Friday, June 01, 2007
James Governor’s Monkchips » SAP Grocks Governance Risk and Compliance: the new ERP
James Governor’s Monkchips » SAP Grocks Governance Risk and Compliance: the new ERP: "SAP put a clear stake in the ground for GRC leadership when it acquired Virsa last year and the numbers are beginning to look pretty good. No startup has emerged from the pack though there are a host of compliance specialists such as Open Text, Paisley Software, Protivity etc - in the market, and newer entrants such as iWay. Amit said:
“We want to be the Siebel of GRC.”
But not get acquired by Oracle obviously. So what does SAP’s GRC’ momentum look like?
Amit claims the last fiscal quarter saw 300% growth.
A year ago SAP had 800 customers, now it has 1800…
“I close more deals in a quarter than my competitors ever have…”
That’s Amit sounding like the Shai Agassi protege he is… He also offered some eye popping stats about the ever increasing regulatory burden, and the need for compliance oriented architecture services.
PwC apparently estimates there have been 114k new US regulations since the Reagan Administration
Cisco As A Flagship
Cisco chose GRC as a platform, even though it’s a wall to wall Oracle apps shop. I don’t know anything about this claim but I aim to follow it up. Very interesting."
“We want to be the Siebel of GRC.”
But not get acquired by Oracle obviously. So what does SAP’s GRC’ momentum look like?
Amit claims the last fiscal quarter saw 300% growth.
A year ago SAP had 800 customers, now it has 1800…
“I close more deals in a quarter than my competitors ever have…”
That’s Amit sounding like the Shai Agassi protege he is… He also offered some eye popping stats about the ever increasing regulatory burden, and the need for compliance oriented architecture services.
PwC apparently estimates there have been 114k new US regulations since the Reagan Administration
Cisco As A Flagship
Cisco chose GRC as a platform, even though it’s a wall to wall Oracle apps shop. I don’t know anything about this claim but I aim to follow it up. Very interesting."
SAP shares rise 3% on talk Oracle bought a stake - May. 22, 2007
SAP shares rise 3% on talk Oracle bought a stake - May. 22, 2007: "SAP shares rose as much as 3 percent on market talk that U.S. software firm Oracle had bought a stake in its German rival, though analysts said such a move was unlikely.
'There is talk that Oracle bought 8 percent in SAP,' one trader said. Other traders also cited the talk.
But a SAP (Charts) spokesman dismissed this as pure speculation.
'One week it's Microsoft, this week it's Oracle. Let's see what they say next week,' the spokesman added.
Oracle (Charts, Fortune 500) was not immediately available for comment.
Analysts said the talk did not seem to make much sense.
'It sounds far-fetched to me,' said one analyst who declined to be named.
Another pointed to the fact that Oracle would have to tell SAP if it had made such a move. German firms have to inform the markets within one week of significant changes to their shareholder structure.
SAP shares were up 2.3 percent at €35.04 in mid-afternoon trade, making them the third-biggest gainers on the German blue-chip DAX index, which was up 0.5 percent. Oracle shares were up 0.3 percent at $19.38.
German media have reported in recent weeks that SAP, which has a market capitalization of about $60 billion, could be a takeover target due to recent declines in its share price."
'There is talk that Oracle bought 8 percent in SAP,' one trader said. Other traders also cited the talk.
But a SAP (Charts) spokesman dismissed this as pure speculation.
'One week it's Microsoft, this week it's Oracle. Let's see what they say next week,' the spokesman added.
Oracle (Charts, Fortune 500) was not immediately available for comment.
Analysts said the talk did not seem to make much sense.
'It sounds far-fetched to me,' said one analyst who declined to be named.
Another pointed to the fact that Oracle would have to tell SAP if it had made such a move. German firms have to inform the markets within one week of significant changes to their shareholder structure.
SAP shares were up 2.3 percent at €35.04 in mid-afternoon trade, making them the third-biggest gainers on the German blue-chip DAX index, which was up 0.5 percent. Oracle shares were up 0.3 percent at $19.38.
German media have reported in recent weeks that SAP, which has a market capitalization of about $60 billion, could be a takeover target due to recent declines in its share price."
Israel, Jordan to build cars together - Israel Money, Ynetnews
Israel, Jordan to build cars together - Israel Money, Ynetnews: "Informal talks on the same issue, which involved executives from Renault and Toyota, were also held in Davos. Toyota has set high environmental standards in car manufacturing with its Prius hybrid electric-and-gas vehicle, and is now enjoying the returns of that investment with global initiatives such as the Peace Valley car factory.
One of the leading figures in this joint project is Shai Agassi, former chief technology officer of the software giant SAP AG. After quitting SAP earlier this year, Agassi claimed he wishes to concentrate on 'green' issues. According to Agassi, Israel should attempt to be independent of oil within 10 years. An electric car industry would be an indispensable step towards achieving such a goal. "
One of the leading figures in this joint project is Shai Agassi, former chief technology officer of the software giant SAP AG. After quitting SAP earlier this year, Agassi claimed he wishes to concentrate on 'green' issues. According to Agassi, Israel should attempt to be independent of oil within 10 years. An electric car industry would be an indispensable step towards achieving such a goal. "
Lawson CEO: Oracle will change its tune - Software - News - ZDNet Asia
Lawson CEO: Oracle will change its tune - Software - News - ZDNet Asia: "Debes added: 'And, when they force J.D Edwards, PeopleSoft and other acquired customers to upgrade, not everybody will want to, because when you hold a gun to the customers' heads and say you must upgrade now and this is the price to pay, some of them will resist it.
'We don't expect all of them to resist it, but what if 5 percent resist it? Even 5 percent can double the size of our business,' he said, noting that Lawson will target those customers.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2007 ended Feb. 28, 2007, Lawson reported revenues of US$191.2 million, an increase of 118 percent from the same period last year. Lawson attributed the good showing to the consolidation of revenues of the former Intentia, which merged with Lawson last April.
Despite Debes' claims, Oracle has consistently maintained that it will provide lifetime support for its acquired customers, while providing a clear upgrade path for those who want to take advantage of Fusion applications.
Oracle has also said it will continue to invest in J.D. Edwards, Peoplesoft and Siebel applications, reversing an earlier decision to discontinue support for those companies' software after 2013. "
'We don't expect all of them to resist it, but what if 5 percent resist it? Even 5 percent can double the size of our business,' he said, noting that Lawson will target those customers.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2007 ended Feb. 28, 2007, Lawson reported revenues of US$191.2 million, an increase of 118 percent from the same period last year. Lawson attributed the good showing to the consolidation of revenues of the former Intentia, which merged with Lawson last April.
Despite Debes' claims, Oracle has consistently maintained that it will provide lifetime support for its acquired customers, while providing a clear upgrade path for those who want to take advantage of Fusion applications.
Oracle has also said it will continue to invest in J.D. Edwards, Peoplesoft and Siebel applications, reversing an earlier decision to discontinue support for those companies' software after 2013. "
