Latest News from SAP News Desk

SAP Appoints New Head of Global Ecosystem and Partner Group

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:00:00 EDT

SAP AG has announced the appointment of S. Singh Mecker as the head of the Global Ecosystem and Partner Group (GEPG) for SAP AG. Mecker, as senior vice president of GEPG, reports directly to SAP Executive Board Member John Schwarz, and is responsible for leading all strategic and operational aspects of the SAP ecosystem and partner programs on a global basis. Leadership of the group is being transitioned to Mecker from Zia Yusuf, who will be leaving the company in November to pursue other interests.

Magic Software Partners with nefos

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:40:00 EDT

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd., a global provider of application platforms and business and process integration solutions, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with nefos GmbH, a leading consulting partner of Salesforce.com located in Zurich, Switzerland. Nefos will use iBOLT, Magic Software's business and process integration suite to integrate the Salesforce.com on-demand application with their customers' existing on-premise applications such as SAP.

MSC Industrial Direct Selects SAP to Improve Data Management

Tue, 19 May 2009 08:00:00 EDT

MSC Industrial Direct Co has selected the SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management component (SAP NetWeaver MDM) to transform how product information is managed throughout its enterprise. More accurate, consistent product information will help and support its growth and cost savings goals. Wholesale distributors globally are using business solutions from SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) to automate and optimize business processes, reduce supply chain costs, increase cash-flow and facilitate collaboration with suppliers, customers and partners.

Accenture Recognized as SAP’s Leading Partner for Third Consecutive Year

Wed, 13 May 2009 05:00:00 EDT

Accenture has won four 2009 SAP Pinnacle awards, bringing its total won to date to 18 and cementing its global position as one of SAP’s leading strategic partners. The SAP Pinnacle Awards recognize SAP partners who have excelled in developing their partner relationships with SAP and who provide quality products, solutions and services to SAP customers.

Jet Aviation Selects HCL AXON's iMRO Solution

Tue, 12 May 2009 07:22:00 EDT

HCL AXON, the world's largest services provider dedicated to SAP® solutions, announced today that Jet Aviation has selected HCL AXON's proprietary maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) solution, iMRO, to optimize the management of MRO operations within their existing installations of SAP solutions. In addition to Jet Aviation, three other global aerospace and defense organizations have chosen HCL AXON's iMRO solution to address their MRO needs.

Panaya Automates SAP Support Package Implementations

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:08:00 EDT

Panaya has announced the availability of its new SAP Support Package automation product. Support packages are software updates released by SAP that include problem fixes. SAP customers need to install them to ensure the smooth operation, regulatory compliance, and security of their SAP systems. However, support packages also pose a risk, as they may conflict with existing system customizations and disrupt business processes. As a result, implementing support packages require a significant testing effort, to the point that SAP users often defer the installation of support packages to reduce the burden of testing.

Microbia Selects ChemOne to Support Aggressive Start-up Growth of Company

Wed, 06 May 2009 06:00:00 EDT

YASH Technologies has announced that Microbia, Inc., has selected ChemOne as its integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)solution. ChemOne will provide the foundation for operational efficiency for Microbia's manufacturing and business requirements to prepare them for the launch of their line of naturally derived carotenoids for the food ingredient and nutritional supplement markets.

SAP to Acquire Real-Time Billing Leader Highdeal

Wed, 06 May 2009 05:00:00 EDT

Recognizing that communication service providers, including voice, data, content and mobility companies, today are obliged to offer more innovative and value-based services, SAP AG has announced that the signing of the acquisition of privately held Highdeal occurred on May 4, 2009. Highdeal delivers sophisticated pricing and charging solutions designed to support today's new service economy.

IntelliCorp Announces Participation in SAP EcoHub

Mon, 04 May 2009 08:00:00 EDT

IntelliCorp has announced its participation in the SAP EcoHub solution marketplace. This community-powered solution marketplace makes it easier for customers to discover, evaluate and purchase solutions - such as IntelliCorp LiveCompare, LiveModel and DataWorks - that complement SAP applications. IntelliCorp's LiveCompare 2007, LiveModel 2008 and DataWorks 2007 products help automate the analysis of SAP solution-based systems and have been SAP-certified as powered by the SAP NetWeaver technology platform.

SAP Creates Cash Flow Transparency

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:00:00 EDT

"When the financial crisis hit we knew it was of utmost importance to continue our implementation of SAP to gain full cash flow transparency and create an edge over the competition," said Michael Freet, senior vice president and CFO, ICW Group. "The success we achieved immediately after going live with SAP is a true testament to the power and user-friendly attributes of the solution. We now have an integrated and flexible IT roadmap in place that allows us to remain competitive during the recession and be prepared for growth opportunities during the recovery."

Neoris Launches New DSD Initiative for Market Execution

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Neoris, a global business and IT consulting company, today announced the launch of a new Direct Store Delivery (DSD) initiative. Neoris is introducing a new Mobile composite application for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry: ActiveSuite(TM) XSales. The new solution leverages the SAP NetWeaver(R) technology platform and is operational on thousands of routes across multiple clients.

Tidal Expands SAP Management Solutions Portfolio

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Tidal Software has announced Tidal Transaction Analyzer for SAP Solutions version 1.9. This version is the most recent step in the company’s plans to introduce a broad set of SAP management solutions that provide automation, and accelerate problem isolation for SAP users. Tidal Transaction Analyzer captures 100% of SAP activity and allows users to access in-depth reports on that data.

Tennant Company Conducts Complete SAP Transaction Audit Using Tidal Software

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:15:00 EST

Tidal Software announced that its customer, Tennant Company, has successfully completed a comprehensive audit of global SAP transaction usage using Tidal Transaction Analyzer. According to Tennant, the Tidal solution greatly simplifies the auditing process and enhances security by providing a clear picture of transaction usage. Tennant Company is a manufacturer of indoor and outdoor environmental cleaning solutions and specialty floor coatings.

SAP and Intel Collaborate to Optimize Small Business’s IT Investments

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:15:00 EST

SAP announced it will collaborate with Intel to optimize SAP Business One applications on Intel Xeon Processor based systems to enable small businesses to lower cost by achieving faster time to value of their IT investments. SAP and Intel intend to encourage original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and solution providers to create industry-specific bundles to leverage the results of this collaboration. The first bundle has been introduced for professional services firms through Intel's OEM Wortmann AG and SAP software solution partner Maringo Computers GmbH. In the future Intel and SAP will support additional OEMs and solution providers to provide further offerings in more geographies and targeting different industries.

IBM and SAP Announce Alloy

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST

Alloy connects IBM Lotus Notes software with SAP Business Suite. Alloy is a new style of software application that presents information and data from SAP applications in the context of the Lotus Notes collaboration software desktop. Alloy supports SAP workflows, reporting and analytics, and the use of roles from within the Lotus Notes client. The product ships with a set of standard workflows and reports. These standard elements may be customized using standard Lotus Domino and SAP tools. IBM Global Business Services, SAP practitioners, Lotus Domino Business Partners and other global and regional systems integrators will be available to customize Alloy. Alloy implementations will take advantage of the

SAP Uses Visual WebGui to Develop Global Test Management Web App

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:30:00 EST

Gizmox announced that SAP saved more than $720,000 in development costs of its web-based global test management system using Visual WebGui's application development framework. SAP's NetWeaver UI Test Development team delivered their VWG-based web application in 9 months using only 2 developers, cutting SAP's expenditures on development time and personnel costs by more than 50% from the team's original 5 person, 18 month allocation.

SAP Announces 2008 Third Quarter and Nine Month Results

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:00:00 EDT

"The third quarter 2008 was SAP's 19th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in software and software-related service revenues at constant currencies. This was an achievement in a period where the global financial crisis had a significant impact on customer decisions towards quarter end," said Henning Kagermann, co-CEO of SAP. "Customers are continuing to spend on our products, but the economic and business environment is uncertain. Our business model is flexible, and we are focusing on protecting our operating margins and earnings."

Aligning Business and IT to Improve Performance on SAP

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:30:00 EDT

Improving business performance is a goal that cannot be realized without mutual cooperation and alignment between business and IT. In collaboration, IT focuses on architecture, system administration, scalability and performance, security and infrastructure, while business evaluates the practical usability and capabilities of tools being considered and how effectively they can be integrated into organizational and business processes. All parties must ensure that both technical requirements and the business needs are well defined, harmonized and prioritized. Leaving everything to one party or the other can be a sure path to failure.

Performance Management and ERP

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:30:00 EDT

CIO's face a common battle to balance the warring requirements of providing critical business value with maximum efficiency and cost savings. As they look to simplify their IT infrastructure, they must consider where it makes sense to draw a line in the sand and say 'Here's what my vendor ERP can do, and here's what we need performance management to do - the two are not the same, and we must have the right solution for each one.'

Olivetti Chooses 360° B2B for SAP Solutions from Crossgate

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Olivetti has chosen to adopt services from Crossgate for EDI integration of its partners. With revenues in 2007 amounting to 408 million euro, Olivetti operates in the home and office products, in specialized applications for the banking and retail industries, and in IT automation systems for prognostic games, lotteries and electronic voting systems. The company employs 1260 people, has sales offices in 83 countries (with a strong focus in Europe and the Far East), multiple manufacturing plants, and research and development centers.

AmberPoint Joins SAP Co-Innovation Lab

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:15:00 EDT

AmberPoint announced that it has joined the SAP Co-Innovation Lab, where it will work with SAP to provide best practices for integrating its service-oriented architecture (SOA) runtime governance solutions with SAP enterprise services. AmberPoint intends to work with the SAP Co-Innovation Lab team to demonstrate and extend its SOA runtime governance capabilities by highlighting new use cases and scenarios, as well as identifying and sharing best practices showing how AmberPoint's solutions complement SAP solutions.

Electronics Industry Giant Selects Esker to Automate SAP Inbound Sales Order Management

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:15:00 EDT

Esker announced that it has signed a USD$1M enterprise agreement to implement Esker DeliveryWare for a Fortune 50 electronics manufacturer, enabling the company to automate the delivery of sales order documents into its SAP system.

Axon Signs MRO Co-Development Agreement with SAP

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:15:00 EDT

Axon announced it has signed a co-development agreement with SAP for the integration of a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business solution with the SAP ERP application for aviation and aerospace organizations. The new MRO industry solution, called iMRO, is intended to improve productivity and planner visibility and reduce variations encountered between planning and operations, allowing higher asset utilizations to be realized for large and small airlines, manufacturers and third-party MRO providers. iMRO, together with MRO solutions from SAP, will deliver built-in best practices for maintenance engineering, maintenance planning, maintenance operations and business support processes.

SAP Launches Co-Innovation Lab in Tokyo

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:15:00 EDT

SAP announced the opening of a second SAP Co-Innovation Lab in Ohtemachi, Tokyo, Japan. Joining the co-innovation lab, located in Palo Alto, California, the addition further broadens efforts by SAP to work with software solution partners, technology partners, service partners and customers to accelerate the innovation and delivery of solutions designed to address industry-specific business issues for companies around the world.

EDS Becomes Early Adopter of Run SAP Methodology

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDT

EDS has announced the adoption of the Run SAP methodology for use in its application management services and hosting operations. Through this adoption, EDS also plans to incorporate the methodology into its consulting practice, where it will leverage its expertise with SAP applications management, gained through the implementation of SAP solutions by more than 800,000 client users globally.

SAP Appoints New Presidents in EMEA and Latin America

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:15:00 EDT

SAP announced the appointment of José Duarte as president and CEO of the company's operations in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), and Rodolpho Cardenuto as president and CEO of SAP Latin America. The new leaders assume their roles as Erwin Gunst, formerly president of SAP EMEA, and Bill McDermott, formerly president and CEO of Americas & Asia Pacific Japan, assume new executive positions within the company and officially join the Executive Board of SAP AG as previously announced on April 2, 2008.

SAP Surpasses Milestone in Product Strategy

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:15:00 EDT

SAP announced a historic landmark in its product release strategy: The latest release of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) application, SAP ERP, has been selected or installed by more than 10,000 customers, including Bank of America, Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem, and Kraft Foods. In addition, independent analyst firm Gartner recently ranked SAP as the 2007 Market Share leader in the ERP category with a market share of 27.5 percent, surpassing the second-ranked vendor who was ranked at 13.9 percent.

Combined Share of SAP and Business Objects Lead the Expanding Business Intelligence Market

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:30:00 EDT

'Our number-one ranking in IDC's annual BI tools report is great validation of our ability to execute on new products and technologies that optimize business performance,' said Marge Breya, general manager and executive vice president, Business Intelligence Platform, Business Objects, as Business Objects today announced that research analyst firm IDC has ranked it as the number one vendor for business intelligence (BI) tools.

Datalogic Mobile Becomes SAP Certified Partner

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:15:00 EDT

SAP Integration and Certification Centers (ICC) have granted Datalogic Mobile SAP Certified Integration status. Therefore, the company from Bologna is now a SAP certified partner, guaranteeing logistics and warehousing solutions that provide compatibility with SAP. SAP delivers products and services that help accelerate business innovation for our customers and partners by rationalizing operations and reaching high levels of efficiency within the supply chain world.

SAP To Acquire Visiprise

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT

SAP announced its intent to acquire Visiprise. With the addition of Visiprise, SAP will deliver on its 'Perfect Plant' strategy to bring together core SAP solutions with the software, hardware and services offerings of ecosystem partners to drive innovation for discrete manufacturers. The integration of Visiprise's proven plant-level manufacturing execution solutions brings discrete manufacturing customers a robust product offering to increase production responsiveness, improve operational efficiencies and enhance quality and regulatory compliance.

Kabel BW Selects SAP to Strengthen Connection to Customers

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:30:00 EDT

SAP announced that Kabel BW has selected the latest version of the SAP Customer Relationship Management application, SAP CRM 2007, to strengthen its connection to customers and build its foundation for future growth. The company, which serves more than 2.3 million subscribers, also plans to enhance its existing deployment of SAP's flagship enterprise resource planning application, SAP ERP, with the industry-specific SAP solution for telecommunications providers, the SAP Revenue Management and Contract Accounting application. The objectives of its modernization efforts are to streamline the company's customer service and ultimately deliver superior customer value.

SAP Honors Novell with SAP Pinnacle Award

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:45:00 EDT

Novell announced it has received an SAP Pinnacle Award in the category 'Technology: Co-Innovation for Core Business,' recognizing Novell as an SAP partner who has made significant contributions to SAP's customer-focused ecosystem. Novell was honored specifically for work with SAP on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Priority Support for SAP as well as SUSE Linux Enterprise Server high availability and virtualization for SAP.

Wipro Opens Solutions Lab for SAP

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:30:00 EDT

Wipro announced an agreement with SAP, through which it established a closer collaboration and an increased focus on customer adoption of SAP solutions. Under this agreement, Wipro has invested in a state-of-the-art Solutions Lab, through which it is building 'Industry Networks' to help companies leverage industry best practices and templates on SAP's business process platform.

SAP CEO: U.S. Market Environment "Is Tough, But Not Worsening''

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:00:00 EDT

'There is no spillover from the recession in the U.S. to Asia and Europe,' SAP CEO Henning Kagermann told a press reception in Berlin recently. His co-CEO, Leo Apotheker, told the press at the same event that the integration of Business Objects was moving ahead 'in a very satisfactory manner' and that it would be complete before the end of 2008.

SAP Unveils SOA Offering

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EDT

SAP announced that it has delivered a complete accompaniment of service-oriented architecture (SOA) technologies, ready-to-run services and comprehensive support offerings to help companies achieve additional business value and increased IT efficiencies. With SOA as the de facto market standard and mass adoption underway, customers can turn to SAP for a simplified, comprehensive option for executing a sound SOA strategy that delivers rapid value. The breadth of offerings from SAP addresses the full lifecycle of SOA projects -- from development to deployment and ongoing management -- making the transition to SOA easy and affordable. By taking advantage of hands-on guidance through SAP's methodology, customers can accelerate business network transformation.

Status on Newly Released SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1

Sat, 31 May 2008 13:30:00 EDT

Cúram Software announced its market-leading Cúram Business Application Suite 5.0 has achieved 'Powered by SAP NetWeaver' certification status. Endorsed by SAP in 2007, the Cúram Business Application Suite, which is Cúram Software's Social Enterprise Management (SEM) solution, provides client-centric business processes and outcomes-driven, integrated service delivery on the newly released SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (SAP NetWeaver CE) offering Release 7.1. Cúram Software is pleased its Cúram Business Application Suite has achieved Powered by SAP NetWeaver status, which leverages the open-standard Java platform, Enterprise Edition 5 (Java EE 5), for enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA)-based composition and deployment. SAP NetWeaver 7.1 CE provides a complete standards-based platform and runtime environment for developing, deploying and efficiently managing composite applications using enterprise SOA.

Pacer International Completes First Phase of SAP Implementation

Wed, 28 May 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Pacer International announced completion of the Blueprinting phase of its SAP information technology system. The Blueprint, under development since October 2007, provides a path for the complete integration of Pacer International's business units under a single IT system, the implementation is scheduled to commence in the second half of 2008.

SOA World - Swiss University Partners with SAP

Wed, 21 May 2008 13:30:00 EDT

SAP announced findings of a research effort conducted with the University of St. Gallen that show IT projects based on a service-oriented architecture (SOA) improve software reusability, reduce operations cost and offer substantial process efficiencies. As SOA is currently undergoing mass adoption and establishing itself as a de facto technology standard for implementing software architectures for increased flexibility and simplified integration, organizations are looking for more economic justification for their initial SOA projects. The study focuses on the SOA business-value proof points that organizations are using to convey the benefits of an SOA strategy to decision makers.

SAP Ushers In New Era for Business Process Management

Wed, 21 May 2008 11:15:00 EDT

SAP announced plans for the release of SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management and SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management. The addition of these planned capabilities will further establish SAP NetWeaver as the strategic platform of choice for customers that execute a service-oriented architecture (SOA) strategy. The new tools from SAP are aimed to provide the business process flexibility needed to enable customers to turn strategic business insight into real-world execution. A vital part of SAP's robust platform offering, SAP NetWeaver allows IT organizations to drive more value by providing the agility to respond to requests from the business for new or adapted business processes. The addition of the planned capabilities will enable business process experts to design, model and execute new or adapted business processes without having to develop code. The SAP NetWeaver technology platform and its full set of capabilities allows companies to accelerate the consolidation of their IT landscapes, enabling them to enjoy new levels of the business process flexibility used to drive innovation and competitive advantage.

SAP Accelerates the Path to SOA for Customers

Mon, 19 May 2008 15:30:00 EDT

SAP announced a design and development governance offering for enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA.) The new offering will enable SAP customers to experience tangible business benefits as a result of an enterprise SOA strategy. Growing adoption of the SAP enterprise SOA strategy -- the design and reuse of rich enterprise services to enable efficiencies in business performance -- has led to customer requests for training and education involving SAP's proven design and development governance methodologies to help them speed their path toward enterprise SOA.

Ballance Selects SAP as Comprehensive Solution

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:45:00 EDT

Ballance Agri-Nutrients has selected SAP to provide enterprise applications to replace its legacy system. The deal includes SAP ERP, Supply Chain Management (SCM), and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Ballance's existing legacy system had been customized over the years in order to meet increasing business requirements. When it came time to upgrade, the company decided that SAP's packaged approach would be better able to achieve the desired business benefits when compared with competitors' offerings.

SAP and TechniData Release Solution for Achieving EU Chemical Regulation Compliance

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:45:00 EDT

SAP and TechniData announced the availability of SAP REACH Compliance, a comprehensive software application for addressing complex tasks required by the European Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) legislation. The first REACH compliance deadline is pre- registration, which runs from June 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008. The remaining three REACH deadlines will occur in 2010, 2013 and 2018, respectively.

ICW Group Turns to SAP for Improved Claims and Billing Processing

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Demonstrating ongoing success in providing innovative solutions to insurers worldwide, SAP America, a subsidiary of SAP, announced that ICW Group has selected SAP to support its growth and transformation goals. Rather than work with point solution insurance providers, ICW Group has selected SAP solutions to upgrade its multiple lines of business onto one platform. As more insurers are experiencing the value of consolidation on a single-platform, ICW Group's decision to move away from a siloed information technology (IT) landscape will help to lower its total cost of ownership. ICW Group will implement industry-specific solutions from SAP for claims, payments, billing, financials and corporate performance management.

AMC Technology Announces It Has Achieved Certification from SAP

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:30:00 EDT

AMC Technology announced that seven additional Connectors for its MCIS 5.2 product recently achieved 'Certified for SAP NetWeaver' status from SAP for the interaction center capabilities integrated with the SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) application. The certified connectors include six connectors that integrate with SAP CRM via the SAP integrated communications interface: AMC Telephony Connector for Cisco ICM 5.2, AMC Telephony Connector for Envox CT Connect 5.2, AMC Telephony Connector for AES 5.2, AMC Telephony Connector for AIC 5.2, AMC Telephony Connector for Nortel CCT 5.2 and AMC MCIS WebChat 5.2. Also certified is the AMC MCIS Telephony Channel 5.2 connector that integrates with SAP CRM via the SAPphone interface.

SoftBrands Extends Partnership With SAP

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:45:00 EDT

SoftBrands announced an extension of its partnership with SAP. The companies will jointly pursue opportunities for affiliates and smaller sites of large enterprises. The goal and commitment is to pursue an SAP-centric solution at the plant level for large enterprises. SoftBrands is one of the first partners to work with SAP on a joint market approach and strategy for this market segment.

Oxford Industries Selects SAP to Streamline Global Financial Reporting

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:30:00 EDT

SAP announced that Oxford Industries will replace its financial information systems with the SAP ERP Financials solution. Oxford selected SAP as its software vendor of choice based on the company's reputation for providing value in the retail industry, its proven platform that supports customers with global operations and the superior functionality of the product.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Move to SAP

Tue, 06 May 2008 17:15:00 EDT

SAP Public Services announced that Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has selected SAP's flagship enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP ERP. M-DCPS joins an increasing number of school systems investing in modern information technology to better manage their operations and improve public education.

EnteGreat Acquires Technology Solutions Company's SAP Consulting Practice

Tue, 06 May 2008 16:45:00 EDT

EnteGreat announced its acquisition of the SAP Consulting Practice of Technology Solutions Company (TSC). The move substantially augments EnteGreat's existing SAP business and positions the company for growth in emerging markets. EnteGreat brings a blend of manufacturing expertise and technology systems integration to the new unit, while TSC's SAP Consulting Practice brings comprehensive consulting services, products, and project management expertise. By adding best-of-breed SAP consulting and project management capabilities to EnteGreat's existing SAP services, the newly expanded company will enable customers to align their enterprise business processes to their manufacturing operations more efficiently and cost effectively.

SAP Announces Next-Generation Support Offering

Tue, 06 May 2008 16:15:00 EDT

SAP announced growing market adoption for the company's new support services offering, SAP Enterprise Support. SAP Enterprise Support meets the evolving needs of customers by supporting a company's mission-critical business processes and heterogeneous software environment. The ongoing growth of SAP's robust product offerings and mass adoption of service-oriented architecture (SOA) have challenged traditional support models. No longer are bug fixes and maintenance sufficient. SAP Enterprise Support provides companies with a holistic offering that helps to reduce the risk and maximize the value that customers receive from their IT investments.

Infosys and SAP Enter Into Global Services Partner Agreement

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:45:00 EDT

Infosys and SAP announced that Infosys has signed up to the SAP Global Service Partner Program in order to strengthen its capabilities to deliver enhanced value to customers. This announcement marks an important milestone in the relationship between the two organizations, which have been working together for more than five years to help companies realize information technology (IT) and business results from their investments in SAP applications. Through this newly expanded relationship, customers will benefit from bolstered implementation services, enhanced solution delivery and increased global reach. Progressive companies such as ABB Group have already realized the benefits of the existing partnership.