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SAP Americas' president, Rob Enslin, on avoiding IT failure [podcast]

SAP Americas' president, Rob Enslin, on avoiding IT failure [podcast]Old-School?Clearly Rob has been more successful in his career than I, so my opinion may be of questionable value. And clearly his time is critical, so hearing his perspectives was of great value.But there were a lot of clues in his...

Tags: Strategy, information technology, SAP Americas, SAP AG, podcast

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

SAP Americas' president, Rob Enslin, on avoiding IT failure [podcast]

As one of the largest enterprise vendors, SAP holds a unique position to influence the outcome of software implementations around the globe. SAP Americas' president shares his views on IT success and failure. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Project, Podcast, Information Technology, Customer, SAP AG, SAP Americas, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-04-27

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SAP: Is the worst over?

Analysts have been tripping over themselves trying to call the trough of demand for SAP applications. SAP detailed quote has been upgraded twice in two days. Bank of America-Merrill Lynch upgraded SAP to buy from neutral on Thursday given "the low expectation level." Simply put, business isn't...

Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Outsourcing, Financial Planning, Financial Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-09

News to know: Windows 7; RIM; Botnet hijack; Amazon

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. Ed Bott: What to expect from Windows 7. Gallery right Mary Jo Foley: So many Microsoft codenames, so little time... The...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows 7, Antitrust, AT&T Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Law, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-05

SAP software revenues plummet, announces new deal on maintenance

SAP has announced its Q1 results. total revenue was €2,397 million compared to €2,460 in Q1 2008, a fall of three percent. While operating income was only down eight percent, software revenues were off 33%, falling from €622million in Q1 2008 to €422 million. Support revenue climbed...

Tags: Software, Revenue, SAP AG, No. Ray Wang, Operational Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-04-28

News to know: Swine flu; Microsoft; Windows 7; iPhone and Verizon

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. Andrew Nusca: Swine Flu: Where to find virus, track outbreak, learn symptoms, more Harry Fuller: Swine flu and the enviornment? Mary Jo...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Tim Armstrong's fine risk-reward setup at AOL

AOL's new soon-to-be CEO Tim Armstrong will be in for quite a sea change from his previous gig at Google. The lingering question: Why would you leave Google for AOL?  It's an interesting question raised by Sam Diaz offline. For all the talk Techmeme about Armstrong's enthusiasm...

Tags: MCI Inc., Michael Capellas, America Online Inc., Tim Armstrong, Leadership, Channel Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Professional Development, Management, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Career, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-13

SAP cans SAPPHIRE Europe

Reports coming out of Europe confirm that SAP has canceled its showcase SAPPHIRE event, scheduled for May. According to: NetShelter, SAP is canceling SAPPHIRE in favor of a series of smaller events -  World 1,000 Tour. I asked James Governor  of Redmonk for his...

Tags: Event, SAP AG, E-mail, Networking, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-01-22

Oracle's second quarter in line; Ellison takes aim at Salesforce.com

Oracle's second quarter was roughly in line with expectations as earnings excluding charges hit targets on lower than expected revenue. Meanwhile, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who picks on a competitor every quarter, said the company had "several recent wins over Salesforce.com" for on-demand software. Oracle reported second...

Tags: Software, Revenue, Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., Software License, Quarter, Earnings, Larry Ellison, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-18

SAP Trimming Head Count, "Can't Rule Out" Layoffs

Since the world's economic crisis began in September, SAP AG has adopted a "we do not hire, we do not replace" employment policy. The early results are in. And when you exclude acquisitions (see Business Objects, January 2008), there is one area of the world where...

Tags: Layoff, SAP AG, Mergers & Acquisitions, Workforce Management, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-11-18

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

Agresso's answer to ERP addiction

Earlier today I took a briefing from Agresso. Up front I'll say that I have something of a soft spot for this company. Some years back I did some very early formative work on what is now their BLINC Businesses Living In Change schtik and was...

Tags: ERP Vendor, Oracle Corp., ERP, Agresso, Aggresso, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-01

The services game: Will you trust a tech company to solve your business problems?

The services game: Will you trust a tech company to solve your business problems?Trust IBM!?Having witnessed first hand PWC's work on implementing SAP, and IBM's capabilities as an IT outsourcing expert, the trust is gone.Not a new concept, and not isolated to IBMThe concept of providing business services that fall...

Tags: Outsourcing, services game, business problem, tech company, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

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

SAP 'Mittelstand' customers upset at new maintenance charges

Following on from yesterday's announcement of a hike in SAP maintenance charges, the German title Computerwoche implies that the powerful 'Mittelstand' group in the German SAP user group are far from happy. Under the title: "Higher maintenance costs upset SAP customers ," Computerwoche interviewed Gunther Rheinhart, executive member of  the...

Tags: Customer, SAP AG, Mittelstand, Gunther Rheinhart, Auto-renew, Software As A Service (SaaS), Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-17

SAP confirms Business ByDesign delay

Updated: SAP on Wednesday confirmed a delay in its Business ByDesign software as a service suite. The company said: Since last September’s announcement of SAP Business ByDesign, the Company has been working closely with early customers and partners to validate and fine-tune the solution. As a...

Tags: Euro, SAP AG, Data Model, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-30

HP lands $675 million outsourcing pact with Unilever

Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday that it has inked a seven-year outsourcing pact with Unilever valued at $675 million. Under the pact statement, HP will manage Unilever's technology infrastructure in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Turkey and the Middle East. HP will also manage Unilever partners such as SAP, Microsoft...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Unilever PLC, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-13

Sterna launches Business Positioning System

Sterna Technologies was one of the few enterprise products to present at Demo 08. The company introduced its Business Positioning System BPS, which is another name for Business Performance Management BPM or any other variety of acronym for dashboards the improve corporate performance. Sterna's technology goes...

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Performance, Positioning, Dashboard, Sterna Technologies, Business Positioning System, Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software, Data Management, Marketing, Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-30

SAP: Business on track; Fourth quarter revenue up 10 percent

SAP provided another data point on the health of the tech economy, outlining that its fourth quarter is on track. On Monday, SAP joined IBM in announcing that the fourth quarter was strong. SAP (all resources, BTL posts) said fourth quarter revenue is expected to be about...

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

Blog posts 2008-01-14

Oracle: Strong second quarter; Outlook in line; BEA book closed

Oracle on Thursday reported fiscal second quarter net income of $1.3 billion, or 25 cents a share, on revenue of $5.3 billion, up 28 percent from a year ago. Excluding charges, Oracle earned 31 cents a share to handily top Wall Street estimates. According to Thomson Financial Oracle was...

Tags: Revenue, Microsoft Outlook, BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Wall Street, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-12-19