Tuesday, April 24, 2007
CIO India - SAP set to Expand NetWeaver Line
CIO India - SAP set to Expand NetWeaver Line: "Rodney Masney, global director of IT infrastructure services at Owens-Illinois Inc., a Perrysburg, Ohio-based maker of packaging materials, said there is a great deal of interest among customers in learning about SAP's SOA offerings, though his company has no plans to use them at this time.
Masney, also president of the Americas' SAP Users' Group, said that his company is currently rolling out SAP's mySAP 2004 ERP applications to its offices worldwide.
A potential downside to SAP's SOA efforts, Masney noted, is the abrupt departure last month of Shai Agassi, who was president of the SAP product and technology group and the architect of the company's SOA strategy. 'We're sad to see Shai go,' said Masney. 'He was a man of tremendous vision and breadth and depth, and a key to SAP's overall NetWeaver platform strategy.'
The SAP spokesman contended that Agassi's departure won't affect the company's strategy and that the SOA team continues to execute Agassi's strategy."
Masney, also president of the Americas' SAP Users' Group, said that his company is currently rolling out SAP's mySAP 2004 ERP applications to its offices worldwide.
A potential downside to SAP's SOA efforts, Masney noted, is the abrupt departure last month of Shai Agassi, who was president of the SAP product and technology group and the architect of the company's SOA strategy. 'We're sad to see Shai go,' said Masney. 'He was a man of tremendous vision and breadth and depth, and a key to SAP's overall NetWeaver platform strategy.'
The SAP spokesman contended that Agassi's departure won't affect the company's strategy and that the SOA team continues to execute Agassi's strategy."
