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• As SAP R/3 support fades, upgrades to ECC 6.0 accelerate

  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 15:46:52 EST

  With the clock ticking on the end of SAP R/3 support and maintenance, the pace of customers upgrading to SAP ECC 6.0 is picking up, according to a survey of SearchSAP.com readers.
  
  
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• BI, collaboration lead SaaS trends

  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:40:22 EST

  Software as a Service (SaaS) and the cloud are new to many IT pros, but they?re poised to grow in BI and collaboration, according to experts.
  
  
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• SAP Service Desk improved in Solution Manager 7.1, expert says

  Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:59:57 EST

  SAP Service Desk was a weak, late entrant to the market, according to one expert, who says that?s slowly changing due to enhancements in the latest version of Solution Manager 7.1.
  
  
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• Forrester Wave: Informatica, IBM lead data virtualization tools market

  Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:44:26 EST

  Informatica and IBM are the top dogs in the data virtualization software market, thanks to a strong combination of ?enterprise-class? features, according to Forrester Research Inc.
  
  
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• Increase system effectiveness through solid SAP business processes

  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:31:09 EST

  Find out how SAP business processes and monitoring automation can affect SAP system performance.
  
  
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• Learn how to choose the best mobile ERP, BI devices

  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:35:31 EST

  Define business needs before falling under the spell of the latest and greatest mobile ERP and BI hardware.
  
  
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• Customers looking for alternative SAP pricing models

  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:48:48 EST

  Some customers are pushing SAP to consider alternative pricing models as a way to cut costs, such as basing licenses on consumption. SAP says it?s given some thought to the idea.
  
  
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• SAP iPad enterprise deployment enables 'mobile mindset,' CIO says

  Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

  SAP has 14,000 employees using company-issued iPads. The SAP iPad enterprise deployment has faced some challenges but also made users more productive, CIO Oliver Bussmann says.
  
  
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• SAP system performance can hinge on hardware choices

  Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:31:31 EST

  Learn what to consider for server, CPU and server architectures to ensure optimal SAP system performance. Find out what to avoid and how the cloud fits into the landscape.
  
  
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• Better SAP support, contract language at top of users? wish lists

  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:13:39 EST

  SAP customers are going into the new year hoping for a few changes from SAP. Some called for better SAP support; others say altered contract language and licensing are important.
  
  
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• Want faster SAP financial reporting? Experts share how to get it

  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:42:33 EST

  Experts share advice on how companies can make their SAP ERP Financials reporting more efficient.
  
  
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• Gartner Magic Quadrant: Oracle, IBM lead product MDM software market

  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:09:25 EST

  Oracle and IBM are the sole product MDM ?leaders,? says Gartner, which also sees some vendors starting to focus on social media data and ?big data.?
  
  
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• SAP HANA?s long road to near-real-time analysis of ERP data

  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 12:54:09 EST

  SAP HANA?s path to faster ERP analysis includes new in-memory apps, accelerators, standalone apps and service packs through 2012 and beyond.
  
  
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• 'Avengers' and 'Spider-Man' top list of geek movies to watch in 2012

  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:55:26 EST

  The golden age of geek movies will continue in 2012 with films like "The Avengers," "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Men in Black III."
  
  
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• Analysts tag mobile, BI as hot SAP trends in 2012

  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:10:20 EST

  From SAP?s mobility roadmap to the impact of the SuccessFactors acquisition and the fate of Business ByDesign, analysts talk about coming SAP trends.
  
  
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• Customer experience management must be built on trust, SAP exec says

  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:09:05 EST

  Today?s companies have a range of tools and technology they can use to create a sense of trust with their customers, according to a new book on customer experience management (CEM).
  
  
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• Improve system efficiency and performance optimization across systems

  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:24:13 EST

  When the system landscape includes multiple vendors, learn how third-party applications can increase system efficiency and performance optimization.
  
  
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• BOBJ 4.0, acquisitions, and BW on HANA among the top stories of 2011

  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:20:32 EST

  SearchSAP examines the biggest stories of 2011, from the debut of BusinessObjects 4.0 and SAP Business Warehouse on HANA, to confusion over SAP?s on-demand roadmap.
  
  
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• Gartner Magic Quadrant finds confusion in the customer MDM market

  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:02:15 EST

  Acquisitions and product additions by the top vendors are making customer master data management software choices harder for users, Gartner says.
  
  
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• Salesforce, SAP, Oracle get ready for HR software battle

  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:24:42 EST

  With the planned acquisition of Rypple, cloud giant Salesforce.com intends to target SAP and Oracle in the human resources software market.
  
  
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