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  • SAP certifies software to run on Amazon

    Posted May 18, 2011 - 8:09 am

    Users of SAP's BusinessObjects and Rapid Deployment products are now able to run the applications from Amazon's cloud, marking the first time SAP has worked to make its software available on a public cloud service.

  • SAP goes after Oracle's database with ASE

    Posted May 17, 2011 - 10:47 am

    SAP will finish porting its ERP (enterprise resource planning) application to the Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) database later this year, giving customers now running Oracle and other platforms a lower-cost alternative, the company announced Tuesday during the Sapphire conference in Orlando.

  • SAP revs up mobile application strategy

    Posted May 17, 2011 - 9:43 am

    SAP is giving its ongoing push into mobile applications an extra shove with a series of new products aimed at verticals such as utilities, energy, retail and manufacturing, the company announced Tuesday during the Sapphire Now conference in Orlando.

  • SAP revamps performance management suite

    Posted May 16, 2011 - 8:42 am

    SAP is preparing to release a major revamp of its software for EPM (enterprise performance management), a subset of BI (business intelligence) that focuses on areas such as budgeting, planning and compliance, the company announced Monday in conjunction with the annual Sapphire conference in Orlando.

  • SAP has some explaining to do at Sapphire

    Posted May 9, 2011 - 8:00 am

    While SAP has spent the past year spinning a vision for on-premises, on-demand and on-device computing, its upcoming Sapphire conference is an opportunity for the vendor to lay out some important specifics on these plans for the thousands expected to attend.

  • Sapphire builds Intel 'Sandy Bridge', USB 3.0 motherboards

    Posted January 11, 2011 - 12:33 pm

    AMD and ATI GPU stalwart Sapphire has announced it is building a range of Intel motherboards. The Intel products are all being made by Sapphire in Taiwain, and will be available direct from the company.

  • SAP Sapphire 2010: New Look, New Execs...A New SAP?

    Posted May 12, 2010 - 2:24 pm

    SAP took some hard body blows in 2009 but did not get knocked out. With new leadership, will it wow the user base at this year's annual gathering, or will there be more marketing talk than walk?

  • One-on-One with SAP 'Demo Boy' Ian Kimbell

    Posted May 18, 2009 - 11:18 am

    If you've ever been to a large-scale SAP software demonstration or to a Sapphire show within the last 10 years, then you have likely witnessed the quick-witted antics of Ian Kimbell, SAP's self-proclaimed "Demo Boy."

  • SAP: BI tool will help create 'clear enterprises'

    Posted May 12, 2009 - 11:54 am

    Companies must achieve "clarity" to navigate out of the global recession and SAP intends to help them with its BI and ERP software, co-CEO Leo Apotheker said during the opening keynote of SAP's Sapphire conference in Orlando Tuesday.

  • Rimini Street readies SAP support services

    Posted May 11, 2009 - 4:06 pm

    SAP customers chafing under the cost of annual maintenance fees will soon have an alternative, as Rimini Street on Monday detailed its plans to provide third-party support for a range of SAP platforms.

  • SAP expands business-intelligence strategy

    Posted May 11, 2009 - 11:38 am

    SAP on Monday unveiled software for business intelligence and analytics, areas that are becoming integral to the strategy of the German enterprise applications company.
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