively," wrote T-Systems boss Adel Al-Saleh. When developing the Corona app, Telekom is responsible for the processes relating to network and mobile technology as well as operation, and SAP provides the necessary software technology via a platform.
Similar applications already in 40 countries
Both companies have set themselves the goal of working as transparently as possible and regularly publish information on, for example, app architecture on the open source platform Github. "We are very happy with the fruitful discussions on the platform and take them very seriously," Al-Saleh wrote in a LinkedIn post. In the meantime, SAP and Telekom can also use the interfaces required for this, which are now published by the mobile phone operating system giants Google and Apple.
While Germany is still developing the Corona Warning app, such an application is now available in 40 countries such as South Korea, Australia and Cyprus, according to the Linklaters law firm.
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