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- SAP: the challenges ahead
- It's started. Speculation around whether SAP ex-CEO Leo Apotheker jumped or was pushed, a trawl through past failures, an implied writing off of SAP because its strategy seems muddled and as for SaaS? Pfft. This is what SAP insiders are telling me. The...
- Tags: SAP AG, Vinnie Mirchandani, Consulting Operation, Vishal Sikka, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Middleware, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2010-02-07
- SAP: Apotheker gone, co-CEO's appointed
- In a tightly worded press release, SAP has announced that Leo Apotheker has resigned as CEO with immediate effect: "The SAP Executive Board, in agreement with the SAP Supervisory Board, has appointed two Co-CEOs: Bill McDermott, head of field organization and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development, both...
- Tags: Board, SAP AG, Leo, Corporate Governance, Product Development, Sales Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Research & Development, Sales, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2010-02-07
- SAP Business Influencers Summit - A Clear Path Forward?
- I have to admit that I enjoy going to conferences and summits as an analyst, journalist or paid speaker. Â I'm treated well by the vendors who bring me, my expenses are covered (and if a speaker, a fee too of course) and I know a lot of the staff who...
- Tags: Small And Medium Enterprise, Mobile, Product, SAP AG, Clear, App, SAP Business Influencers Summit, Business, Smb/Sme, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-12-10
- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Laptop computers
- This year the laptop list was a tough assignment for several reasons. First, the emergence of a new class of ultra-thin laptops--spawned by lower-cost processors from Intel and AMD--has made things more complicated. Second, there's a fresh crop of Windows 7 laptops, and...
- Tags: Processor, Hard Drive, Performance, Apple MacBook, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Computer, Intel Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq CQ61z, Timeline 1810T, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- SAP: Is the worst over?
- Analysts have been tripping over themselves trying to call the trough of demand for SAP applications. SAP detailed quote has been upgraded twice in two days. Bank of America-Merrill Lynch upgraded SAP to buy from neutral on Thursday given "the low expectation level." Simply put, business isn't...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Outsourcing, Financial Planning, Financial Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- What really happened with SAP Business ByDesign?
- Many of us who have been following the SAP Business ByDesign saga have used a combination of first hand accounts, intuition, inference and plain guess work to figure out what's been going on with the product. Or is it service? As far as I can gather, those commenting in detail...
- Tags: Team, SAP NetWeaver, SAP AG, BYD, Engineers, Team Management, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Management, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- How badly are your business applications performing?
- Due for formal release later this week, a study conducted by Dimensional Research on behalf of Precise at SAP's May 2009 SAPPHIRE reveals some remarkable stats about systems performance and the response times for problem resolution. 695 persons completed the survey. Some key metrics: ...
- Tags: Consultant, Performance, Business Application, SAP AG, Consulting, Performance Issue, Transaction Performance Issue, Performance Management, Outsourcing, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- HTC Magic coming to T-Mobile as 'myTouch 3G,' not 'G2'
- The HTC Magic smartphone will come to T-Mobile as the myTouch 3G -- not the Magic, Sapphire, or G2, as has been rumored, according to a tipster to Engadget. Furthermore, the device will be available in three colors -- one of which is...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., T-Mobile, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- News to know: FTC vs. botnets; Microsoft; Apple WWDC; Twitter
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: FTC shuts down notorious botnet ISP. FTC statement Patch Tuesday heads-up: Critical Windows, IE fixes coming Typo'd Google domains in Top...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, WWDC, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., FTC, NEC Corp., Twitter, Darwin, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Telephony, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Monitors & Displays, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Internet, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- Reviewing Sapphire, user interfaces, the Devil's Triangle, and IT success
- This is a guest post was written by SAP expert, Jon Reed, describing a podcast interview he conducted with me following SAP's recent Sapphire conference. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Information Technology, SAP AG, Podcasts, Internet, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- CRM Playaz Episode #9: SAP, Sage, Serious, Merry, Eat, Drink, Bling
- CRM Playaz Episode #9 Welcome to CRM Playaz Episode #9. Yeah, we're still in business. This episode, even with no C-Level Smackdown (#10 will have one. Guest is ready to rock) will warm the cockles of your heart - for those of you over 50, you might...
- Tags: Beverage, SAP AG, Episode, Conference, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Surviving and thriving: or why MISO has it (mostly) wrong
- Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle collectively make up what Irregulars call MISO. Harsher critics might think they are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Whichever your chosen position I am coming to the view that the way they are going to market is wrong for the conditions in which we...
- Tags: CIO, Oracle Corp., Social Computing, SAP AG, IBM Corp., MISO, Vendor Response, David Dobrin, Vertica, Social Networking, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- SAPPHIRE and The Story of Stuff
- Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff sustainability presentation has been doing the rounds in American classrooms and has stoked up many on both sides of the political divide. On one side, parents tell of angst ridden kids now wondering about the ecological footprint of Lego and on...
- Tags: Sustainability, General Motors Corp., Annie Leonard, Sustainability Question, James Farrar
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- In search of SAP Business ByDesign
- Mike Krigsman has a post that seeks to put ByDesign into a hopeful light. Based on his conversations I'm not surprised he came away with a glowing customer report. Customers I've spoken with have been rightfully delighted with what SAP is offering and the roadmap they're presenting. As...
- Tags: SAP AG, Mike Krigsman, Vinnie Mirchandani, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Sales Strategy, Data Centers, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- On the Matter of John Schwarz: Thank You
- In my post on SAP Sapphire 09,Day 1, I was generally very happy with what I saw SAP doing at Sapphire this year. Very happy. But I was concerned about a couple of things including a comment that John Schwarz, SAP Executive Board member made about the reduction in force...
- Tags: SAP AG, Blogging, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- Next-gen 11.6-in. Acer Aspire One netbook available now; has 16:9 display, full-size keyboard
- Acer has officially released its next generation of Aspire One netbooks, most notably a new, bigger 11.6-in. model, the Aspire One AO751h, and a revamped 10.1-in. machine, the Aspire One AOD250. Both of the latest generation of netbooks are thinner than Acer's previous models. The 11-in. AO751h...
- Tags: Keyboard, Acer Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- News to know: Office 2010 leak; Windows Mobile; Wolfram/Alpha; SOA; Zappos; ;
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Mobile Dev team: 'Windows Mobile 6.5 is done' New Microsoft Office 2010 test build leaks Zack Whittaker: Screenshots:...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Dana Blankenhorn, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Mobile Applications, Microsoft Office, Wireless And Mobility, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Office Suites
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- Understanding SAP's Business byDesign SaaS strategy
- At this week's Sapphire conference, SAP spoke about the status and trajectory of Business by Design, the company's on-demand, software as a service SaaS offering. Here's what it means. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Strategy, SAP AG, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-05-15
- SAP Sapphire: Reading the tea leaves demand, margins and M&A
- SAP's Sapphire customer powwow concluded this week and the takeaways appear to focus on what wasn't there: Subscription pricing, a sign of an enduring rebound and confidence that the company can maintain its profit margins. Among the notable business points Dennis Howlett has the product overview: ...
- Tags: M&A, SAP AG, MacMillan, Merger And Acquisition Speculation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Pricing, Roi/Tco, Marketing Research, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-15
- News to know: Intel; WiMax, Oracle; Craigslist; Apple's WWDC
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: EC: Intel 'abused dominant position' vs AMD; fined record $1.45 billion in antitrust case Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: EU...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Craigslist, Richard Koman, WWDC, Oracle Corp., Apple Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Virtualization, WiMAX, Corporate Law, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Security, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility, Business Operations
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
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