Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Venu's Collections: ERP : Battle Space : SAP Dominates While Oracle Consolidates
Venu's Collections: ERP : Battle Space : SAP Dominates While Oracle Consolidates: "Alright...this will be a Soap-Opera-Class Entertaining and Interesting Story to track all my life, as most of us do, As the dust never seems to settles in the battle of ERP dominance between Oracle and SAP. This would be long story made short with Quotes to hear from heads of both companies...and don't make any judgments from them since the twist in the story is still to unfold and will be long time before we can conclude...Check and Mate."
albawaba.com middle east news information::Sap Launches Business Management Software For The Gcc’s Small And Midsize Enterprises
albawaba.com middle east news information::Sap Launches Business Management Software For The Gcc’s Small And Midsize Enterprises: "Incorporating proven business process management capabilities from SAP’s experience serving the world’s leading enterprises, the offering is designed specifically for small and midsize enterprises seeking rapid implementation and fast return on investment, as well as by larger, global enterprises seeking to deploy standardized corporate templates across their subsidiaries and remote operating locations. With localized capabilities for GCC businesses developed by SAP Arabia, the offering can also be combined with other SAP Best Practices to manage strategic activities such as customer relationship management and specific processes for multiple vertical industries. Developed on the basis of ongoing customer feedback, the offering simplifies implementation and speeds deployment times to typically between 12-16 weeks."
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Oracle's packaged software lacking, report says
Oracle's packaged software lacking, report says: "Forrester says that a failure to plug the holes could result in Oracle's losing ground to its chief competitors in the packaged applications market -- IBM, Microsoft and SAP AG. But the analyst firm says plugging the holes should be a simple task, especially compared to the mammoth challenge Oracle has taken on with Fusion, its plan to integrate the spoils of 23 acquisitions into a single architecture.
'Among the competitors, Oracle actually has a pretty good story and a pretty good track record and product set to be considered a consolidations choice,' said Forrester analyst John R. Rymer, one of the report's authors. 'But depending on the requirements, there are always going to be gaps.' "
'Among the competitors, Oracle actually has a pretty good story and a pretty good track record and product set to be considered a consolidations choice,' said Forrester analyst John R. Rymer, one of the report's authors. 'But depending on the requirements, there are always going to be gaps.' "
Smaller vendors challenge SAP, Oracle in ERP market
Smaller vendors challenge SAP, Oracle in ERP market: "The Boston, Mass.-based analyst firm Aberdeen Group recently surveyed 1000 companies of all sizes and found that 71% of companies with more than one ERP system in place intend to consolidate to one vendor in the near future. When asked which vendor they will consolidate to, SAP, Oracle, Infor Global Solutions and QAD were the top four answers.
Cindy Jutras, a vice president and service director with Aberdeen, said that among large companies – those with more than $1 billion in annual revenue – about 80% have more than one ERP system in place, while about 42% of mid-market companies have multiple ERP installations. They survey also found that about 9% of companies currently have no ERP in place at all. "
Cindy Jutras, a vice president and service director with Aberdeen, said that among large companies – those with more than $1 billion in annual revenue – about 80% have more than one ERP system in place, while about 42% of mid-market companies have multiple ERP installations. They survey also found that about 9% of companies currently have no ERP in place at all. "
Oracle gets antitrust OK to buy Stellent | Reuters.com
Oracle gets antitrust OK to buy Stellent Reuters.com: "Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) has received U.S. antitrust approval to acquire software maker Stellent Inc. (STEL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) in a cash tender offer for $13.50 per share or about $440 million, U.S. officials said on Monday.
Antitrust authorities completed their review of the deal without taking any action to block it, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a notice."
Antitrust authorities completed their review of the deal without taking any action to block it, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said in a notice."
Monday, November 20, 2006
Read Knowledge Library
Read Knowledge Library: "Open Text plans to offer customers complete enterprise content management solutions that include licenses for Open Text Livelink ECM software along with Oracle Content Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle BPEL Process Manager. The integrated solutions will also work with Oracle applications including Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle's PeopleSoft and JD Edwards. "
Oracle vs. SAP: The new battlegrounds
Oracle vs. SAP: The new battlegrounds: "Technologically, Oracle is embracing PeopleSoft's approach to usability. Wang said that PeopleSoft's Effective Dating and SetID features are sure to be a boon to Oracle on the user-friendliness front.
'What these really allow you to do is look at different ways to group people within the organization,' Wang said. 'Those are things that weren't inherently within the Oracle CRM product.'
And Wang gives Oracle president Charles Phillips some of the credit for a marked improvement in the way the company interacts with – or sells to – its customers and potential customers.
'They've had more contact and interaction with customers than they have had in the past,' he said. 'Partially, it's because of the merger and partially it's because Chuck Phillips has really changed their operating behavior.' "
'What these really allow you to do is look at different ways to group people within the organization,' Wang said. 'Those are things that weren't inherently within the Oracle CRM product.'
And Wang gives Oracle president Charles Phillips some of the credit for a marked improvement in the way the company interacts with – or sells to – its customers and potential customers.
'They've had more contact and interaction with customers than they have had in the past,' he said. 'Partially, it's because of the merger and partially it's because Chuck Phillips has really changed their operating behavior.' "
SDA India :: Features :: Microsoft, SAP to Launch Duet, ERP-to-Office Linkage Software in 2007
SDA India :: Features :: Microsoft, SAP to Launch Duet, ERP-to-Office Linkage Software in 2007: "Addressing SAP's time lag in offering Duet via partners, a SAP executive said the company wanted to do further testing.
'We wanted to make sure the product is absolutely ready for the midmarket,' said Udo Waibel, senior vice president of emerging solutions for SAP.
The Duet connects MySAP ERP 2004 back-end systems with Microsoft Office 2003 applications. A version for MySAP ERP 2005 will be available by the year's end, and support for Office 2007 will be made available via a solution pack soon after that product suite ships, Waibel said."
'We wanted to make sure the product is absolutely ready for the midmarket,' said Udo Waibel, senior vice president of emerging solutions for SAP.
The Duet connects MySAP ERP 2004 back-end systems with Microsoft Office 2003 applications. A version for MySAP ERP 2005 will be available by the year's end, and support for Office 2007 will be made available via a solution pack soon after that product suite ships, Waibel said."
Thursday, November 16, 2006
SAP ready to fight Oracle in 'hot' markets
SAP ready to fight Oracle in 'hot' markets: "Michael Fauscette, vice president of the applications program at Framingham, Mass.-based International Data Corporation, says that Oracle's acquisition plan is proving to be successful thus far. And news that SAP is reacting by considering a more aggressive acquisition plan of its own seems to validate that strategy, he said.
'I actually believe that [Oracle] has been successful to maybe very successful and I think that maybe the jury is still out on the very successful part,' Fauscette said in a recent interview. 'But all the signs point to a very strong strategy that has played out very well for them.' "
'I actually believe that [Oracle] has been successful to maybe very successful and I think that maybe the jury is still out on the very successful part,' Fauscette said in a recent interview. 'But all the signs point to a very strong strategy that has played out very well for them.' "
PRESS RELEASE Atos Origin Upgrades Alaska Communications Systems' mySAP(R) ERP 2005 SYSTEM
PRESS RELEASE Atos Origin Upgrades Alaska Communications Systems' mySAP(R) ERP 2005 SYSTEM: "Atos Origin upgraded the ACS SAP 4.6b system to mySAP ERP (enterprise resource planning) 2005 (ECC 6.0). The eight-week upgrade followed the SAP Upgrade Roadmap, which includes the Blueprint, Realization, Final Preparation, and Go-live phases.
The transition to the new platform has been managed with the absolute minimum downtime and no unnecessary disruption to business. It represents one of the first upgrades of an SAP telecom customer to mySAP ERP 2005 since the software was generally released at the end of May. "
The transition to the new platform has been managed with the absolute minimum downtime and no unnecessary disruption to business. It represents one of the first upgrades of an SAP telecom customer to mySAP ERP 2005 since the software was generally released at the end of May. "
WebWire® | Microsoft and SAP Tout Growing Market Momentum and 2007 Office System Support for Duet™ Software
WebWire® Microsoft and SAP Tout Growing Market Momentum and 2007 Office System Support for Duet™ Software: "“We have seen significant traction and market momentum with Duet over the second half of 2006,” said Udo Waibel, senior vice president of emerging solutions, SAP. “Together we are committed to drive success for our customers by constantly gathering feedback and continuing to innovate so that Duet meets their business needs.”
Each day, millions of information workers use the Microsoft Office system to work and collaborate, while also separately tapping into SAP enterprise processes and business data in order to do their jobs. Duet provides a unified link between a company’s structured business processes and information in mySAP™ ERP and the end user’s Microsoft Office environment, enabling improved decision making and greater compliance with company policies. "
Each day, millions of information workers use the Microsoft Office system to work and collaborate, while also separately tapping into SAP enterprise processes and business data in order to do their jobs. Duet provides a unified link between a company’s structured business processes and information in mySAP™ ERP and the end user’s Microsoft Office environment, enabling improved decision making and greater compliance with company policies. "
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
News Brief: Midmarket Logistics Leader Selects SAP for End-to-End Transportation Management
News Brief: Midmarket Logistics Leader Selects SAP for End-to-End Transportation Management: "Following the first phase of its SAP rollout for accounting processes in Germany and Europe-wide, Roehlig plans to deploy SAP software for transportation management in 2007. SAP's comprehensive transportation management software integrates processes across the entire logistics chain, from order to invoice, including financial accounting and costing. It offers an integrated solution for managing processes across preliminary, main and subsequent legs in multimodal transport chains."
Oracle's Fusion Applications strategy: what the customers think | Channel Register
Oracle's Fusion Applications strategy: what the customers think Channel Register: "One of the most interesting findings from the research is a clear correlation between the level of Fusion knowledge and the degree to which customers have confidence in Oracle looking after them in the future. Some 78 per cent of those telling us that the Fusion story is understood very well within their organisation, for example, say they are completely confident in their investment being protected. There is also a general belief within Fusion savvy customers that Oracle's strategy will deliver future benefits in terms of application flexibility. "
SAP INFO
SAP INFO: "Is it true that the new UI won’t work with past versions of mySAP ERP?
Sikka: No. It can work side-by-side with existing UIs from older applications. We know that it can take a long time for a company to move from an old UI to a new one. We have no intention of de-supporting other SAP UIs. We are designing the new UI to work with existing programs, and yet to realize its full potential over time, users will need to update to new offerings such as SAP NetWeaver."
Sikka: No. It can work side-by-side with existing UIs from older applications. We know that it can take a long time for a company to move from an old UI to a new one. We have no intention of de-supporting other SAP UIs. We are designing the new UI to work with existing programs, and yet to realize its full potential over time, users will need to update to new offerings such as SAP NetWeaver."
SDA India :: Oracle Extends CMP with Open Text
SDA India :: Oracle Extends CMP with Open Text: "Over the coming year, Open Text plans to deliver solutions that allow customers to access and manage content from Oracle, Siebel, PeopleSoft, and JD Edwards applications. Open Text will also unveil a new solution, Customer Transaction Console that will help customer inquiry processing in sales, call centres and service departments, allowing users to access information stored in Oracle applications and content stores in a consolidated view directly from Microsoft Office 2003 applications including Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, the company said."
PRESS RELEASE Record-Breaking Attendance Makes SAP(R) TechEd '06 Most Successful Ever
PRESS RELEASE Record-Breaking Attendance Makes SAP(R) TechEd '06 Most Successful Ever: "Celebrating its 10th anniversary, SAP's largest technical product education event of the year offered more than 900 hours of lecture-driven and hands-on sessions at each location: Las Vegas, Nevada, Sept. 12 - 15; Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 5 - 6; Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 18 - 20; and Bangalore, India, Nov. 8 - 10, 2006. Attendance was strong in all four venues, with the largest increase in Bangalore, where conference registrations grew by more than 40 percent year over year, from 2,700 to 3,800. "
Oracle Unveils PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management 9.0 and Supplier Relationship Management 9.0
Oracle Unveils PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management 9.0 and Supplier Relationship Management 9.0: "Continuing its commitment to support and enhance PeopleSoft Applications under the 'Applications Unlimited' program, Oracle today announced the availability of Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management 9.0 and PeopleSoft Enterprise Supplier Relationship Management 9.0. The latest release extends the value of PeopleSoft Applications with significant advancements that enable customers to improve business processes, better manage supplier relationships and simplify compliance with government and industry regulations. "
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
SAP Hires Head of New Business Unit Focused on SMEs
SAP Hires Head of New Business Unit Focused on SMEs: "Currently, 31 percent of SAP's order entries come from the SME market, according to Klaey. His goal is to increase that to 40 to 45 percent to reach SAP's 100,000 mark.
Klaey, based at the company's Walldorf, Germany headquarters, is currently the president and CEO of SAP Asia Pacific, a job he's held since 2002. Prior to that, the Swiss native was the managing director of SAP U.K. Limited, overseeing operations in the U.K., Ireland and Africa.
The goal for Klaey moving forward—he assumes his new role Jan. 1, 2007—is to give the SME business a much greater focus by pulling all of SAP's global and regional resources together. "
Klaey, based at the company's Walldorf, Germany headquarters, is currently the president and CEO of SAP Asia Pacific, a job he's held since 2002. Prior to that, the Swiss native was the managing director of SAP U.K. Limited, overseeing operations in the U.K., Ireland and Africa.
The goal for Klaey moving forward—he assumes his new role Jan. 1, 2007—is to give the SME business a much greater focus by pulling all of SAP's global and regional resources together. "
Prof Dr Henning Kagermann Profile - Forbes.com
Prof Dr Henning Kagermann Profile - Forbes.com: "CEO at
SAP Aktiengesellschaft Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeit
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TECHNOLOGY / APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Officer since 1991
Track This Person
58 years old
Henning Kagermann, CEO (Vorstandssprecher), 58 years old, physics graduate. Henning Kagermann joined SAP AG in 1982. He became a member of the Executive Board in 1991 and Co-CEO in 1998. In May 2003 he became sole CEO of the Executive Board. He has overall responsibility for SAP's strategy and business development, and is further responsible for corporate communications, global intellectual property, internal audit and top talent management."
SAP Aktiengesellschaft Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeit
GM
TECHNOLOGY / APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Officer since 1991
Track This Person
58 years old
Henning Kagermann, CEO (Vorstandssprecher), 58 years old, physics graduate. Henning Kagermann joined SAP AG in 1982. He became a member of the Executive Board in 1991 and Co-CEO in 1998. In May 2003 he became sole CEO of the Executive Board. He has overall responsibility for SAP's strategy and business development, and is further responsible for corporate communications, global intellectual property, internal audit and top talent management."
Monday, November 13, 2006
SAP United States - SAP Names Geraldine McBride President of Asia Pacific
SAP United States - SAP Names Geraldine McBride President of Asia Pacific: "With more than 12 years at SAP, McBride has earned a reputation for her track record in transforming and growing successful businesses while building solid relationships with customers and partners. As CEO and managing director of SAP Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), she successfully doubled software revenue and substantially grew the business over four years. Supported by an experienced leadership team, the ANZ hub is today a major subsidiary for SAP in Asia Pacific. Today, SAP is recognized as a premier employer in ANZ and SAP’s employee engagement score was in the high-performance zone of the “Hewitt Best Employers in Australia and New Zealand 2005 Study,” a study managed by Hewitt Associates to identify the organizations whose people practices distinguish them as outstanding places to work.
Prior to her leadership at SAP ANZ, McBride spent three years with SAP America, playing a strategic role advancing SAP offerings in the areas of manufacturing, retail, consumer products and customer relationship management (CRM), and leading the transformation of the U.S. Field Organization. Before that, McBride was a managing director of SAP New Zealand for four years from 1996 to 2000. New Zealand-born and educated, McBride graduated in Wellington with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree and started her career at SAP driving sales for the company in Cape Town, South Africa. McBride has over 20 years experience in the IT industry, starting her career with IBM New Zealand in 1985."
Prior to her leadership at SAP ANZ, McBride spent three years with SAP America, playing a strategic role advancing SAP offerings in the areas of manufacturing, retail, consumer products and customer relationship management (CRM), and leading the transformation of the U.S. Field Organization. Before that, McBride was a managing director of SAP New Zealand for four years from 1996 to 2000. New Zealand-born and educated, McBride graduated in Wellington with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree and started her career at SAP driving sales for the company in Cape Town, South Africa. McBride has over 20 years experience in the IT industry, starting her career with IBM New Zealand in 1985."
SAP United States - SAP Names Geraldine McBride President of Asia Pacific
SAP United States - SAP Names Geraldine McBride President of Asia Pacific: "With more than 12 years at SAP, McBride has earned a reputation for her track record in transforming and growing successful businesses while building solid relationships with customers and partners. As CEO and managing director of SAP Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), she successfully doubled software revenue and substantially grew the business over four years. Supported by an experienced leadership team, the ANZ hub is today a major subsidiary for SAP in Asia Pacific. Today, SAP is recognized as a premier employer in ANZ and SAP’s employee engagement score was in the high-performance zone of the “Hewitt Best Employers in Australia and New Zealand 2005 Study,” a study managed by Hewitt Associates to identify the organizations whose people practices distinguish them as outstanding places to work.
Prior to her leadership at SAP ANZ, McBride spent three years with SAP America, playing a strategic role advancing SAP offerings in the areas of manufacturing, retail, consumer products and customer relationship management (CRM), and leading the transformation of the U.S. Field Organization. Before that, McBride was a managing director of SAP New Zealand for four years from 1996 to 2000. New Zealand-born and educated, McBride graduated in Wellington with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree and started her career at SAP driving sales for the company in Cape Town, South Africa. McBride has over 20 years experience in the IT industry, starting her career with IBM New Zealand in 1985."
Prior to her leadership at SAP ANZ, McBride spent three years with SAP America, playing a strategic role advancing SAP offerings in the areas of manufacturing, retail, consumer products and customer relationship management (CRM), and leading the transformation of the U.S. Field Organization. Before that, McBride was a managing director of SAP New Zealand for four years from 1996 to 2000. New Zealand-born and educated, McBride graduated in Wellington with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree and started her career at SAP driving sales for the company in Cape Town, South Africa. McBride has over 20 years experience in the IT industry, starting her career with IBM New Zealand in 1985."
Sunday, November 12, 2006
SAP Names Hans-Peter Klaey to Lead Global Small and Midsize Enterprise (SME) Business Organization: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
SAP Names Hans-Peter Klaey to Lead Global Small and Midsize Enterprise (SME) Business Organization: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance: "Klaey has served as president and CEO of SAP Asia Pacific since January 2002, where he oversaw operations in the region, developed the leadership team and significantly advanced SAP's business in diverse markets across the region. Succeeding him as regional president of SAP Asia Pacific will be Geraldine McBride, currently CEO and managing director of SAP Australia New Zealand (see related press release 'SAP Names Geraldine McBride President of Asia Pacific'). Klaey and McBride will assume their new roles effective Jan. 1, 2007."
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
UPDATE 1-SAP R&D spend peaks but still room for investment | Reuters.com
UPDATE 1-SAP R&D spend peaks but still room for investment Reuters.com: "Kagermann reiterated that the German software maker was on schedule with its timetable of new product releases, with first pilot testing of an improved package for mid-sized companies taking place late this year.
Larry Ellison, chief executive of SAP's U.S. arch-rival Oracle (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research), said in September that SAP was lagging behind."
Larry Ellison, chief executive of SAP's U.S. arch-rival Oracle (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research), said in September that SAP was lagging behind."
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Oracle challenges SAP in public sector with latest buy
Oracle wants more customers in the public sector and utilities markets.
The database and business applications giant announced today that it has acquired SPL WorldGroup Inc., a seller of revenue and operations management software for the utilities industry. Oracle didn't say how much it paid for the San Francisco-based firm, which also makes tax management software for government organizations.
Ray Wang, a business applications analyst with Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research, says the latest buy is part of Oracle's plan to get closer to markets where competition among software vendors is beginning to heat up. Wang predicts that Oracle and rival SAP AG will battle fiercely in years to come for bigger shares of the utilities, government, healthcare, telecom and financial services markets.
The database and business applications giant announced today that it has acquired SPL WorldGroup Inc., a seller of revenue and operations management software for the utilities industry. Oracle didn't say how much it paid for the San Francisco-based firm, which also makes tax management software for government organizations.
Ray Wang, a business applications analyst with Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research, says the latest buy is part of Oracle's plan to get closer to markets where competition among software vendors is beginning to heat up. Wang predicts that Oracle and rival SAP AG will battle fiercely in years to come for bigger shares of the utilities, government, healthcare, telecom and financial services markets.
destinationCRM.com: Companies' ERP Wallets Will Get Fatter
destinationCRM.com: Companies' ERP Wallets Will Get Fatter: "
U.S. companies will up ERP budgets by 12.3 percent in 2007, according to the 'Enterprise Resource Planning Spending Report, 2006-2007,' unveiled by AMR Research this week. The report is based on findings from 175 interviews with IT decision makers (predominately manufacturers) in U.S. based companies with more than 1,000 employees, according to the report. While ERP funding is expected to maintain its run of solid uptake, 2007's forecasted budget increase is slightly lower than 2006's expected budget growth of 14.6 percent."
U.S. companies will up ERP budgets by 12.3 percent in 2007, according to the 'Enterprise Resource Planning Spending Report, 2006-2007,' unveiled by AMR Research this week. The report is based on findings from 175 interviews with IT decision makers (predominately manufacturers) in U.S. based companies with more than 1,000 employees, according to the report. While ERP funding is expected to maintain its run of solid uptake, 2007's forecasted budget increase is slightly lower than 2006's expected budget growth of 14.6 percent."
Monday, November 06, 2006
SandHill.com | Management | Looking Forward with Shai Agassi
SandHill.com Management Looking Forward with Shai Agassi: "SandHill.com: Where do you see the enterprise software industry headed in the next 5-10 years?
Shai Agassi: From our perspective, SAP's future will consist of a unified application suite on top of an open platform. There will be a merger of middleware, a large collection of engines and applications - and that platform will serve as the foundation for the creation of flexible solutions that can be quickly deployed across this business platform.
That platform will abstract operating systems and databases to the degree that independent software vendors will not ask themselves whether they will build for this database or for that OS. ISVs will build for their collection of infrastructure processes. There will be very large collections of processes from a few vendors, perhaps three or four. Since there will not be many standards at first, it will be hard to migrate from one collection to another, so most customers and ISVs will invest in one collection. Each member of the ecosystem will choose to live in one of these ecosystems in order to survive and thrive. "
Shai Agassi: From our perspective, SAP's future will consist of a unified application suite on top of an open platform. There will be a merger of middleware, a large collection of engines and applications - and that platform will serve as the foundation for the creation of flexible solutions that can be quickly deployed across this business platform.
That platform will abstract operating systems and databases to the degree that independent software vendors will not ask themselves whether they will build for this database or for that OS. ISVs will build for their collection of infrastructure processes. There will be very large collections of processes from a few vendors, perhaps three or four. Since there will not be many standards at first, it will be hard to migrate from one collection to another, so most customers and ISVs will invest in one collection. Each member of the ecosystem will choose to live in one of these ecosystems in order to survive and thrive. "
SAP United States - Independent Research Firm Names SAP Revenue Leader for Analytic Applications
SAP United States - Independent Research Firm Names SAP Revenue Leader for Analytic Applications: "In a series of news releases1 underscoring the business value it is delivering with the SAP NetWeaver® platform, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that independent research firm IDC named SAP as the leader in the worldwide analytic applications market, a segment of the overall business analytics market, by revenue. In its report, entitled “Worldwide Business Analytics Software 2006 – 2010 Forecast and 2005 Vendor Shares” (Doc #203468, Sep 2006), IDC found that in 2005, the worldwide business analytics market grew at a rate of 11 percent to reach $16.6 billion in revenue. SAP’s business analytic applications revenue grew faster than the overall market, at a rate of 13.4 percent. To further extend its leadership in the analytic applications segment of this market, SAP today also announced general availability of more than 100 analytic composites in the SAP® xApp™ Analytics composite application—software built on the SAP NetWeaver platform that has proven to deploy quickly and seamlessly for early customers."
SAP United States - SAP Consulting Accelerates Customers’ Enterprise SOA Road Maps
SAP United States - SAP Consulting Accelerates Customers’ Enterprise SOA Road Maps: "Enterprise SOA Adoption Program
The enterprise SOA adoption program provides a consistent, sequenced and incremental set of services and associated accelerators leveraged by customers, partners and SAP. The program facilitates the successful adoption and implementation of the SAP NetWeaver® platform as a foundation for enterprise SOA, providing customers with a responsible and feasible approach toward their enterprise SOA evolution. Core services within the program are being extended by SAP customers and partners to provide a complete set of value-based services in alignment with SAP’s proven customer engagement life-cycle (CEL) methodology."
The enterprise SOA adoption program provides a consistent, sequenced and incremental set of services and associated accelerators leveraged by customers, partners and SAP. The program facilitates the successful adoption and implementation of the SAP NetWeaver® platform as a foundation for enterprise SOA, providing customers with a responsible and feasible approach toward their enterprise SOA evolution. Core services within the program are being extended by SAP customers and partners to provide a complete set of value-based services in alignment with SAP’s proven customer engagement life-cycle (CEL) methodology."
SAP United States - SAP Ecosystem Continues to Show Strong Global Momentum
SAP United States - SAP Ecosystem Continues to Show Strong Global Momentum: "Delivering on its commitment to help partners and customers experience the business value of enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA), SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced continued ecosystem momentum as customers move to adopt enterprise SOA by leveraging the SAP NetWeaver® platform. In addition to SAP, independent software vendors (ISVs) such as Callidus Software, MCA Solutions, Triple Point Technology and Visiprise are helping companies adopt the SAP NetWeaver platform to optimize their existing IT landscapes, reduce total cost of ownership and prepare for future business growth. The announcement was made at the EMEA Enterprise Services Partner Summit, being held in Amsterdam on Oct. 17. holding"
SAP United States - SAP Unveils SDN Subscriptions Program for Developers
SAP United States - SAP Unveils SDN Subscriptions Program for Developers: "The SDN subscriptions program is planned to be made available through the SAP Developer Network site (sdn.sap.com), the central resource for the technical community within the SAP ecosystem, and is intended to include the lean, standards-based SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment, which is already offered as a preview to partners for building and running composite applications (see related announcement from SAP TechEd ’06 Las Vegas, titled “SAP Previews Next-Generation Composition Capabilities for Partners”). In addition to SAP NetWeaver development and composition tools, the subscriptions program is intended to include access to technical support, premium content and online access for testing enterprise services. This is planned to be in addition to the tools, forums and resources available today at no cost to all registered users of SDN—including free trial downloads of SAP NetWeaver.
The SDN subscriptions program is targeted to go live in 2007. Additional uses of the SAP software, including commercialization and production use, are subject to additional agreements."
The SDN subscriptions program is targeted to go live in 2007. Additional uses of the SAP software, including commercialization and production use, are subject to additional agreements."
Friday, November 03, 2006
Global Services | News | French Army Outsources HR to LogicaCMG
Global Services News French Army Outsources HR to LogicaCMG: "LogicaCMG, the UK-based IT services provider, has won a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) upgrading contract with the French army.
The company will provide information through a new solution, mySAP ERP HCM. This solution will help the army to manage the planning of jobs, staff, and skills in the form of a database from January 2008. "
The company will provide information through a new solution, mySAP ERP HCM. This solution will help the army to manage the planning of jobs, staff, and skills in the form of a database from January 2008. "
Thursday, November 02, 2006
James Governor's MonkChips: Blogger Relations at Adobe, Oracle and SAP (and a bit of IBM, Microsoft, Sun)
James Governor's MonkChips: Blogger Relations at Adobe, Oracle and SAP (and a bit of IBM, Microsoft, Sun): "Change doesn't happen at SAP unless someone fluent in German, and living in Germany, helps it along. Shai Agassi may run large parts of SAP now, but the company's center of gravity is still found in the asparagus fields of Walldorf."
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
SAP helps Houston with a problem
SAP helps Houston with a problem: "But the fourth-largest city in the U.S. really had no choice, according to Earl Lambert, citywide chief technology officer, because the particular mainframe-based system that it had been using was no longer supported by its vendor, American Management Systems (AMS). The city had to find a new system to manage finance, human resources and payroll functions -- processes that affect 22,000 employees in offices distributed across 640 square miles. So, a few years ago, Houston began evaluating enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, narrowing choices down to Oracle, SAP and AMS (acquired by CGI Group in 2004). Houston ultimately chose mySAP ERP, Lambert said, based on cost and functionality. The key to the massive implementation's success, he said, was a project governance and management structure that oversaw planning, implementation and training. "
