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SAP talent management FAQ: Fresh answers to frequently asked questions

Peter Bochner — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:32:22 EST

SAP Mentor Jon Reed provides a new twist to frequently asked questions on SAP talent management: Which key SAP skills should be kept in-house, and what the best approach is to SAP on-demand training?

Benefits and tradeoffs of on-demand SAP SRM

Matt Perkins — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:29:29 EST

Most companies that deploy SAP SRM on-demand reap savings, but they face reconfiguring challenges as well as the risk of delegating responsibility for strategic supplier management processes to a third party.

Best practices for SAP virtualization

Peter Bochner — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:27:56 EST

Virtualizing your SAP environment can be complicated. Before starting an SAP virtualization project, be sure to consider factors such as licensing agreements, support contracts and adding new system monitoring applications.

SAP ITS Mobile helps manufacturer improve quality of RF warehouse transactions

Peter Bochner — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:07:50 EST

SAP Internet Transaction Server (ITS) Mobile can overcome the limitations of mobile devices by Web-enabling radio frequency (RF) transactions used in warehouse management. Learn how manufacturer Pactiv Corp. used SAP ITS Mobile to improve the quality of its RF warehouse transactions.

SAP users in U.K., Ireland ready to upgrade -- warily

Barney Beal — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:56:25 EST

A recent survey of SAP users in Ireland and the U.K. found that more than half plan to upgrade in the next 12 months, but they're not happy with the expense.

SAP CTO Sikka: SAP's innovation gets overlooked

Peter Bochner — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:48:02 EST

SAP CTO Vishal Sikka discusses trends in SAP software development, SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, SAP in-memory database technology, SAP ERP software, social media and SAP mobile applications in an interview with SearchSAP.com editors.

SAP SRM 7.0 bolsters firms' procurement processes

Peter Bochner — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:00:33 EDT

As companies look for faster returns from their procurement systems, SAP SRM 7.0 is one of the few application modules that can bring quick ROI. FInd out how SAP SRM 7.0 can bolster firms' procurement-to-pay processes.

Four things SAP must consider before a Teradata acquisition

Matt Perkins — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:39:52 EDT

Speculation about a deal between SAP and Teradata continues, but columnist Mark Whitehorn, fresh from the Teradata user show, has some words of advice SAP should consider before making a Teradata acquisition.

SAP sees green in sustainability software for carbon compliance

Jacqueline Biscobing — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:47:38 EDT

As regulation of greenhouse emissions grows near, SAP moves to roll out sustainability software that will help enterprises meet carbon footprint compliance.

SAP Business ByDesign product demo

Barney Beal — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:04:36 EDT

Interested in SAP Business ByDesign? SAP's Rainer Zinow recently showed the SaaS-based ERP system's capabilities with a short demo. Check out that demo here.