06.11.2009
Business application software is being implemented in many areas of industry and the public sector, not least by SAP partners UC4, SAND Technology, Cubeware, and HumanConcepts. SAP.info reports on this week’s latest developments.
28.09.2009
Technology can help embattled retailers turn adversity into opportunity in tough economy. There is a silver lining of opportunity amid the clouds of the current recession for those retailers.
02.02.2009
A good beginning and a difficult end. On the economic front, 2008 was a year with two very different halves for SAP. But despite the global financial crisis, the company recorded impressive growth rates.
30.10.2008
As credit lines are tightened and spending slows, companies need to identify opportunities to streamline operations in order to maintain the bottom line and shore up shareholder confidence. With the Best-Run Now initiative, SAP aims to help customers address real-time business issues.
24.09.2008
Poor risk management and loss of know-how due to shifts in demographics: These trends in both information technology and society require organizations and companies more closely align strategy and execution. In the past, enterprises had to procure solutions from two providers. With the uniting of SAP and Business Objects, a combined product portfolio is now available.
15.07.2008
On July 1, SAP expanded its management team. The two former regional presidents Bill McDermott (Americas and Asia Pacific Japan) and Erwin Gunst (Europe, Middle East, and Africa, EMEA) joined the Executive Board along with Jim Hagemann Snabe, who is now responsible for all development units behind the SAP Business Suite applications and the SAP NetWeaver technology platform. Co-CEO Léo Apotheker said that these three appointments reflect both SAP’s “dynamic business and the superb executive strength of our leadership team.”
11.05.2008
German mechatronics specialist Preh GmbH was looking for a software product that would fit the needs of its subsidiary, PrehKeyTec GmbH. Could this SME-centric, on-demand solution be a suitable model for the company’s future?
19.12.2007
SAP Public Services, Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG, announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS), one of the world’s largest employers, has successfully “gone live” with a new cutting-edge human resources system to meet the demands of the information age. The new HR system, based on the SAP ERP Human Capital Management (SAP ERP HCM) solution, is one of the world’s largest integrated HR systems.
18.04.2007
In 2006, Atlantic Methanol Production Company (AMPCO) went live with SAP All-in-One. The implementation consolidates the activities of the company’s three independent entities, AMPCO Production, AMPCO Services, and AMPCO Marketing. It resulted in near real-time processing and better visibility into inventory, procurement, and invoice-payment processes.
05.10.2006
Forrester Research, a leading independent research firm, has recognized SAP as a leader in the Forrester Wave: HR Management Systems – Multinational Enterprises.