How SAP, Apple, and the NHL are transforming the world's fastest game
Hockey is finally getting access to real-time stats to back up its high-speed reputation.
Hockey is finally getting access to real-time stats to back up its high-speed reputation.
SAP CEO Henning Kagermann's Sapphire keynote (see ZDNet coverage of the event) didn't reveal any surprises. SAP is riding high after a good quarter and feeling confident in its ability to deliver on its ambitious strategy to establish enterprise SOA across its product line and enter the on demand application with a new business suite aimed at the lower mid-market.
SAP co-founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Hasso Plattner gave a reprise of his "New Idea" Sapphire presentation at Software 2007. The presentation covers many concepts (see below), which I wrote about in this post from SAP's Sapphire conference in Atlanta last month, that underlie SAP's new code base, code-named A1S, aimed at small- and medium-sized business and due sometime in 2008.
Once a rising star at SAP, Shai Agassi is leaving software in favour of a possible switch to the hot alternative-energy sector.
Shai Agassi, president of SAP's product and technology group, talks with ZDNet editor in chief Dan Farber about competing with Oracle and how SAP will reach the next level of innovation.
Oracle has promised there would no immediate change to Hyperion's product plans following its US$3.3 billion buyout of the business intelligence vendor.
The SAP CEO succession mystery may be coming to an end. The rumor is that current CEO Henning Kagermann, who's contract expires at the end of this year, will announce later this month his plan to vacate the position and announce a replacement.
NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson has joined his former Oracle colleague and on demand software adherent, salesforce.com Marc Benioff, in predicting the failure of SAP to penetrate the SMB market.
Fujitsu Australia has moved to boost its packaged software solution and business transformation capabilities through the acquisition of the Australian operations of European-based outsourcing company Atos Origin.A spokesperson for Fujitsu Australia said 150 local Atos Origin staff -- primarily based in Sydney, Melbourne and Newcastle -- will come under the Fujitsu banner after the acquisition deal documentation was signed yesterday.
The federal Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH) has commenced an extensive modernisation of its SAP infrastructure. DEH recently made public some AU$1.