Monday, April 30, 2007
IT Business
IT Business: "'Business network transformation has become the primary source of competitive differentiation,' said Kagermann. 'It's about business connectivity, it's about speed, and it's about people productivity.”
Joel Martin, vice-president of enterprise software at IDC Canada, said that while SAP is doing some exciting things around Web 2.0 with its social networking initiatives, he was struck by the 'stay the course' theme of Kagermann's address.
“There's not a lot of fancy new things going on here,” said Martin. “The message to their key customers, the multi-billion dollar companies, is we're not throwing you any curveballs. We're here to support your business processes and help you execute.”
The strategy is not without its downsides though, said Martin. Oracle, by moving to consolidate the market through acquisition, is a more attractive upgrade option for companies that are already using many of the products Oracle has acquired.
“It makes it harder for SAP to go in there and compete if more and more of their platform is being consolidated with Oracle,” said Martin."
Joel Martin, vice-president of enterprise software at IDC Canada, said that while SAP is doing some exciting things around Web 2.0 with its social networking initiatives, he was struck by the 'stay the course' theme of Kagermann's address.
“There's not a lot of fancy new things going on here,” said Martin. “The message to their key customers, the multi-billion dollar companies, is we're not throwing you any curveballs. We're here to support your business processes and help you execute.”
The strategy is not without its downsides though, said Martin. Oracle, by moving to consolidate the market through acquisition, is a more attractive upgrade option for companies that are already using many of the products Oracle has acquired.
“It makes it harder for SAP to go in there and compete if more and more of their platform is being consolidated with Oracle,” said Martin."
