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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft has Balls (Sapphire, Vienna)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=115]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that Microsoft takes a strong, aggressive stance toward partner relationships and sales. To prove the point that Microsoft has balls, hereâ€™s a photograph of the trade show toys Microsoft was handing out at Sapphire in Vienna:]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 21:03:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Frankfurt Airport (Sapphire Vienna)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=110]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I took this picture while running madly through Frankfurt airport to meet a connecting flight on the way to Sapphire. Itâ€™s kind of cool, even though I took it with my low-quality, cell phone camera.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 02:12:46 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[My Laptop Was Stolen (Sapphire, Vienna)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=108]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I took away many great experiences from Sapphire. Unfortunately, my small and beautiful Sony laptop was not among them; alas, it was stolen while I waited for a tram. Iâ€™m usually fanatically careful while traveling, but I suppose the rush, early morning, and lack of sufficient sleep did me in.The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 15:34:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More on Simplification at SAP (Sapphire Vienna)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=107]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A comment to this recent interview with Pascal Brosset got me thinking about implementation complexity. The commenter states: Hopefully the simplification will reduce implementation projects to a more human scale, making success more likely and less expensive. When Pascal refers to prescriptive solutions, I believe he is referring to exactly...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 13:16:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mixed Media (Sapphire, Vienna)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=106]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The media setup at Sapphire in Vienna is interesting. For the analysts and traditional media, there are rows of tables and chairs facing toward the front of a large room. This is a pretty formal setup, with lots of reporters and analysts doing their own thing.On the other hand, the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 15:45:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA["Custom Code Over My Dead Body" (Sapphire, Vienna)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=105]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAP is actively supporting a group of bloggers here at Sapphire in Vienna. Yesterday I engaged in a lengthy discussion between a half dozen bloggers and Pascal Brosset, Senior Vice President of Market Strategy for SAP.The conversation was wide-ranging, with Pascal describing his overall goals and the mandate of his...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 15:03:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Enterprise SOA and Viennese Coffee (Sapphire, Vienna)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=103]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAP is pushing the notion that SOA offers the promise of non- (ok, lets be real and call it less-) disruptive projects. Through the use of SOA, the plan is to help customers enhance and upgrade their systems with less interference to the business operations those systems are designed to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 17:17:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SOA and the SAP Mid-Market  (Sapphire, Vienna)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=104]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sitting in the analysts and bloggers press conference, I asked the following question: Would you please explain the role of SOA in SAPs plans for mid-market adoption? When I introduced myself as being from the projectfailures.com blog, the entire hall erupted into laughter. I had to explain that despite the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 06:50:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sapphire Vienna]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=276]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[These last months have been a whirlwind of traveling, consulting and product development. I will be in Vienna next week for SAPs Sapphire conference. If anyone wants to get together for a cup of hopefully great coffee, send me an email. Look forward to seeing you there!-----]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 23:46:54 -0700</pubDate>
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