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Six tips for smooth SAP upgrades
If your 2010 will include uprades to an SAP implementation across more than one nation, this list of six best upgrade practices may make the year more pleasant.
Analyst calls on SAP to do more with its centers of excellence
AMR Analyst Derek Prior has called on SAP to do more to help its customers implement its software successfully.
Harris Farm adopts ERP to get into groceries
The CIO of Sydney grocery chain Harris Farm Markets explains why has adopted Microsoft Dynamics and vSphere 4 to help it offer a broader range of grocery items, after deciding strong financial management was more important than industry-specific functionality.
Five SAP projects to start ASAP
Running SAP? Here's a list of five projects that can keep your organisation ahead without costing a packet.
Upgrading to SAP 6.0 easier than previous moves
SAP users report that the company has made it much easier to move to the new version of the ERP suite.
SAP works with top customers to develop best practises
SAP has established a group of its top customers and is using their experiences to codify best practices for smaller users.
SAP halts maintenance fee hikes until it meets users KPIs
SAP will not increase its support and maintenance fees until the value of those services meets KPIs set by users.
Now more than ever, CIOs need to prove the value of ERP projects
CIOs and those in charge of ERP projects need to demonstrate value before implementations begin, say analysts and users who have been through troubled implementations.
SAP outlines future strategies
SAP CEO Leo Apotheker has outlined the company's plans to make its software easier to use, in-house or in the cloud.
SAP explains support roadmap
SAP will continue its support plans, but ERP 6.0 customers will continue to receive support until the year 2017.
PODCAST: SAP's certification program
Learn why you should care about SAP certification and where SAP is taking the certification in the future.
Old ERP is 'failing' growth companies - Forrester
Older ERP systems are failing growing companies, and Microsoft could be the beneficiary with its latest ERP offering.
Small upgrade steps helping SAP users to move on
SAP's upgrade path for users of its older products is appreciated by users, who find the small steps required to step up offers a gentler (and cheaper) way to improve their software.
ERP with a view
Environmental impact and rising energy costs can boggle the sharpest CIO minds. But an ERP dashboard component could make it easier to sort out.
Integration competency centers - a new way to improve your integration competence
Integration competency centers can make it much easier to link your applications.
SAP exec talks partners, platforms and the SAP economy
SAP's Zia Yusuf discusses the developer network, NetWeaver development fund usage, and why he thinks SAP's model beats Salesforce.com's.
SAP ERP on-demand challenge lofty, but not impossible
SAP is pushing for 10,000 midmarket SaaS customers by 2010. Can the company pull it off?
ERP, Web 2.0 adoption trends cry out for long-term plan
CIOs, set your strategy. A Forrester study says CIOs are upgrading their ERP systems, integrating apps and deploying Web 2.0 offerings in 2008.
SAP lifts the skirts on its 'industrialised' software
The chairman and CEO of the world's largest business software company says software development is too slow. Amen to that, SAP.
ERP consolidation may be threatening innovation
AMR research analyst Jim Shepherd and two top IT executives sound off on the pluses and perils of consolidation in the ERP space at AMR's recent conference in Boston.
SAP helps Houston fix a problem
When Houston, the fourth-largest U.S. city, replaced a legacy system with mySAP ERP, a unique project management structure made its implementation a success.

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Microsoft-hosted ERP coming, Ballmer says at Convergence
Disputing previous reports, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says we should expect a hosted ERP offering in the future.

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The Real Niel: Bring your ERP projects in in 50% of the time, budget
ERP projects move faster when you focus on the functions that will differentiate your business. This CIO's model will help you determine what those are.

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