13.08.2009
Sanofi Pasteur leads the European market for vaccines. To stay successful in a complex and strictly regulated business, the company – a joint venture between the sanofi-aventis and Merck –manages its core processes with solutions from SAP.
04.06.2008
SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) is a Web-based application that can support all customer relationship management processes. The latest release contains preconfigured Web services and new functionality, including spare parts management, service management, and sales opportunity analysis.
26.03.2008
Composite applications built from predefined enterprise services form the core of enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA). Ultimately the goal of enterprise SOA is composition of any service implemented on any technology by any business partner anywhere in the world. Open, standards-based technology is a key factor in achieving this level of interoperability – similar to plugging a telephone into the wall. Some of the standards needed relate to the technology used to implement enterprise SOA (Part 1), others define business semantics and the languages used to describe them (Part 2).
24.01.2007
SAP applications are the foundation of many important processes in a company, so downtime must be avoided. WAN clustering – the replication of the SAP environment across varied, heterogeneous locations – and best practices can ensure that your company is always ready for operations – and it creates the optimal conditions for growth.
04.10.2006
SAP now almost completely covers the software development process with a variety of tools of its own or from its partners. For each technology – J2EE or J2SE, for example – the company offers a product like SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio. This simplifies and speeds up the development process.
20.03.2006
axentiv AG supports Grammer AG with optimizing its supply chain management at the Zwickau location. This allows the renowned automotive parts supplier to minimize tooling and downtimes, make optimal use of production capacities, reduce buffer stocks and improve planning with optional simulation.
21.03.2005
After 20 years, the era of the 32-bit PC is drawing to a close, and the first 64-bit computers are in the starting blocks. While rapid market acceptance of the successor is not expected, it will be a common sight on desktops in the foreseeable future, and enterprises should therefore evaluate the technology in good time.
09.06.2004
The B·A·R Fomula One team has had an exhilarating start to the 2004 Formula One season. Jenson Button came closer than ever to netting his first victory at the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, hurtling home less than half a second behind Jarno Trulli. Having strengthened its grip on its overall third place position, B·A·R has good reason to be optimistic. With its sights set on a place in the top three, preferably the number one spot, the company is relying on more than just the skill of its drivers to get it there – its mySAP All-in-One software has a big role to play.
01.09.2003
Automobile manufacturers expect their suppliers to deliver components and assemblies on time and in step with their production requirements. To do so, suppliers require software that reliably maps just-in-sequence supply to the production sites. Eberspächer, a supplier to the automotive industry, has achieved this by introducing SAP for Automotive and migrating to SAP R/3. The company has therefore standardized its heterogeneous IT landscape for its exhaust gas technology operations and created a sound base for establishing a global production network.
01.09.2003
Multinational companies require comprehensive solutions which enable them to effectively manage customer relations. To achieve this goal successfully, the possible paths to implementation must be identified and matched to individual requirements.