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SAP benchmarking program begins tracking first KPIs

SAP users have begun measuring the performance of key aspects of their ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems as part of a benchmarking process agreed to with user groups. In April, SAP agreed to delay an increase in the cost of its Enterprise Support service, and to make future increases conditional on meeting certain targets for performance and customer satisfaction.

| News | IT management/strategy | Software | 07/03/09 at 1:00 pm |


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HuffingtonPost.com for iPhone

The Huffington Post, the left-leaning news and opinion site, is an honest-to-goodness new media powerhouse. What began in 2005 as a group blog for conservative-turned-liberal pundit Arianna Huffington's celebrity pals now attracts more than double the traffic Matt Drudge gets in any given month. More importantly, Huffington is attracting something no media company these days has: venture capital.

| Product review | Personal tech | Software | 07/03/09 at 12:51 pm |


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Oracle may cut up to 1,000 European jobs, union says

Oracle may lay off between 850 to 1,000 European employees, according to the French union CFDT.

| News | Business | Software | 07/03/09 at 8:49 am |


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Google updates some Apps functions

Google made a few updates to various Apps services this week, including one that lets users within an organization share templates with each other.

| News | Internet | Software | 07/02/09 at 8:19 pm |


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