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SAP unveils Co-Innovation Lab and envisions Web 3.0

SAP held a dog and pony show, including a ribbon cutting ceremony, for the unveiling of it new Co-Innovation Lab in Palo Alto. "The intention is this is to be a working lab, not just a slick showcase for customers," said Zia Yusef, executive vice president of the Global Ecosystem...

Tags: Web Technology, Software Infrastructure, SAP, SaaS, IT Management, General, ERP, Enterprise 2.0, Datacenter

Blog posts 2007-06-07

SAP gets on the Enterprise 2.0 bandwagon

During his keynote, SAP CEO Henning Kagermann showed how SAP is beginning to embrace the concepts of Web 2.0. He identified self sufficiency self service, enhancing work patterns and collective intelligence as three key areas for Web 2.0 in the enterprise--also known as Enterprise 2.0. I wrote...

Tags: Software Infrastructure, General, Enterprise 2.0, Web Technology, Social networking, SAP

Blog posts 2007-04-24

SAP chief: Collaborate or die

At this weeks big SAP confab in Atlanta, SOA as a enabler for collaboration between companies was front and center of SAP CEO Henning Kagermanns address to the 14,000 assembled attendees. At the confab, the ERP giant announced that its "Enterprise SOA" strategy is on track, and that it intends...

Tags: Business ROI, General, Vendor Watch

Blog posts 2007-04-24

Has SAP converted to SaaS?

The consensus appears to be that Nick Carr was premature in outing SAP CEO Henning Kagermann as a true SaaS believer. As Dan Farber reported on Monday, our colleagues in the Enterprise Irregulars group picked over the evidence and found it far from convincing. Not least the fact that Kagermann...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), SAP AG, software-as-a-service, A1S, Henning Kagermann

Blog posts 2007-03-21

SAP CEO Henning Kagermann may name replacement soon

The SAP CEO succession mystery may be coming to an end. The rumor is that current CEO Henning Kagermann, whos contract expires at the end of this year, will announce later this month his plan to vacate the position and announce a replacement. In fact, SAPs supervisory board is in...

Tags: General, SAP, Software Infrastructure

Blog posts 2007-02-14

SAP's Succession Debate: To Soon To Tell

The enterprise software collective subconscious is working hard trying to figure out what will happen when SAPs top management faces some forthcoming deadlines about who is to succeed CEO Henning Kagermann in coming years. Sitting in a Berkeley coffee shop yesterday with two European business reporters, the Kagermann question came...

Tags: Uncategorized, SAP AG, Henning Kagermann

Blog posts 2007-01-10

SAP bets on enterprise SOA, but are customers ready?

"It’s not necessary to buy companies to get growth,” said SAP CEO Henning Kagermann, speaking at the company’s fourth annual analyst summit. He was referring to rival Oracle’s approach to growth, spending more than $20 billion on acquisitions, and pointed to SAP’s 11 consecutive quarters of growth and market share...

Tags: SOA, SAP AG, Software Infrastructure, IT Management, General

Blog posts 2006-12-04

Web-based software: Not for prime-time yet?

I read with interest the recent CNet interview with SAP CEO Henning Kagermann where he was asked more questions about on-demand software and social software than not. Kagermann isn't overly impressed with the on-demand model and crisply defends what SAP, one of the largest software companies...

Tags: SAP AG, AJAX, software, Web

Blog posts 2006-04-17

SAP's recipe for staying on top

SAP CEO Henning Kagermann laid out his company’s long term strategy this morning at an event for developers this morning. With an addressable market of $70 billion in 2010, SAP hopes to have 50 percent of its revenues from new products, 100,000 customers (up from 32,000 today) and 40 to...

Tags: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann

Blog posts 2006-04-06

Weaving the Net

SOA represents "the future of the software industry," says Henning Kagermann, CEO of SAP, who was sharing the good news this week at the company's SAPPHIRE conference. In this environment, IT won't be seen as a cost center, but rather, a "strategic lever."Recognizing "uncertainty is here to stay," he explained...

Tags: business process, SAP AG

Blog posts 2005-05-19

Oracle vs. SAP: Duel to the finish or peaceful co-existence?

Between the words of SAP CEO Henning Kagermann and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, one could have a difficult time parsing through the hyperbole. Clearly, Oracle's acquistion of PeopleSoft (and stepchild J.D. Edwards) has resulted in the sort of sofware behemoth whose sites SAP cannot escape, right? Kagermann apparently...

Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG

Blog posts 2005-01-26

Up close: SAP's CEO

Since taking the reins of Germany's SAP last year, Henning Kagermann has hardly had a dull moment. First, rivals PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards agreed to merge. Then Oracle, SAP's top competitor, launched an unsolicited bid for PeopleSoft -- a bid that sent waves through the IT industry, landed Oracle in...

Tags: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann

Blog posts 2004-07-07

Additional Resources

SAP plans to cut 3,000 jobs; 2009 seen as challenging

SAP said Wednesday that it will cut 3,000 jobs as 2009 will "remain challenging" and offer "limited visibility." The layoffs are designed to save 300 million to 350 million euro starting in 2010, the company said in a statement. After the job cuts, SAP will have about...

Tags: Revenue, Job, SAP AG, Operational Accounting, Software As A Service (SaaS), Finance, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-28

SAP's Kagermann to retire early

SAP's Kagermann to retire earlyCorrection: Henning will serve his full term at SAP as originally plannedSAP issued a press release today refuting this speculation:Henning will serve his full term at SAP as originally planned - 01/20/2009 Léo Apotheker as co-CEO will take on more and more management responsibility as already...

Tags: SAP AG

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

SAP's Kagermann to retire early

Reports coming out of Germany say that Henning Kagermann, co-CEO at SAP will retire earlier than expected. Heise Online says that Kagermann will leave at the end of January. The company has chosen not to comment on this event but "Market sources confirmed however the particulars." I'm...

Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Heise Online, Yahoo Finance, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Workforce Management, Sales, Human Resources, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-01-20

Where to next for ERP et al? (part 1, SAP)

With a Gartner probability of 0.9, I guarantee that what follows is not how things will turn out. At least not exactly. Paul Greenberg's post casting the enterprise CRM runes for 2009 provides the perfect springboard for something I've been thinking about since the middle of the year. Where the...

Tags: SAP AG, ERP, Leo Apotheker, Paul Greenberg, Paul, Claus Heinrich, Wookey, Sales Strategy, Cloud Computing, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Management, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Sales, Marketing, Software, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Sign of the times

When I saw the above pic I couldn't resist re-printing it. It captures the mood among technology company reps and buyers alike. The caption on the original is poignant: Looks like SAP means business and is cutting back on accommodation expenses for their consultants. Every...

Tags: SAP AG, Extent, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-11-07

SAP: Claus Heinrich resigns from executive board

In an email sent to all SAP employees today, Claus Heinrich announced that he intends to resign from the company on 31st May, 2009 the same date when co-CEO Henning Kagermann intends to leave the company. Heinrich's reasons for leaving are not entirely clear though he says...

Tags: Board, SAP AG, Heinrich, Labor Relations, Corporate Governance, E-mail, Web Site Development, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Online Communications, Internet, Workforce Management, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-31

SAP scraps year end guidance: why I'm not worried. Yet.

When I first heard about SAP's expected Q3 results I was as shocked as anyone. Earlier today, the company's executives added color on the results and explained what it is doing to steady the ship and ride out the storm. The fact it has yanked the year end forecast has...

Tags: SAP AG, Smb/Sme, Data Centers, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Recruitment & Selection, Business Intelligence, Data Management, Storage, Financial Accounting, Workforce Management, Hardware, Marketing, Management, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-28

SAP pulls its outlook 'in light of the uncertainties'

SAP on Tuesday announced third quarter results and pulled its outlook for 2008 "in light of the uncertainties surrounding the current economic and business environment." SAP did say it can keep 2008 operating margins at about 28 percent. SAP's third quarter results statement were in line with...

Tags: Revenue, Operating Margin, SAP AG, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-28