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NewsHow 2011 changed enterprise software
For an interesting and expansive overview of the changes enterprise software underwent last year, take a look at an article by IDG News Service's Chris Kanaracus. While it would be going too far to Read more...
How SAP uses IT to practice sustainability
SAP uses software to promote sustainability, and has four approaches to engage its own employees in the practice: transparency, tools, role modeling and incentives. Peter Graf, SAP's chief Read more...
Does supply chain management need a shake-up?
The importance of supply chain management has been brought into stark relief this year by tsunamis, earthquakes and other natural disasters. While effective SCM seems increasingly vital in the global Read more...
University of Kentucky tries out ERP in the cloud
The University of Kentucky is fairly typical among public institutions in that cost-cutting remains high on management's priority list. For the university's CIO, Vince Kellen, one potential way to Read more...
Hilton, Siemens, SAP play video games
Video games have long been a staple in employee training, but now more companies are using them to improve everyday work, marketing tasks and product design, reports Rachel King at Read more...
IT grads not "ready to go," says survey
Nearly 40 percent of new IT hires are unprepared for their jobs, according to a survey of IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Share and Database Trends and Applications user group. Only 8 percent of managers surveyed Read more...
2010's top ERP flops
Enterprise resource planning failures are almost commonplace by now. Nonetheless, they can be extremely costly in terms of wasted time, money and an IT group's goodwill within an organization. Chris Read more...
Is the "optimized system" 2010's No. 1 tech story?
What was the most important tech story for global CIOs in 2010? In the view of InformationWeek's Bob Evans, it was the trend toward highly integrated hardware/software appliances. These optimized Read more...
Oracle vs. Hewlett Packard
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) managed to bump up against just about everyone in the industry this year, not the least of which was Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ). In perhaps the most theatrical jousting match Read more...
Portland details problems with SAP project
For a cautionary tale about an SAP implementation run amok, take a look at the case of Portland, Ore. The city's auditor issued a report this week detailing the poor planning and lack of leadership Read more...
| Press ReleasesDanone and SAP Team Up to Analyze and Measure Carbon Footprint Across 35,000 ProductsIn 2008 Danone, one of the fastest-growing food companies in the world, set an ambitious goal of a 30 percent global carbon footprint reduction by 2012 across the entire supply chain, including Read more >> SAP on Track to Meet Year-End Sustainability TargetsWALLDORF, Germany, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Executing on its commitment to making the world run better, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today released its quarterly sustainability update for the third quarter Read more >> Research and Markets: The SaaS-Based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software Market In North America to Grow At A CAGRDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5a7c6d/saasbased_enterpr) has announced the addition of the "SaaS-based Enterprise Resource Planning Software Read more >> Cameleon Software and IBIS Prof. Thome Announce Partnership in the SAP MarketSolution add-on tightly integrated with SAP® Business ByDesign™ strengthens CPQ processes for small and midsize businesses CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cameleon Software and IBIS Prof. Thome AG today Read more >> D&B Announces Availability of D&B360TM for Use with Microsoft Dynamics® and CRM Solutions from SAPIntegration of D&B360’s Data-as-a-Service Solution for CRM Allows Sales, Sales Operations and Marketing Professionals to See Company, Contact and Social Data from Multiple Sources in a Single Read more >> |
