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- LEO
- (Low-Earth Orbit) A communications satellite in orbit 400 to 1600 miles above the earth. Being much closer than 22,282 mile-high geosynchronous satellites (GEOs), LEO signals make the round...
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- The leo Apotheker Legacy Starts Now
- The news that SAP is delaying the roll-out of Business ByDesign – and that its last quarter, while decent, failed to meet analyst estimates – is the perfect preamble to this post: With Leo Apotheker slated to assume to mantle of SAP by the end of the year, his...
- Tags: On-demand, SAP AG, TCO, Sales, Leo Apotheker, Leo, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Do it for leo
- Do it for LeoLibrary SceneI just watched the episode again (had it on avi... shhh!), and Leo was definitely not in the library scene. I'd be very curious how they handle this, too.Neither is AnnabethThe poor thing--what a shock it'll be to wake up next to the corpse.Annabeth isn't...
- Tags: Leo
- Discussion threads 2005-12-22
- Do it for leo
- Leo is dead. As is more and more common these days, I was informed of the sad news by Dave Winer on Scripting News, first as a Web Clip and then within Rojo. As with everything else in the Bartlett presidency, actor John Spenser's death at 58 cements the "fake�...
- Tags: Leo
- Blog posts 2005-12-22
Additional Resources
- Diggnation for enterprise?
- The cool kids in Silicon Valley think they have all the fun? Check this out: Diggnation for Enterprise featuring SAP's Bill McDermott, Henning Kagermann and Leo Apotheker at SAPPHIRE08 in Orlando. In contrast to Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht, this is an altogether...
- Tags: Leo Apotheker, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Apotheker goes for theatrics; Kagermann the details
- SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker had a simple message in his keynote Tuesday: It's all about the business network, which consists of companies, suppliers, customers and all the data that flows between them. And to be in that network you need SAP. Sound...
- Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Apotheker, Coca-Cola Enterprise, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Software, Sales, Web Services, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- The changing SAP culture
- The changing SAP cultureHow will SAP attract developer talent?The #1 issue I see with SAP, as an outsider, is that it is a closed, proprietary system with which it is impossible to get experience. People who implement SAP scream and scream for developer talent who can make it sing and...
- Tags: Programming languages, Enterprise software, SAP AG, ABAP
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- The changing SAP culture
- As Henning Kagermann, SAP's co-CEO prepares for what will probably be his swansong keynote speech at SAPPHIRE 2008 and Leo Apotheker, CEO-in-waiting prepares for the transfer in power, still a year away, a group of the Enterprise Irregulars were able to contrast the different styles of these two industry leaders....
- Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Sales Strategy, Leadership, Biotechnology, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Management, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- In search of Business ByDesign: The NetWeaver 7.1 connection
- SAP CEO Henning Kagermann on Monday detailed another key thread in the Business ByDesign delay: Developers need to move the software as a service application to the company's NetWeaver 7.1 platform if it is going to meet its costs targets. In an interview with the Enterprise Irregulars...
- Tags: SAP NetWeaver, SAP AG, TCO, Roi/Tco, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- SAP's Apotheker: Business ByDesign costs led to delay
- SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker says that Business ByDesign, the application giant's high-profile software as a service product, was delayed because of its total cost of ownership for the company. That's a fancy way of saying SAP hasn't figured out how to make money at its $149 per...
- Tags: SAP AG, TCO, Leo Apotheker, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- More on what's next for Microsoft, podcast style
- Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte interviewed me on this week's Windows Weekly podcast about my new Microsoft 2.0 book. We chatted for over an hour about everything from Windows 7, to Mesh, to why the Yahoo acquisition looked likely (at least it did on Thursday last week)...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-04
- News to know: Microhoo; Adobe; MacBook Air; OLPC; RIAA
- Notable headlines: Microsoft: We'll raise our bid for Yahoo, but can't make up our mind yet. Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air Ryan Stewart: Adobe Open Screen Project Dan Farber: IBM...
- Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Advertisement, RIAA, Apple MacBook, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Professional Development, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- 1Password (6)
- 1Password is a Password Manager that uniquely brings you both Security and convenience. It is the only program that provides Anti-Phishing protection and goes beyond password management by adding Web Form Filling and Automatic Strong Password Generation. All your confidential information, including passwords, identities, and credit cards, is kept in...
- Tags: Password, Web Browser, Agile Web Solutions, 1Password, Web Browsers, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-04-30
- AMD can't get to 45nm fast enough. A 12-core package?
- If there was a bright spot in AMD's first quarter, it was the new PC and graphics products that have either recently shipped or are in the pipeline for 2008. Barcelona, the company's quad-core design manufactured using a 65nm process, bombed last year. Meanwhile, Intel is minting millions of 45nm...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- A SaaSy SAP vs. Salesforce debate: Is Benioff overestimating his platform?
- A SaaSy SAP vs. Salesforce debate: Is Benioff overestimating his platform?Wait for LeoI reckon Benioff will find a far more formidable competitor in Apotheker - can't wait for those sparks to fly
- Tags: Sales force management, SaaSy SAP, Salesforce.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- EIC podcast: SAP, Intel, Dell, XP and Google
- In this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk SAP, Intel's Mobile Internet Devices, Dell and Google's employee exodus. Dan and I mull over the SAP's succession plan. SAP named Leo Apotheker co-CEO with Henning Kagermann, who has a contract that runs out in 2009. Apotheker will be...
- Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, SAP AG, Intel Corp., Dan, Merrill, Podcasts, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- SAP's Succession Plans: Making Things Safe for Business ByDesign?
- SAP executed the beginning of a well-orchestrated and otherwise somewhat boring (and boring is good) management transition with the much-expected elevation of co-CEO Leo Apotheker to the more important title of heir-apparent. In the process, Henning Kagermann assumed the title of retiree-in-waiting, and all was good with the world. ...
- Tags: Peter Zencke, SAP AG, BBD, Corporate Governance, Sales Strategy, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Sales Force Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sales, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- Apotheker on the offensive
- In the second of SAP's press calls today, Leo Apotheker brought some of the sex and sizzle for which he is well known to the discussion around the previously announced boardroom changes. Asked to comment on the fact Larry Ellison, Oracle's CEO was pretty much silent about the BEA acquisition...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Sales Strategy, Research & Development, Sales Force Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sales, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- Strong sales focus as SAP shuffles the board
- Following today's announcement of board changes at SAP, it is clear the company is looking to strengthen sales representation. As I suggested earlier Henning Kagermann will retire next May handing over the CEO's spot to Leo Apotheker. He will be supported by Bill McDermott who now has a global sales...
- Tags: Board, Peter Zencke, SAP AG, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Corporate Governance, Sales, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- 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
- News to know: SAP; Google; XP; Windows Mobile; MuleSource; iPhone shocks
- Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: Leo Apotheker appointed joint CEO at SAP Larry Dignan: Google CIO to jump to EMI; And what does he know about music? Techmeme Mary Jo Foley: Will XP's 'execution stay' for emerging markets apply to other countries?...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows XP, Jason O'Grady, ISO, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Quality, Business Operations, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
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