Tuesday, April 17, 2007
SAP poised to flick hosted ERP switch - 16 Apr 2007 - IT Week
SAP poised to flick hosted ERP switch - 16 Apr 2007 - IT Week: "SAP will be under pressure to present a solid plan that will counter questions surrounding its strategy and divert attention from other recent issues.
At the end of March, Shai Agassi, an executive widely assumed to be the firm’s next chief executive, surprised observers by announcing his intention to leave the company. Agassi had been leading the German giant’s Netweaver plans to make its software platform for other software developers.
Agassi’s resignation followed on the heels of an Oracle lawsuit alleging that SAP staff had illegally accessed software and documentation.
SAP has also twice in the last year issued warnings of below-par financials and has been under pressure to make more decisive moves into on-demand software. However, SAP is renowned for its pragmatic approach to the market and is unlikely to be railroaded by recent events. “If our competition believes that this has crippled SAP, then they are in for a surprise,” wrote Thomas Otter, a solution architect in a recent blog entry. “There is a steely resolution and determination here.'"
At the end of March, Shai Agassi, an executive widely assumed to be the firm’s next chief executive, surprised observers by announcing his intention to leave the company. Agassi had been leading the German giant’s Netweaver plans to make its software platform for other software developers.
Agassi’s resignation followed on the heels of an Oracle lawsuit alleging that SAP staff had illegally accessed software and documentation.
SAP has also twice in the last year issued warnings of below-par financials and has been under pressure to make more decisive moves into on-demand software. However, SAP is renowned for its pragmatic approach to the market and is unlikely to be railroaded by recent events. “If our competition believes that this has crippled SAP, then they are in for a surprise,” wrote Thomas Otter, a solution architect in a recent blog entry. “There is a steely resolution and determination here.'"
