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SAP CEO: Ballmer should have bought Yahoo

SAP CEO: Ballmer should have bought YahooMS shouldn't be allowed to buy any big companiesThey should get their own house in order first, release worthwhile OS's, and put an end to their sick anti-competitive bullying.The world needs free markets and competition to thrive, not one huge monopoly.The more MS can...

Tags: INTERNET, Kagermann, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

SAP sets succession plan; Apotheker named co-CEO

Update: SAP said Wednesday that it has named Leo Apotheker [at right] co-CEO with Henning Kagermann in a move that solidifies the company's succession plan. Kagermann's contract with SAP runs out in May 2009. SAP made the announcement in a company statement. Apotheker's role...

Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Kagermann, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Corporate Governance, Sales, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-02

Disrupting the business SAP style

Larry Dignan has the latest update in the never-ending A1S saga but leaves some lingering questions: In the mid-market there will likely be “rental models” that resemble traditional leasing arrangements with customers. These models aren’t new, but are rare today. Kagermann indicated that these software leasing models...

Tags: Financial Service, SAP AG, Leasing, A1S Kagermann, Larry, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2007-09-06

SAP CEO Henning Kagermann warms up for A1S launch

SAP CEO Henning Kagermann did one of his last warm-ups before the company rolls out its A1S midmarket suite on Sept. 19. Speaking at the Citigroup 14th Annual Technology Conference, Kagermann didn't break a lot of new ground, but did note some interesting developments for software licensing. He...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Leasing, A1S, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-09-06

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

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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

News to know: Inauguration, IBM, Windows, Microsoft cutbacks, Intel

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Inauguration coverage: Jennifer Leggio: Inauguration pass or fail? Social network, streaming video report card   Christopher...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Barack Obama, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, Asset Management, Financial Services, Sales Channel, Operating Systems, Software, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Sales

Blog posts 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

SAP: Business drop was 'sudden and unexpected'; Credit crunch hurt IT financing

SAP said Monday its business fell off in September as the company warned that its third quarter wouldn't meet its previous targets as a broad swath of customers delayed information technology projects. In contrast to SAP's upbeat outlook in July, the company in a statement said it...

Tags: Software, Revenue, Information Technology, Financing, SAP AG, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-06

SAP: first to hit the buffers

SAP: first to hit the buffersDon't forget about Business ObjectsDen, those numbers EXCLUDE Business Objects '07 revenue contribution [since the deal was a purchase]. On a pro forma basis, license revenues down approx 9% in constant terms.RE: SAP: first to hit the buffers“I think together with some user groups we...

Tags: buffer, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

SAP: first to hit the buffers

SAP pre-announced its Q3 results at what could not have come at a worse time for the beleaguered stock market. Although executives were bragging about 4% growth in software sales as though BusinessObjects doesn't exist the reality is that year over year growth was off 9%. Management...

Tags: Software, SAP AG, U.S. GAAP Software Revenue, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-06

SAP: Revenue growth strong, margins projected up

SAP on Tuesday reported second quarter net income that was down 9 percent from a year ago due primarily to merger integration costs,  but revenue surged 18 percent. The company said it will hit the high end of its 2008 revenue targets. The enterprise application giant reported...

Tags: Software, Revenue, Euro, SAP AG, Operational Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-29

ByDesign, the younger person's ERP

Many of the small and mid-sized businesses to whom SAP would like to sell its Business ByDesign SaaS offering are family-owned, especially in sectors like manufacturing, distribution and retail. SAP seems to feel that ByDesign will appeal to the forward-looking younger generation of those families â€" the future heirs of...

Tags: Peter Zencke, Product, SAP AG, ERP, WIMA, Roi/Tco, Sales Strategy, Outsourcing, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Sales, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-05-21

SAP's Business byDesign: the perfection conundrum

SAP's Business byDesign: the perfection conundrumUI problems? Mike, I wonder if they are having trouble with the user interface? Last November in a post called Enterprise Applications and User Interfaces , I wrote that: "There are changes afoot in the way enterprise applications are sold....

Tags: Blogging, Enterprise software, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2008-05-21