SAP NetWeaver News

SAP, Sybase: Defining a Roadmap

EPAM Systems — 2010-08-19T13:00:00.0000000+01:00

Since SAP announced its purchase of Sybase on May 12, the companies have been defining their roadmap. Today, they revealed plans in three key areas: enterprise mobility, business analytics and enterprise information management.

SAP Buys Sybase for Greater Mobility

EPAM Systems — 2010-08-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Going mobile is the future, and both SAP and Sybase — the company that SAP recently acquired — know it.

SAP Mobile CRM Users Can Have Their Security and Their iPhones Too

EPAM Systems — 2010-08-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The Sybase for SAP CRM iPhone app offers a range of features necessary to a mobile sales professional: schedule and contact information, an analytics engine, and NetWeaver integration, which enables user notification when important developments occur. Plus, it's secure, without getting in the way of the user enjoying easy access to other iPhone apps.

From ERP 6.0 to Business Suite 7

EPAM Systems — 2010-08-06T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

In this article, we reveal what the new SAP ERP 6.0, Enhancement Package 4, and SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) 7.0 can do and provide upgrade tips.

SAP Adding iGoogle-like Layer To Its Portal

EPAM Systems — 2010-07-29T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP is sprucing up its NetWeaver portal with an upcoming add-on, Enterprise Workspaces, which will provide an iGoogle-like way for users to work with content. The software is now in a "ramp-up" release mode and set for general availability toward the end of this year, according to a presentation on SAP's website.

ERP Everywhere

EPAM Systems — 2010-07-14T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

With providers releasing more and more apps for iPhone or BlackBerry to supplement customers' business software, the SAP NetWeaver Mobile platform serves as the interface between these mini-programs and SAP systems. Here, we introduce you to the latest version (7.1).

Software Adds Content Management to SAP NetWeaver

EPAM Systems — 2010-07-02T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

A CoreMedia exec says the software will give users the flexible content management capabilities that SAP NetWeaver Portal never had. One analyst agrees that widespread dissatisfaction with SAP makes this offering attractive.

CoreMedia Boosts Portal Adoption and Productivity with CoreMedia CMS for SAP NetWeaver Portal

EPAM Systems — 2010-06-25T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

CoreMedia, a premier Web Content Management company, announced CoreMedia CMS for SAP NetWeaver Portal. High-performance web content management system makes publishing content in SAP portals easier and faster.

SAPPHIRE NOW: Two Continents, One Event

EPAM Systems — 2010-05-20T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Two CEOs, two continents, 800 exhibitors: Around 16,000 attendees are expected at the SAPPHIRE NOW event SAP is currently holding in Orlando, Florida, and Frankfurt, Germany. SAP.info reports from Frankfurt.

SAP Enhances Process Orchestration Technology to Help Customers Close the Gap Between Insight and Action

EPAM Systems — 2010-05-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Reaffirming its commitment to delivering strongly integrated business process orchestration technologies that help customers close the gap between insight and action, SAP announced the general availability of the latest version of the SAP NetWeaver® Composition Environment offering (SAP NetWeaver CE 7.2). Business process orchestration technologies — which include composition, integration and real-time business intelligence offerings — help companies better integrate and optimize their business processes across application and business boundaries, and provide real-time business insights to help customers capitalize on business opportunities.

HP Helps Clients Improve Business Performance with Business Intelligence Services in Support of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse

EPAM Systems — 2010-05-17T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

HP announced a new suite of business intelligence (BI) services in support of environments running the SAP NetWeaver® Business Warehouse (SAP NetWeaver BW) component, enabling clients to store increasingly large volumes of data on one system.

SAP Execs Talk Sybase, NetWeaver, Business ByDesign

EPAM Systems — 2010-05-17T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

At SapphireNOW, SAP's annual conference, execs explain the value of buying Sybase, its commitment to NetWeaver, and why the company won't set a target for user adoption once Business ByDesign is generally available. Analysts weigh in.

Integrating Third-Party Software into SAP

EPAM Systems — 2010-04-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The SAP NetWeaver technology platform integrates third-party software into SAP systems, enabling users to program new applications. Here, we show you a number of ways you can benefit from using it.

SAP Demos SAP NetWeaver® Business Client 3.0 Software for SAP® Business All-in-One Solutions at CeBIT

EPAM Systems — 2010-03-02T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP AG announced the general availability of SAP NetWeaver® Business Client 3.0 software to customers using SAP® Business All-in-One solutions. The new version now offers midsize companies opportunities to embrace collaboration, connect people and make fact-based decisions based on real-time data.

SAP NetWeaver B1iSN for SAP Business One

EPAM Systems — 2010-02-25T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver B1iSN for SAP Business One is an enterprise level integration tool, built for small and midsize companies. NetWeaver allows for seamless integration to dozens of systems using pre-built integration frameworks. Whether it is an E-commerce website, parent company running R/3, or an old Access database, NetWeaver can integrate it into SAP Business One.

SAP NetWeaver® Technology Platform 7.1 Achieves Single-Node SPECjEnterprise2010 World-Record Performance Result on HP ProLiant Server

EPAM Systems — 2010-02-23T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP AG, a member and contributor to the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC®), has released a world-record, single-node performance result on the SPECjEnterprise2010® benchmark. The result demonstrates the flexibility of developing and running robust and scalable Java applications on the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform using the latest mature technology standards. This simplifies and accelerates application development projects that deliver superior, cost-effective performance.

What You Need to Know About SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment: 10 Key Points to Consider

EPAM Systems — 2009-09-23T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Does your IT team fully understand why composite applications can help the business - and how to create these innovative and adaptive applications? This article shares the personal experiences of an early adopter of SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment, sheds light on the cost vs. benefit of using the solution’s modeling capabilities, and points out pitfalls to avoid in your own implementations.

NetWeaver PI 7.1 Easier to Implement than Earlier Versions, SAP Says

EPAM Systems — 2009-09-09T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP SOA will be a big focus at this year's TechEd conference, as companies continue to cite SAP application integration as a top concern in managing IT landscapes.

The University of Basel Migrates Its Student and Employee Data to SAP NetWeaver Identity Management

EPAM Systems — 2009-09-02T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Managing - and securing - information about an organization's own users can be a struggle for enterprises of all sizes, and a university setting is one environment where user identities are particularly in flux. See how SAP NetWeaver Identity Management helps Switzerland's University of Basel track over 18,000 student and employee accounts, allows for customization to fit the university's unique needs, and supports a clear audit trail.

SAP Upgrades: Dos and Don'ts from an ERP Guru

EPAM Systems — 2009-08-31T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

ERP consultant Jon Reed offers 49 dos and don'ts when it comes time for you to upgrade to SAP 6.0 - and shares lessons learned from companies that have made the big switch.

City of Change: Vienna Uses SAP

EPAM Systems — 2009-07-02T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Austria's capital Vienna has shifted its IT landscape to SAP ERP. Thanks to SAP NetWeaver Process Integration technology, all invoices are now automatically posted, processed, and archived online.

SAP, Syclo Partner for Mobile

EPAM Systems — 2009-06-05T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Syclo has agreed with SAP AG to co-innovate mobile applications that enable maintenance and service technicians access to SAP Business Suite software from a broad range of devices regardless of connectivity. The companies work together to make it easier to extend SAP Business Suite and Syclo SMART Mobile Suite. SMART Mobile Suite is a family of certified "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" applications designed for work order execution, operator rounds, time/attendance tracking and materials management.

SAP: Don't Rush from SAP BEx Tools to SAP BusinessObjects

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-20T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver BW customers who are happy with their Business Explorer (BEx) tools shouldn't rush to adopt SAP BusinessObjects tools, according to one SAP executive.

MSC Industrial Direct Selects SAP to Improve Data Management

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

MSC Industrial Direct Co, Inc., one of the nation's largest providers of industrial supplies and equipment, 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 to automate and optimize business processes, reduce supply chain costs, increase cash-flow and facilitate collaboration with suppliers, customers and partners.

Coca-Cola Boosts Analytics with SAP Best-Run Now

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-15T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Coca-Cola has installed one of SAP's "Best-Run Now" offerings to improve the visibility of data for its decision makers. The Best Run Now product set was launched late last year to deliver packages that meet immediate pain points of organizations and offer a quick return on investment. The first packages focused on improving cost control and visibility in the enterprise and bundled software, consulting and financing. Coca-Cola Enterprises chose to implement SAP's NetWeaver Business Warehouse Accelerator to reduce response time for queries.

New HP System Claims 700 Per Cent Message Improvement

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-14T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Retailers, manufacturers and other enterprises in high-transaction industries will benefit from a new system to dramatically speed up business transactions, according to IT giant HP. HP has announced the July availability of its new HP XML Accelerator, which the company says is designed to dramatically speed up business transactions within the SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI) technology.

Vocollect Introduces VoiceWeaver for SAP Customers

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-12T12:05:00.0000000+01:00

Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice solutions for mobile workers, in conjunction with the SAP Sapphire '09 show in Orlando May 11–14, announced the introduction of VoiceWeaver, a native interface to SAP's NetWeaver Warehouse Management (WM) and Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) solutions. Vocollect's VoiceWeaver gives the SAP distribution center (DC)/warehouse the advantage of a native NetWeaver interface to its existing SAP infrastructure to fully leverage the capability of Vocollect's voice offerings to improve productivity, accuracy, safety and worker satisfaction.

SAP Business Intelligence Becomes More 'Google-like'

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-12T12:04:00.0000000+01:00

SAP has launched BusinessObjects Explorer, which it says brings business intelligence analysis capabilities to all business users.

SAP to Revolutionize Business Intelligence With New Solution that Delivers Insight at the Speed of Thought

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-12T12:03:00.0000000+01:00

Traditionally, too few people have had intuitive and immediate access to the information required to make sound business decisions. Today SAP AG announces SAP® BusinessObjects™ Explorer, groundbreaking new software that will solve this dilemma. SAP BusinessObjects Explorer brings together search and navigation capabilities from the SAP® BusinessObjects™ portfolio with SAP NetWeaver® Business Warehouse Accelerator (SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator) software, enabling customers to navigate mountains of business data at the speed of thought and giving them a clear view across their organizations. Another milestone in the company's successful acquisition and integration of Business Objects, SAP BusinessObjects Explorer will deliver the most significant and largest combination of SAP and Business Objects technology to date.

HP, SAP Collaborate to Speed Business Transactions

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-12T12:02:00.0000000+01:00

Hewlett-Packard's server-based XML accelerator, working within SAP NetWeaver Process Integration technology, will speed both XML transactions and the business processes based on them, HP says. Despite the global recession, both HP and SAP have been rolling out a number of enterprise applications and platforms designed to integrate and streamline business functions.

SAPPHIRE 2009: SAP Will Focus on Making Software Easier to Use and Deploy

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-12T12:01:00.0000000+01:00

Instead of focusing on fancy new products, new sole-CEO Apotheker stressed ways that SAP's software — the Business Suite and SAP BusinessObjects — can work together to enable better clarity and decision-making in these tough economic times. Service-oriented architecture will continue to be a critical element in enabling this vision, and in SAP's product roadmap.

Trends in SAP Business Warehousing

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-07T12:01:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence — now rebranded as SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP BW) — is a logical choice for those enterprises operating the underlying SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) modules. SAP BW has a sophisticated architecture, developed for large enterprise clients over the past ten years. SAP's Layered Scalable Architecture (LSA) includes technology for data acquisition, propagation, quality, master data ("corporate memory") and data archiving. Just as a historical footnote, the acquisitions of Acta Works for ETL (which itself acquired Firstlogic for data quality) have been fully digested and enhanced. An LSA methodology is provided along with the architecture. Given the existence of diverse and heterogeneous data in the enterprise, design and development work is sometimes useful to accommodate specific business requirements.

Analysis: Behind the SAP-Teradata Accord

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-06T12:01:00.0000000+01:00

The accord announced last week between Teradata Corp. and SAP AG will benefit joint customers even as it gives users in SAP-only environments still another means of accelerating SAP analytics — in this case, officials claim, by deploying NetWeaver BI (nee SAP Business Information Warehouse, or BW) on top of an entry-level appliance offering from Teradata.

An 80-Percent Reduction in Reporting Costs with SAP NetWeaver BW

EPAM Systems — 2009-05-05T12:01:00.0000000+01:00

With the help of SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse and the SAP partner UNIORG, Ormazabal Anlagentechnik reduced its monthly reporting costs by around 80 percent.

SAP Answers the Oracle Challenge

EPAM Systems — 2009-04-30T12:01:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver datawarehouse customers received an encouraging bit of news with the announcement of the integration with NetWeaver and Teradata's database. Many high-intensity users of both Teradata and SAP have been waiting for the ability to more tightly integrate and consolidate their warehousing efforts. This bodes very well for CTOs and CIOs looking leverage the considerable investments made to-date in both platforms.

Four Ways to Spur Innovation at Your Company

EPAM Systems — 2009-04-29T12:01:00.0000000+01:00

For the big German software company SAP, it was a classic chicken-and-egg dilemma. The year was 2003, and SAP was just releasing its new NetWeaver platform — a nifty piece of software that fit on top of and around its existing enterprise applications, helping them talk to each other and to non-SAP applications.

Teradata and SAP Deepen Ties

EPAM Systems — 2009-04-27T12:01:00.0000000+01:00

Earlier this week, at its European Universe user conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Teradata announced a new partnership with SAP to run SAP's NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW) data warehouse natively on Teradata's scalable database. Both companies say it will be easier for joint customers to integrate their BW and SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence (BI) systems with Teradata's scalable Active Data warehousing platform. However, the real significance of this deal is that it gives SAP an appliance story to tell (and sell) against rivals Oracle and IBM, both of which have preconfigured hardware and software offerings for BI and data warehousing.

Teradata and SAP Expand Partnership to Unleash Rich Value of Business Data for Customers

EPAM Systems — 2009-04-27T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Teradata Corporation, the world's largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics, and SAP AG, the world's leading provider of business software, today announced at Teradata Universe a new agreement to provide SAP NetWeaver® Business Warehouse (SAP NetWeaver BW) on the Teradata database. Customers have asked for accelerated, unified access to detailed enterprise data for improved business visibility. To address this need, the partnership will deliver a seamlessly integrated and scalable solution that lowers total cost of ownership and consolidates data on one database platform. This announcement was made at Teradata Universe, Teradata's premier European customer conference, being held in Istanbul, Turkey, April 26–29.

SAP NetWeaver BPM Simplifies Synchronization with Process Composer Tool

EPAM Systems — 2009-04-17T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Does data synchronization really have to be so complicated? Components such as the process composer in SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management (SAP NetWeaver BPM), which fundamentally simplifies process coordination, prove that straightforward questions are often the mother of useful invention. With the new version of SAP NetWeaver BPM, companies can implement new business processes — for requests, posting, and approval, for example — without additional programming effort. This type of process composition used to require considerable manual work by IT consultants to harmonize services and match all of the partner fields between the interfaces involved.

Meet SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management: Where Business and IT Can Collaborate on Process Innovation

EPAM Systems — 2009-04-14T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Over time, companies have come to rely on their IT departments to cope with increasingly complex processes and systems. SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management (SAP NetWeaver BPM) introduces a new environment in which business and IT can collaborate to change processes without losing business integrity. This offering allows the business user to get back into the driver's seat when it comes to improving and adapting business processes.

Baylor College of Medicine Chooses SAP NetWeaver Mobile 7.1 to Heal Inventory Woes

EPAM Systems — 2009-04-07T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is gearing up to open a new hospital that will likely increase its size to about twice its current operations — and double the inventory that it must track. To replace the outdated system it was using to monitor roughly 10,000 pieces of equipment across more than 50 locations, BCM chose to become a ramp-up customer for SAP NetWeaver Mobile 7.1 and implement a new system for tracking inventory more easily and accurately.

Delivering Greater Business Value through Archiving

EPAM Systems — 2009-03-24T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver and SAP ArchiveLink, together with complimentary software technology, allow organizations to build repositories that seamlessly integrate SAP and non-SAP content for a unified view of business-critical information. As a result, business users can take faster action and make better decisions — without ever having to leave the SAP environment.

DSAG Technology Days 2009 Welcomes 1,200 Attendees

EPAM Systems — 2009-03-11T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

"Investments in employee expertise and new technologies are particularly important in times of crisis," advised Dr. Marco Lenck during his presentation at the DSAG Technology Days 2009. As executive board member of the German-Speaking SAP User Group (DSAG), Lenck focused on the SAP NetWeaver technology platform as a basis for further developments.

IPhone, BlackBerry Get Business Boost From SAP, Sybase

EPAM Systems — 2009-03-09T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP and Sybase are working to better integrate their technologies, and some of these improvements will materialize as enhancements to SAP NetWeaver Mobile, which is SAP's development platform for mobile enterprise software, the companies said.

SAP Striving to Make SOA Easy

EPAM Systems — 2009-03-05T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP recently launched its latest version SAP Business Suite 7, which is fully SOA enabled and aims to enable companies to optimise their businesses and tighten costs. Vinay Iyer, Vice President, Global Solution Marketing, SAP elaborates the functionalities of the SAP Business Suite 7 and its implications for the adoption of SOA.

Patni Allies With SAP Japan To Offer SAP Solutions To Japanese Enterprises

EPAM Systems — 2009-03-03T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Patni has proven competencies and extensive experience in designing, implementing and integrating SAP solutions for an impressive list of clients across the world. With this partnership, Patni will deploy its bilingual consultant team knowledgeable of SAP software, to Japan and India. The team will focus on providing application management services in support of SAP solutions, and support for the SAP solution, such as the SAP NetWeaver technology platform, the SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse component and SAP Supply Network Collaboration packages.

Automated Monitoring of SAP NetWeaver Landscapes

EPAM Systems — 2009-02-26T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP consulting outfit REALTECH provides a software package that enables companies to automatically monitor their SAP NetWeaver landscapes. The Tuning Pack for SAP Solution Manager reliably closes gaps in system monitoring.

SAP BI Roadmap One Year Later: How's Business Objects Working Out for SAP BI Customers?

EPAM Systems — 2009-02-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Since SAP acquired Business Objects more than a year ago, the vendor's message has been clear to its SAP NetWeaver business intelligence (BI) customers — start looking at SAP BusinessObjects.

SAP Helps Customers Respond Quickly to Economic Downturn with Introduction of New Modular Business Suite-Partner Quote Sheet

EPAM Systems — 2009-02-04T14:00:00.0000000+01:00

Top executives of Capgemini, Atos Origin, and Wipro share their opinion on the new SAP Business Suite 7.

SAP Helps Customers Respond Quickly to Economic Downturn with Introduction of New Modular Business Suite

EPAM Systems — 2009-02-04T13:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP AG today unveiled SAP® Business Suite 7 software, a next-generation software suite that helps businesses to optimize their performance and reduce IT cost. In the current environment, every organization is challenged to focus on short-term business value while preserving a coherent IT architecture and landscape. Recognizing this need, the new SAP Business Suite is designed to ease upgrades and help customers reduce IT costs with enhancement packages; gain stronger insights with select analytics capabilities from the SAP® BusinessObjects(TM) portfolio; and achieve end-to-end process excellence through the modular deployment of industry best practices and service-oriented architecture (SOA).

SAP Announces Business Suite 7

EPAM Systems — 2009-02-04T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP has unveiled Business Suite 7, the newest version of its modular enterprise software designed to help businesses optimize performance while addressing specific challenges on their own timeline and without costly upgrades. The new SAP Business Suite delivers more than 150 functional innovations through the enhancement packages, which let customers select and deploy only what they need without upgrading their solution. This delivery model has been used for the first three generations of SAP enhancement packages for SAP ERP.

New Research Reveals Highest-Paid IT Skills and Certifications During the Recession

EPAM Systems — 2009-01-29T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Foote Partners' latest IT Skills and Certifications Index shows that pay for IT professionals with Netweaver Portals, Apple OS X and PHP skills ballooned during the fourth quarter of 2008, while pay for extreme programming, certain SAP, and networking skills dipped.

'We Want to Work Hand-in-Hand with Partners'

EPAM Systems — 2009-01-27T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

A. L. Jagannath, GM (Marketing), Sun Microsystems, in an interview with Kapil Mudholkar, discusses Sun's latest deal with SAP, and the company's channel commitment.

Sun Supports SAP and NetWeaver with Java SE for Business

EPAM Systems — 2009-01-22T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Sun Microsystems announced that SAP has signed a multi-year agreement with Sun to provide Java Platform Standard Edition for Business (Java SE for Business) to its customers using the SAP NetWeaver technology platform. This will allow SAP customers to continue using Java SE 1.4.2 on both Windows and Linux platforms while still having Sun support and indemnification.

SAP Uses Visual WebGui to Develop Global Test Management Web App

EPAM Systems — 2009-01-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

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.

Seven Ways to Reduce IT Costs Using Master Data Management

EPAM Systems — 2009-01-08T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Master Data Management (MDM) aims to help an enterprise align its master data assets — documents, Internet and intranet sites, e-mail, spreadsheets, charts and graphs, audio, video — across multiple systems and departments. It also provides a 24/7 view of the system plus full reporting and analysis on the data.

Ingres Integrates with SAP NetWeaver Technology Platform

EPAM Systems — 2009-01-05T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Ingres Corporation announced that Ingres Database 9.2 is now certified for integration with the SAP NetWeaver technology platform. The successful integration certification underlines Ingres as an open source database for business-critical applications.

Neptune Orient Lines Standardizes IT Environment with SAP NetWeaver

EPAM Systems — 2008-12-30T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Container shipping and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has launched a project to standardize and streamline its business processes on a common technology platform — SAP NetWeaver. The company will implement the SAP ERP Financials solution, and has also selected business intelligence solutions from Business Objects, an SAP company.

Bucking the economic trend, HSBC embarks on NetWeaver PI project

EPAM Systems — 2008-12-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SOA-type projects aren't in too many IT budgets these days, but the HSBC Group is pursuing one that it hopes will improve its customers' experience with payment processes. The London-based corporate bank is using SAP NetWeaver Process Integration — SAP's integration tool for connecting various parts of NetWeaver and connecting it to external systems — to link its corporate customers with its back-end system. Its goal is to automate and speed up payment processes by allowing users to access them all through one portal.

DSAG Technology Days 2009: Focus on SAP NetWeaver

EPAM Systems — 2008-12-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Next year's DSAG Technology Days, the second-largest event of the German-speaking SAP User Group (DSAG), once again focus on technology. On the agenda are developments in and around SAP NetWeaver and technical questions on SAP applications.

Home Trust Company Invests in SAP Software to Transform Core Banking Processes

EPAM Systems — 2008-12-13T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP Canada Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG, announced that Home Trust Company of Toronto, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Home Capital Group Inc., will implement SAP solutions to transform its core banking processes and increase agility to deliver enhanced products and services on an integrated platform to support its growth.

BearingPoint and SAP America Sign New Go-to-Market Agreement

EPAM Systems — 2008-12-09T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

BearingPoint, Inc., one of the world's largest management and technology consulting firms, today announced the signing of a new go-to-market agreement with SAP America, Inc. that will focus on helping customers better manage enterprise performance and proactively mitigate risk.

IT Outsourcing Models at a Glance

EPAM Systems — 2008-12-05T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Less investment, lower operating costs, and the ability to focus on core competencies: these are the reasons companies cite most often for outsourcing their IT. But not all IT outsourcing models are created equal. Three main models dominate the wide range of concepts discussed, offered, and implemented on the market.

A New Era for SAP BI Customers

EPAM Systems — 2008-11-28T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Both SAP and Business Objects refer to SAP's acquisition of Business Objects as a "match made in heaven". The products and services offered by the two vendors are indeed very complementary.

SAP Halves Prices for NetWeaver Development Licenses

EPAM Systems — 2008-11-25T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP cut the prices for NetWeaver development and composition subscriptions nearly in half this week to make the platform more accessible to consultants and developers.

SAP Middleware Strategy

EPAM Systems — 2008-11-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Unlike companies such as Sun, Microsoft and IBM, SAP came from a relatively narrow business category before it got into middleware. It based its business on applications, and not much else. There was no infrastructural component to the firm's portfolio, other than software that directly supported its application base. A few years ago, it bolstered that infrastructural element to turn itself into a more open company.

Adobe Targets the Enterprise with SAP, Salesforce Integration

EPAM Systems — 2008-11-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Adobe announces extended collaboration with SAP to help SAP developers build rich applications using Adobe’s tools. Meanwhile, a Salesforce.com executive states that Salesforce does much the same thing using Adobe’s front-end design and development tools. The enterprise is a key target for Adobe, said John Loiacono, senior vice president of Adobe's Creative Solutions Business Unit.

SOA Success: Got Process Governance?

EPAM Systems — 2008-11-10T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Enterprise borders are becoming more fluid, requirements are changing dramatically, and processes need to be more responsive. As a result, every company must have robust process governance that requires them to think beyond traditional IT management. The permanent primacy of processes is key to establishing the foundation for your service-oriented architecture (SOA) success.

SAP Bolsters SAP NetWeaver® to Maximize Agility and Competitive Advantage

EPAM Systems — 2008-11-05T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP announced new and enhanced offerings, tools and components to its SAP NetWeaver® technology platform that will help customers further maximize their investment and competitive advantage through a consolidated IT landscape. With more than 46,700 productive systems, the adoption of SAP NetWeaver continues to grow as customers continually rely on a strong foundation for SAP applications with the ability to add on, customize and update around a stable core.

SAP NetWeaver Technology Platform Enhanced by Redwood Job Scheduling Solution

EPAM Systems — 2008-11-03T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Redwood Software announced that the SAP® Central Process Scheduling application by Redwood is now being delivered as a core component of the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform. SAP Central Process Scheduling provides a central point of control for job scheduling and business process automation across SAP solutions and non-SAP systems. By managing and monitoring underlying processes, SAP Central Process Scheduling provides SAP customers with a new level of flexibility in responding to dynamic business requirements.

KAUST selects SAP solutions over Oracle

EPAM Systems — 2008-11-01T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP AG said that the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), a new international research university has selected a broad range of SAP applications over Oracle and others for its IT landscape and business platform. SAP said its solutions are aimed at supporting student-facing functions, main university administrative functions, and the information-sharing and integration needs of its collaborative, global research centers that focus on discovery and innovation in the areas of science and technology.

SAP Helps Customers Stay the Course in Turbulent Times

EPAM Systems — 2008-10-30T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

As credit lines are tightened and spending slows, companies need to identify opportunities to streamline operations in order to maintain the bottom line and shore up shareholder confidence. With the Best-Run Now initiative, SAP aims to help customers address real-time business issues.

Enterprise Data Warehousing with SAP NetWeaver BI

EPAM Systems — 2008-10-28T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The world-renowned data warehousing expert Bill Inmon developed the classic three-tier architecture for setting up enterprise-wide data warehouses. In practice, however, this concept has its limitations. With the latest version of SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI), the situation has improved greatly. Now companies can integrate external datasets fast and consistently with their own pool of SAP business intelligence data.

SAP Executives Highlight NetWeaver BPM Functionality at Partner Meeting

EPAM Systems — 2008-10-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Despite tough times short term in the area of profitability and some problematic user relations issue longer term in the area of maintenance fees, SAP continues to grow use of its NetWeaver middleware. NetWeaver is both an enabler of business process management (BPM) and also now includes a BPM-specific offering. Quietly, SAP has become the fourth or fifth largest supplier of BPM software, not counting the BPM capabilities built into its applications suites.

SAP EMEA Customers Use SOA to Thrive in Changing Markets

EPAM Systems — 2008-10-14T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP announced that companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are continuing to embrace service-oriented architecture (SOA) and apply the latest technology advancements delivered through the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform to accelerate innovation, standardize business processes and drive competitive differentiation. SAP business solutions built upon the SAP NetWeaver technology platform are helping organizations to better manage their most critical business processes by establishing IT landscapes that are less complex, more flexible and better suited to respond and adapt to changing markets.

What's new in SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1

EPAM Systems — 2008-10-11T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Those who know that the new release of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1 is generally available since July this year, might have in mind already what is new in it. To get a better idea about how the one and other new feature really works and what are the details about it, check the following article. It describes the most important new features of SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1.

New Adapter Integrates CMS into SAP NetWeaver Portal

EPAM Systems — 2008-10-10T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Integration of business-critical content and functions from the Web content management (WCM) solution Communiqué into SAP NetWeaver Portal — brought to you by Day Software and its SAP-certified CQ PortalAdapter. This software gives organizations an efficient, cost-effective way to standardize access to content from Communiqué WCM in their SAP portal solutions.

Baylor College of Medicine goes wireless with NetWeaver Mobile 7.1

EPAM Systems — 2008-10-01T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Baylor College of Medicine recently became one of the first customers to go live with SAP NetWeaver Mobile 7.1. The college installed it on four handheld Motorola MC 70s, which run on Windows Mobile 5.0. NetWeaver Mobile 7.1 is still in ramp-up stage and will be available within the next couple of months, according to SAP.

To Outsource or Not to Outsource? Find the Right Support Strategy for Your SAP Landscape

EPAM Systems — 2008-09-29T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Is outsourcing your IT support right for you? Companies of every size and budget have outsourcing opportunities but need strategies to determine when it's the right step, what level of outsourcing is appropriate, and where it's the wrong move. Learn how one company made the decision to outsource.

HSBC Selects SAP NetWeaver Technology Platform For Corporate Integration

EPAM Systems — 2008-09-17T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP AG announced that the HSBC Group would create a leading edge bank-client integration solution using the SAP NetWeaver technology platform to streamline and automate the bank's communications for the delivery of banking services to its corporate banking clients.

SAP's New Microsoft .NET-Compatible NetWeaver Tool

EPAM Systems — 2008-09-15T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The SAP-Microsoft partnership, so momentous on paper, is actually quite modest, limited as it is to Duet. A recent SearchSAP.com readership survey indicated that many SAP customers are either unfamiliar with Duet or aren't clear about what kind of real business value it can add to their companies. This year's TechEd offered signs that the SAP-Microsoft partnership is going deeper. Specifically, SAP offered a preview of the SAP Enterprise Services Explorer for .NET that will jazz up the partnership by offering .NET as well as ABAP developers a way to create interoperating services.

Kraft Finds Single Source of Truth With SAP

EPAM Systems — 2008-09-09T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Continuing to deliver innovative technology solutions meeting the needs of consumer products companies, SAP AG today announced that Kraft Foods has adopted the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform as the backbone of its trusted information and business transformation strategy. Kraft has deployed SAP NetWeaver® Master Data Management (SAP NetWeaver MDM) to integrate and consolidate data both from SAP and non-SAP legacy systems, enabling increased efficiency, more effective reporting and streamlined compliance.

SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management: End-to-End Process Implementation Sample

EPAM Systems — 2008-09-08T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1 trial version is already available and now you have the unique chance to test the brand new SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management (SAP NetWeaver BPM) component for the first time.

SAP TechEd to address unprecedented ecosystem growth

EPAM Systems — 2008-08-15T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP has announced the kick-off of the SAP TechEd 2008 event season, which is the company's longest-running technical and business process conference series. Driven by the theme "Connect, Collaborate, Co-Innovate," this year's events will bring together the worldwide technical community to harness the collective knowledge and resources of the SAP ecosystem, helping them enhance their skills, get their jobs done with efficiency and provide added benefit to their companies.

SharePoint versus NetWeaver Portal

EPAM Systems — 2008-08-11T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

With SharePoint on its way to becoming the de facto collaboration portal in the corporate context, many large enterprises are ending up with two portal technologies within their infrastructure, Microsoft SharePoint and SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal. The article identifies some high-level differences between the two technologies from various perspectives.

The Role of NetWeaver technology in SAP

EPAM Systems — 2008-08-06T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

In the present era, where each and every company is struggling to fuse a variety of heterogeneous environments and to maintain a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in their organizations, NetWeaver comes as a solution to all problems. SAP NetWeaver is the most recent advancement in the mySAP technology, which was brought as an Artificial Intelligence (AI) shell which accepts the standard comments.

Unrestricted Shipment of SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1

EPAM Systems — 2008-07-24T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Continuing the success story that began with the release of the SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure component some years ago, the new release of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1 is available as of July 25 in unrestricted shipment.

How to Pitch an SAP NetWeaver Upgrade to Management

EPAM Systems — 2008-07-17T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Knowing that an SAP NetWeaver upgrade is vital to your company's success and future growth, how do you convince your executive management to put the wheels in motion? Here are some best practices to help you make a case for your next upgrade.

Russia: SAP obtained pass to work with government secrets

EPAM Systems — 2008-07-15T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver became the first foreign ERP-system, certified by the Defense Ministry to work with secret government information. Admission to data labeled "Secret" will become, for SAP, a pass to a segment of power structures, and, similarly, a pass to a wide range of government customers.

Bringing Clarity to Your Company with SAP NetWeaver MDM

EPAM Systems — 2008-07-09T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Sometimes, all a business needs to succeed is the truth - meaning that companies must have true and accurate data in their internal systems in order to prosper. However, many companies are struggling with the opposite situation: Redundant and misaligned master data all across their system landscape. If your own data is giving you multiple versions of the truth, imagine what that's telling partners in your business networks. To help companies find the truth is the role of master data management (MDM).

Business Objects: The New Face of BI for SAP

EPAM Systems — 2008-07-07T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

"The new face of BI for SAP" — this adage sums up the leading role Business Objects applications will play as the business intelligence front-end of SAP applications. SAP is the leader in the enterprise applications market, helping organizations automate and improve business operations — resulting in better business execution. Business Objects is the leader in the business intelligence market, helping organizations make more intelligent decisions – resulting in better business strategy. Together, SAP and Business Objects seek to close the loop between strategy and execution through closer integration and enhanced interoperability between their portfolios.

Building the Right Portal

EPAM Systems — 2008-06-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Self-services through SAP NetWeaver Portal promise lower costs and improved quality of service delivery. To meet those goals, the component must be implemented properly. The options range from out-of-the-box functionality to highly customized implementations. However, all the approaches have advantages and disadvantages.

Insurers Abandon Legacy Systems for SAP and Service-Oriented Architecture

EPAM Systems — 2008-06-10T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP announced growing adoption among insurance companies of SAP's approach to service-oriented architecture (SOA). SAP customers, including The ATP Group, CLAL Insurance, Öffentliche and Winterthur Group, are gaining operational efficiencies, faster time-to-market and improved customer service by running SAP software along with the business-driven blueprint of service-oriented architecture. The announcement was made at the SAP International Forum for Insurance, SAP's conference to address the challenges insurers face today, being held in Leipzig, Germany, June 10–11.

SAP Co-CEO Henning Kagermann Cites "Strategic Agility" as Key Business Success Factor in 2008 and Beyond

EPAM Systems — 2008-05-21T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

According to Henning Kagermann, co-CEO of SAP AG, "strategic agility" is the number-one cornerstone of a successful business in 2008 and beyond. Addressing capacity crowds totaling 25,000 CEOs, IT executives and users from customer and partner organizations at the first SAPPHIRE® conferences to welcome Business Objects as a part of the SAP organization, Kagermann noted that strategic agility — which requires the powerful combination of insight, flexibility and efficiency — allows organizations to respond more effectively to shifting business challenges and opportunities, and that IT is the key enabler for it.

SAP Unveils Comprehensive SOA Service and Support Offering to Leverage Strength of SAP NetWeaver® Technology Platform and Further Simplify Path to SOA

EPAM Systems — 2008-05-20T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

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.

SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management Tool Unveiled: Analysis

EPAM Systems — 2008-05-14T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The new Business Process Management tool from SAP is aimed to provide the business process flexibility needed to enable customers to turn strategic business insight into real-world execution. Madan Sheina, a principal analyst at Ovum, says that an element of excitement permeated the air as the NetWeaver BPM announcement took center stage in both of SAP's co-CEO keynote speeches.

SAP Debuts NetWeaver Tools to Create and Change Business Processes Quickly

EPAM Systems — 2008-05-06T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP has been working on a new set of tools to simplify the business process by enabling IT organizations to answer requests more efficiently. The SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management and SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management will allow business process experts to design, model and implement business processes without having to develop code, the company said at Sapphire 2008.

In search of Business ByDesign: The NetWeaver 7.1 connection

EPAM Systems — 2008-05-05T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP CEO Henning Kagermann detailed another key thread in the Business ByDesign delay: Developers need to move the software as a service application to the company’s NetWeaver 7.1 platform if it is going to meet its costs targets.

IBM Boosts Business Intelligence Software Performance on BladeCenter Servers

EPAM Systems — 2008-05-02T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

IBM announced breakthrough scalability and performance running the SAP NetWeaver® Business Intelligence Accelerator (SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator) component of the SAP NetWeaver platform on IBM BladeCenter servers. Extensive testing utilizing generally available products from both companies reveals clients running the SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence component can now scale up to 140 IBM BladeCenter servers as needed to improve system response time and more easily manage the exponential growth of information flowing across the enterprise.

CBA to spend $580m on SAP

EPAM Systems — 2008-04-28T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Commonwealth Bank of Australia will spend $580 million over the next four years replacing 45-year-old technology systems to improve efficiency and customer service. Australia's largest provider of home loans has selected global business software company SAP to take on the job, which will be based on SAP's technology platform NetWeaver.

SAP sunsets NetWeaver BI tools

EPAM Systems — 2008-04-22T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP has confirmed that, following its acquisition of Business Objects, all business intelligence tools based on its NetWeaver technology will be gradually phased out. Users that have already bought into SAP’s NetWeaver BI tools, which include Business Explorer, Web Application Designer and Report Designer, will be encouraged to make the potentially costly transition to Business Objects XI. But SAP insisted it would aim to minimise customer disruption.

SAP Customers and Partners to Gather at SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Event Series to Explore "Business Beyond Boundaries"

EPAM Systems — 2008-04-21T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Annual gathering brings together partner and customer ecosystem to leverage technology solutions to meet the challenges of today’s marketplace. This year, the conversations at SAPPHIRE will focus on “Business Beyond Boundaries,” exploring how today’s open technologies and integrated business networks can help companies achieve and maintain profitability, efficiency and growth. Attendees will learn how to become best-run businesses with all aspects of their business networks working together as one.

NEC, SAP Open Competence Center in Germany

EPAM Systems — 2008-04-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP AG and its subsidiary SAP Japan and NEC Corp. announced the opening of the "SAP Global Competence Center" in Walldorf, Germany. The NEC Global Competence Center for SAP Software will serve as the facility where SAP and NEC intend to engage in future co-innovative projects that aim to help joint customers realize the benefits of enterprise SOA. With intentions to expand the relationship, the companies plan to work together so that the SAP Business Suite and SAP NetWeaver might be delivered via NEC products, including its energy-saving server, storage, middleware and datacenter platform.

SAP updates on Business Objects integration

EPAM Systems — 2008-04-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Enterprise software company SAP has confirmed that it is on schedule to launch the latest version of the Business Objects business intelligence platform, XI 3.0. SAP has also confirmed that, following SAP's purchase of Business Objects in January, XI will continue to work with a range of "business process" applications from vendors such as Oracle and Microsoft, as well as middleware offerings that compete with SAP's NetWeaver.

SHOMI: The most influential technology vendors in the manufacturing industry

EPAM Systems — 2008-04-15T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SHOMI acronym which is shorthand for the most influential technology vendors in the manufacturing industry – SAP, HP, Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM. As we progress through a difficult 2008, these vendors continue to extend their reach and provide a wide breath of products, deep sub-vertical expertise, and the ear of executive management. In more general IT terms, the vendors are providing products to optimize operations through technologies like virtualization, Web service-based integration, collaborative decision making, and business network automation. This installment will cover SAP.

Integrating SAP NetWeaver CE 7.1 into your landscape

EPAM Systems — 2008-04-11T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment 7.1 is an innovation platform. It delivers the latest Java EE 5 stack and a host of SAP tools (CAF, VC, GP, Web Dynpro) to enable you to build composite applications. CE is on its own release cycle for that very reason – SAP wants to continuously provide you with the ‘latest and greatest’ without impacting your core ERP or other SAP systems.

Sapient Helps SAP Customers Realize the Full Potential of Their Business Intelligence Initiatives

EPAM Systems — 2008-04-09T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Sapient launched a new line of business and IT services aimed at customers with large SAP enterprise software installations who are eager to implement highly impactful business intelligence (BI) strategies across their organizations. Sapient’s new services are designed to eliminate the challenges associated with the complex BI implementation process, while helping SAP customers enhance the value of their corporate data and finally realize the full potential of BI investments.

SAP Solution Manager: Good News for Administrators

EPAM Systems — 2008-04-09T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The SAP Solution Manager application management solution plays a key role when customers need to implement, support, and operate their SAP software. New features for administration and monitoring are now available with support package 15 for SAP Solution Manager, which can be downloaded from SAP Service Marketplace.

News from SAP NetWeaver Portal: Wikis Included in Product Offering

EPAM Systems — 2008-04-02T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Web 2.0 concepts (such as web-based collaboration and community contributions within organizations) are being increasingly embraced by enterprises. Wikis are a key factor in these web 2.0 concepts. SAP will provide a wiki application - that is based on the a third-party vendor wiki application - as a standard component of SAP NetWeaver Portal.

SAP NetWeaver Portal: Getting an Edge with Caching

EPAM Systems — 2008-03-12T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Quick rendering of a page is a must on the Internet and on a company's internal intranet. If that doesn't happen, users' patience is soon at an end. Technology platforms like SAP NetWeaver must therefore meet users' expectations for speed and reliability and must be able to handle heavy loads. Intelligent caching helps achieve the desired performance.

Service-Based Application Development From a Single Source (SAP NetWeaver CE) – Part 2

EPAM Systems — 2008-03-12T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (SAP NetWeaver CE) is the central platform for the development of service-based applications. It places the reutilization and combination of existing functions into new business applications (known as composite applications) at the center of the development process. The Composite Application for Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) for handling return processes is the first application based on SAP NetWeaver CE to be supplied to customers at the beginning of March 2008.

Service-Based Application Development From a Single Source (SAP NetWeaver CE) – Part 1

EPAM Systems — 2008-02-27T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (SAP NetWeaver CE) is the central platform for the development of service-based applications. It places the reutilization and combination of existing functions into new business applications (known as composite applications) at the center of the development process. SAP NetWeaver CE offers an integrated, consistent and model-driven approach and brings together the necessary runtime technologies and development tools from SAP. On the back of these prerequisites it is possible to design and build composite applications without losing the necessary flexibility for customer-specific adaptations.

Overcoming the Top IT Challenges of Mobile Business

EPAM Systems — 2008-02-13T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP has solidified its mobile technology footprint with the release of SAP NetWeaver Mobile 7.1. This major update boasts many performance-enhancing features - especially for IT teams. These enhancements are a direct response to the most pressing mobile pain points.

More SAP skills to have for 2008 and beyond (Part 2)

EPAM Systems — 2008-01-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Which SAP skills are going to be important for consultants to have in 2008 and beyond? SearchSAP.com jobs expert Jon Reed gives his list. Part 2 identifies skills outside of specific SAP products and one SAP offering not yet readily available.

SAP skills to have for 2008 and beyond (Part 1)

EPAM Systems — 2008-01-14T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Which SAP skills are going to be important for consultants to have in 2008 and beyond? SearchSAP.com jobs expert Jon Reed gives his list. Part 1 looks at SAP offerings that are already available. Part 2 will examine skills that are not SAP specific and technologies that are not quite mainstream yet.

Hewlett-Packard and SAP to expand partnership

EPAM Systems — 2007-12-29T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced that it is expanding its partnership with SAP around new services with NetWeaver and service-oriented architecture, and that it has new enterprise solutions in development.

SAP Speeds Up NetWeaver For Services Over The Internet

EPAM Systems — 2007-10-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The company revisits Internet speedup technology for its new Enterprise Services Community Networking Lab via a partnership with Akamai.

SAP buys BPM vendor to boost NetWeaver

EPAM Systems — 2007-10-17T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP is buying India's Yasu Technologies to add new business process management capabilities to NetWeaver.

SAP Delivers New Capabilities for SAP NetWeaver® To Power Accelerated Business Innovation

EPAM Systems — 2007-10-02T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Momentum for the SAP NetWeaver Technology Platform Sets the Stage for Business Process Management; SAP NetWeaver Innovations Can Be Deployed As Extensions to Existing SAP and Non-SAP Solutions.

SAP Offers Individual Developer Licenses for SAP NetWeaver® Through Online Communities

EPAM Systems — 2007-10-02T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP Developer Network Subscriptions Program Enables Developers and Consultants to Experience and Evaluate the Benefits of SAP NetWeaver.

Analyst Report Shows that SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence Sales Grew by 60 Percent in 2006

EPAM Systems — 2007-08-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI) market share grew fastest amongst all embedded business intelligence (BI) platform vendors, according to a recent Gartner Dataquest report.

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration v7.1: a new architecture and enhanced SOA capabilities

EPAM Systems — 2007-08-09T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP is ramping up for the launch of its latest version of the SAP NetWeaver Process Integration platform. Product Manager Sindhu Gangadharan said SAP NWPI v7.1 will be available next month. This platform is designed to cover all integration needs for SAP or non SAP customers.

Unilever Selects SAP as Standard for Global IT Strategy

EPAM Systems — 2007-05-15T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Agreement Solidifies SAP ERP and SAP NetWeaver as Cornerstone of Unilever's Global Business Transformation.

SAP Extends Identity Management Capabilities in SAP NetWeaver with Acquisition of MaXware

EPAM Systems — 2007-05-14T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Delivering new solutions to help CIOs increase security in today’s heterogeneous IT environments, SAP AG today announced that it is extending the identity management capabilities in the SAP NetWeaver® platform.

SAP NetWeaver® Composition Environment Ready to Power Companies' Enterprise SOA Applications

EPAM Systems — 2007-05-09T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP AG today announced that the Java EE 5-based SAP NetWeaver® Composition Environment (SAP NetWeaver CE), a next-generation set of standards-based and integrated composition tools, has been released to customers and partners for full production use.

SAP NetWeaver® Fund Makes Strategic Investment in Conformia

EPAM Systems — 2007-05-08T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Companies to Co-Innovate Solutions for the Life Sciences and Alcoholic Beverage Industries. Delivering on its commitment to help customers and partners experience the business value of enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA), SAP AG today announced it has made a minority investment in Conformia Software Inc.

SAP outlines NetWeaver plans at Sapphire

EPAM Systems — 2007-04-30T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

At the Sapphire 2007 user conference held here last week, SAP executives outlined the company's long-term plan to add SOA and Web 2.0 capabilities to its application software and NetWeaver middleware products.

SAP and Macromedia Advance Usability of Enterprise Software

EPAM Systems — 2007-04-26T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP and Macromedia today announced they are extending SAP NetWeaver™ with the Macromedia Flex application framework.

SAP Unveils Road Map for Next Wave of SAP NetWeaver Innovations

EPAM Systems — 2007-04-24T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP unveiled the next wave of functionality in SAP NetWeaver®, designed to help CIOs establish a strategic platform to fuel business process innovation and keep up with the speed of change required by the business.

SAP CEO Henning Kagermann Declares Enterprise SOA Established, Sees Wave of Business Network Transformation Ahead

EPAM Systems — 2007-04-24T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP Delivers Against Promise of Service-Enabled Suite in 2007: Enterprise SOA Has Been Established in All SAP Products and Adopted by More than 13,000 Customers Using SAP NetWeaver® and More than 2,000 Customers Running SAP® ERP.

Sapphire 2007: The state of NetWeaver

EPAM Systems — 2007-04-24T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

An ASUG (Americas' SAP Users' Group) survey found that 57% of U.S. customers are planning to make NetWeaver their "strategic platform" in 2008.

SAP Extends Portfolio of Solutions for the CFO; Signs Global Reseller Agreement with Acorn Systems for Profitability Management Software

EPAM Systems — 2007-04-23T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP will resell Acorn’s Profit Analyzer software, which runs on SAP® NetWeaver Business Intelligence (NetWeaver BI), as the SAP® Business Profitability Management application.

SAP and Cisco Expand Relationship, Collaborate to Develop New Breed of Network-Aware SOA Business Solutions

EPAM Systems — 2007-04-23T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The jointly developed solutions from SAP and Cisco will take advantage of enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) from SAP, the SAP NetWeaver® platform and Cisco’s Service-Oriented Network Architecture (SONA).

SAP and Curam Software to Offer Powerful Social Enterprise Management Solutions to Public Sector Organizations Worldwide

EPAM Systems — 2007-04-23T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Seamless Integration with SAP NetWeaver® Enables Government Agencies to Centralize and Streamline Operations, Improve Citizen Services.

SAP Set To Introduce NetWeaver Tools

EPAM Systems — 2007-04-20T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

A SAP spokesman said that the new SOA-based NetWeaver products will be unveiled at the Sapphire 2007 user conference in Atlanta. However, he declined to provide details of the products to be introduced.

SAP Powers Growth at ABB

EPAM Systems — 2007-03-15T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

ABB Takes Advantage of the Flexibility of SAP® ERP and Governance Risk and Compliance Controls, built on the SAP NetWeaver® platform, to Improve Business Agility for Users in 100 Countries.

Leading Midmarket Hotel Management Company Selects SAP Over Oracle as Foundation for Continued Growth

EPAM Systems — 2007-03-02T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Stonebridge Companies Chooses SAP® ERP and Duet™ Software, based on the SAP NetWeaver® platform to Automate Business Processes and Simplify Employee Access to Critical Data.

SAP Strengthens Leadership in Analytic Applications Market with Acquisition of Pilot Software

EPAM Systems — 2007-02-20T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Pilot’s flagship product, PilotWorks, will be integrated with SAP applications and built on the SAP NetWeaver® platform, allowing SAP customers to leverage their current investments in SAP solutions to gain new business value.

One Size Doesn't Fit All

EPAM Systems — 2007-02-07T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The in-memory approach enabled by SAP NetWeaver improves the performance of business-intelligence analytical applications by offering an alternative to disk drives teamed with relational database.

SPSS Clementine Software Obtains "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" Qualification

EPAM Systems — 2007-02-06T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Achieving Powered by SAP NetWeaver status of SPSS Clementine is the initial stage of SPSS' strategic approach to working with leading enterprise software companies.

German Armed Forces Sign Framework Agreement with SAP

EPAM Systems — 2007-02-02T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The framework agreement covers the licensing of 140,000 users as well as the use of SAP's solution 'SAP for Defense & Security' and the integration platform SAP NetWeaver.

Mtelligence Corporation Announces Innovative MIMOSA Product Has Achieved Certified for SAP NetWeaver Status

EPAM Systems — 2007-02-01T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

This integration allows MIS customers to seamlessly integrate plant floor systems with the SAP plant maintenance module of the SAP Service and Asset Management solution via SAP NetWeaver.

SAP Bridges Business Gaps with New SAP xApp

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-31T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP xApp Sales and Operations Planning (SAP xSOP) composite application built on NetWeaver will help companies align business units on the best-suited, lowest-risk plan for financial success.

SAP Ecosystem Powers Collaboration and Innovation Among Oil and Gas Industry Customers and Partners

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-30T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Oil and gas industry value network joins existing seven IVNs to bring together customers and partners to support adoption of the SAP NetWeaver in order to address the industry pain points.

SAP's New ERP Release Shows Record-Speed Customer Adoption

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-30T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

More than 1,000 go-lives with the NetWeaver-based mySAP ERP 2005 in just seven months since general availability underlines value for customers and success of SAP's evolved ERP road map.

Making Knowledge Accessible

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-24T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The combination of portals and NetWeaver facilitates the needs-based use of unstructured data by company employees and gives them access to a rich pool of knowledge.

Vodafone Calls on SAP to be Global Supplier

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP is to provide business applications and services, based on the SAP NetWeaver platform and mySAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to Vodafone worldwide.

Three Software AG Legacy Adapters Achieve "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" Status

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

This helps customers to harness the valuable functionality of legacy applications without degrading real-time system performance or having to understand the structure of the systems' business logic.

Q&A: SAP for Retail's present and future

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Rick Chavie, SAP senior vice president for trading industries, aris his thoughts on some of SAP's retail developments.

SAP updates All-in-One

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-17T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP has released a new NetWeaver-based version of its All-in-One business software targeted at midsize customers.

Gamma ArchiveBridge Awarded "Certified for SAP NetWeaver" Status

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Now customers can optimize the archiving and preservation of SAP data, documents and reports for improved application performance and lower storage costs.

International Lifestyle Brand ESPRIT Selects SAP to Support International Growth

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver-based retail and supply chain solutions link supply directly to demand, shortening lead times and enabling companies to react quickly to changes.

Reflexis Systems Tightens Integration with SAP Solutions, Achieves "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" Status For RetailAction Task Manager

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-15T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Now Reflexis can tightly integrate its software with business applications in the retail environment.

Mitrais' Ksatria Medical System now "Powered by SAP NetWeaver"

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-12T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

This will allow Mitras’ customers to leverage more value from its medical information system.

xApps in 2006: Progress or potential?

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-11T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Most analysts think that NetWeaver-powered xApps have a great potential.

Enterprise SOA 101

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-10T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

With the NetWeaver-based SAP Discover System enterprises are able to gather initial practical experiences of using a service-oriented architecture within their own business and system environment.

ServicePower's Field Resource Optimization Solution Earns "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" Status

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-04T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The integration with SAP NetWeaver XI expands the ability of customers to use the ServicePower software solution in a more sustained fashion.

SAND Technology's SAND/DNA Solution Achieves "Powered by SAP NetWeaver(R)" Status

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-03T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Thus SAND delivers nearline access to customers using the latest version of SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence.

Competitive Advantage through Consolidated Enterprise Information

EPAM Systems — 2007-01-03T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

This article provides an overview of the master data challenge in heterogeneous IT landscapes, and shows how SAP NetWeaver is set up to tackle this by streamlining master data on a sustained basis.

Podcast: ESA and SOA trends with author Scott Campbell

EPAM Systems — 2006-12-13T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

An interview with Scott Campbell, co-author of the new book "Mastering Enterprise SOA with SAP NetWeaver and mySAP ERP".

SAP Ecosystem Comes Together to Drive Collaboration and Innovation Across Mill Products Industry

EPAM Systems — 2006-12-04T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The focused on the forest and paper industry NetWeaver-based solutions resulting from the IVN collaboration will enable customers to avoid costly integration projects by delivering pre-integrated, standard, end-to-end solutions and services.

SAP Continues to Deliver on the Value of Enterprise SOA

EPAM Systems — 2006-12-04T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP announces availability of the first enhancement package for its NetWeaver-based mySAP™ ERP.

SAP Crossing the Chasm by The End of 2007

EPAM Systems — 2006-12-04T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

President of SAP Product & Technology Group believes that SAP is in position to lead the chasm-crossing from the client-server model to enterprise SOA, with NetWeaver becoming the dominant software platform.

Handling for Mobile Devices Made Easy

EPAM Systems — 2006-11-29T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

With the new SAP NetWeaver Mobile capabilities, companies can manage, administer, and monitor SAP NetWeaver Mobile, particularly, mobile clients and devices.

Record-Breaking Attendance Makes SAP TechEd ’06 Most Successful Ever

EPAM Systems — 2006-11-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Skyrocketing membership in SAP global community and a rapidly growing ecosystem of partners developing innovative solutions on the SAP NetWeaver platform underline the product maturity and global impact of SAP’s business-driven blueprint for SOA.

Simpler, Faster, More Flexible User Interface

EPAM Systems — 2006-11-15T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP representative comments on the new user interface which is now in development within SAP and which is to ease the distribution of SAP business processes, while leveraging the benefits of enterprise SOA and the SAP NetWeaver platform.

Acsis Plant Manager Solution Achieves "Powered By SAP NetWeaver" Status

EPAM Systems — 2006-10-31T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Attaining Powered by NetWeaver status simplifies linking of devices such as RFID, barcode, scales and printers, with customers.

Executive Co-Pilot Achieves "Powered by NetWeaver" Certification

EPAM Systems — 2006-10-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Now customers can efficiently and easily deploy the Executive Co-Pilot platform and solutions in their SAP NetWeaver-based environment.

SAP Unveils SDN Subscriptions Program for Developers

EPAM Systems — 2006-10-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP announces online program via the SAP Developer Network (SDN) site for granting annual, individual user subscriptions to SAP software for development, testing and evaluation, including development and composition tools for the SAP NetWeaver platform.

Communications SOA from Siemens Achieves "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" Status

EPAM Systems — 2006-10-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Full compatibility between the Siemens Communications SOA and the SAP NetWeaver platform has been established to enable flexible integration of communication services as part of a company’s business processes.

SAP to Give Developers Easier Access to NetWeaver

EPAM Systems — 2006-10-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP AG plans to make it simpler for developers to work with NetWeaver in a bid to expand the appeal of the integration platform which is central to recent versions of the vendor's ERP software.

SAP NetWeaver Achieves Java EE 5 Compatibility

EPAM Systems — 2006-09-29T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Now SAP customers and partners can develop robust Java applications on the SAP NetWeaver platform using the latest mature technology standards—simplifying and accelerating application development projects.

Liaison’s Content Director Earns SAP Certified Integration with SAP NetWeaver

EPAM Systems — 2006-09-25T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

With Content Director seamlessly integrated with SAP NetWeaver, Liaison’s clients can reduce costs and reduce the amount of time and customization required to implement Liaison’s master data management application.

SAP Trumps SOA Innovation

EPAM Systems — 2006-09-14T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver-based mySAP ERP is announced by SAP as a modernized core of SOA-enabled business processes upon which customers could innovate through using the concept of pluggable collections of pre-built enterprise services.

SAP's Deep Dive Into Search

EPAM Systems — 2006-09-14T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP Enterprise Search, a part of SAP NetWeaver stack, provides a better contextual understanding of users and business processes by taking into consideration the enterprise schema and data model, and the user’s role and preferences.

Access Commerce's Cameleon Gains 'Powered by SAP NetWeaver' Status

EPAM Systems — 2006-09-14T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Customers can now use Cameleon multichannel commerce solutions on the same platform as their SAP solutions, speeding deployment, reducing integration cost and risk and therefore lowering the total ownership cost.

SAP Paves The Road to Services

EPAM Systems — 2006-09-12T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP announced SAP Discovery System that incorporates NetWeaver infrastructure software and is meant to smooth migration process to SAP SOA.

With The Advent of Internet-Based System Architectures, Chemical Producers Get Ready to Plug and Play

EPAM Systems — 2006-09-11T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Many chemical makers have already converted to the latest version of SAP NetWeaver-based ERP system, mySAP, which blurs boundaries between enterprises and enables the companies customize their software to their needs.

OmniFlow 6.0 Gets NetWeaver Power

EPAM Systems — 2006-08-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The “Powered by SAP NetWeaver” status gives NEWGEN opportunity to provide technically verified solutions that extend and add value to SAP solutions. The certification also means acknowledging NEWGEN as having the capability to develop applications based on SAP's standard interfaces.

Beall’s Rings in New Era with SAP

EPAM Systems — 2006-08-15T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Beall’s will adopt the SAP NetWeaver platform as the strategic business and technology architecture of its system, allowing the company to have one single source of information, to integrate and replace existing systems and infrastructure and to provide a modern engine for growth.

Information Under High Pressure

EPAM Systems — 2006-08-09T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

LESER improved its reporting system with SAP Business Information Warehouse, a component of SAP NetWeaver BI. Since then, the company has been able to map important enterprise key figures and data at the touch of a button.

On the Scene: SAPPHIRE '06: SAP Continues Its Enterprise SOA Push

EPAM Systems — 2006-08-01T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP helps industries move into a world of mass customization with the help of ESA, which is the combination of SAP applications and the NetWeaver platform.

At SAP, R/3 Is a Distant Memory

EPAM Systems — 2006-07-24T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

With mySAP ERP 2005, NetWeaver comes included and already has administration and development tools that used to be part of R/3. With NetWeaver as an integration platform for the vendor's applications and for Web services developed by independent software vendors, SAP aims at making ERP easier to implement and manage.

SAP Admits to Integration Oversight

EPAM Systems — 2006-07-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP admitted it had not paid close attention to technology integration, an area the company now hopes its NetWeaver platform will address.

ArcGIS 9.1 Passes Integration Certification with SAP NetWeaver

EPAM Systems — 2006-07-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The seamless integration enables organizational flexibility in deploying enterprise server geographic information system solutions, thereby reducing the need for custom integration.

Simplifying Planning Processes for Casual Users

EPAM Systems — 2006-07-12T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Express planning functionality enabled by SAP NetWeaver, helps improve the productivity of casual users, even when planning is distributed across various applications and systems.

aPriori Receives Powered by SAP Netweaver Certification

EPAM Systems — 2006-07-07T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

All user communities who impact and manage cost can now have access to aPriori product cost information at the point when and where critical cost related decisions are made including from within their SAP environment.

Entry into the World of SOAs

EPAM Systems — 2006-06-28T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Companies that want to work with service-oriented architectures don't have to jump in with one giant leap. SAP NetWeaver and open source tools enable them to steer towards their goal step by step.

SOAs Under the Microscope

EPAM Systems — 2006-06-28T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

A current study by Berlecon Research shows that enterprises currently in the process of implementing Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) enabled by platforms like SAP NetWeaver will benefit primarily from the greater flexibility of their IT.

SAP NetWeaver to Support UNICOIL's Growth Strategy

EPAM Systems — 2006-06-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

SAP NetWeaver will help UNICOIL decrease the time it takes to move the products to the market, reduce service interruptions to the manufacturing process, and help determine sales prices based on market value and product cost.

How to Run a J2EE Application in an SAP NetWeaver Environment

EPAM Systems — 2006-06-14T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

EPAM experts share experience with SAP INFO and set out 5 clear steps for integrating J2EE applications to SAP NetWeaver

Servigistics 9.0 Earns 'Powered by SAP NetWeaver' Certification

EPAM Systems — 2006-06-13T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Now clients can benefit from a highly scaleable, global strategic service management solution that enables them to transform their service operations and improve revenue, profitability, and customer service levels.

Zilliant's ZPPS Announces Karma With SAP's NetWeaver For CRM

EPAM Systems — 2006-06-12T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The customer, order, and product data at the heart of NetWeaver-based SAP’s applications allows Zilliant Precision Pricing Suite (ZPPS) to engineer precise price recommendations for every sales transaction across all channels.

Ericsson undergoes data transformation with SAP MDM

EPAM Systems — 2006-06-08T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Ericsson saw SAP MDM, a key component of SAP NetWeaver, as part of the solution for its data problems.

Right90 Delivers Right90 Integration Server for SAP Solutions

EPAM Systems — 2006-06-07T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

With the Right90 Integration Server Certified for SAP NetWeaver, customers can now directly and more efficiently integrate Right90 Profitability Management with the SAP R/3 solution and mySAP applications.

LogicaCMG's Prodis Bags SAP Recognition

EPAM Systems — 2006-06-06T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Prodis helps operators manage daily operations through the SAP NetWeaver Portal and facilitates the management of critical operational and commercial data.

Jena University Hospital Leads Healthcare Innovation with RFID Solution from SAP

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-30T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The hospital will extend its deployment of SAP NetWeaver, using the platform’s auto-ID infrastructure to identify, track and match medication accurately and in real-time from the hospital’s pharmacy until they are administered to patients.

SAP E-Commerce for mySAP CRM, Release 5.0: Selling, Service and Analytics Improvements

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-29T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The SAP NetWeaver Development Infrastucture on which SAP E-Commerce for mySAP CRM 5.0 is built combines the consistency and transportability of ABAP with the Web-centricity of Java for powerful e-commerce capabilities.

Eliminating Security Breaches

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-29T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Web services-enabled SAP NetWeaver platform begins to form the fabric of IT infrastructure for application and business integration.

Podcast: Understanding SAP Analytics

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-24T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The interview with SAP Roman Bukary, vice president of analytics and composite applications at SAP, explains, besides many other things, how xApps built on NetWeaver can enable end users to get useful and actionable information quickly.

Sun Microsystems Announces Support for SAP Solutions on the Solaris 10 OS on x64

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-23T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

With SAP NetWeaver running on the Solaris 10 OS, SAP customers now have access to the popular features that are unique to this operating system.

SAP's Services Roadmap

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-22T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The author is speculating on SAP strategy concerning NetWeaver development.

CN and SAP Canada Enter IT Partnership

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-22T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Using SAP NetWeaver, CN will unify integration technologies to enable and manage change effectively while minimizing risk to existing systems and helping foster a strong return on investment.

SAP Takes a Dual Approach

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-19T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The company highlights its hybrid on-demand/on-premise CRM offering, while persistently promoting its enterprise services architecture strategy enabled by NetWeaver.

SAP to Power Business-Process Transformation at Lenovo

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-17T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Powered by the SAP NetWeaver platform and built for enterprise service-oriented architecture flexibility, SAP's integrated system will enable Lenovo to access key data in real-time, increasing business process efficiency.

SAP releases analytical engine

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The new business intelligence accelerator which is co-developed with Intel, interfaces with SAP's NetWeaver business intelligence software and gives a Google-like experience on collections of data.

SAP Announces mySAP Suite at Sapphire Conference

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

MySAP ERP 2005 which can be called "the first incarnation of SOA" is built on NetWeaver platform and sports new vertical industry processes and analytic capabilities baked into the applications.

Aegis Discoverant® Achieves "Powered by SAP NetWeaver" Endorsement

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-18T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Now Aegis can offer its customers web-based insight to process manufacturing.

SAP Establishes $125 Million Global SAP NetWeaver Fund

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-17T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The fund is to stimulate further development of next-generation applications built on SAP NetWeaver platform.

SAP Executives Urge Customers to Upgrade

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-17T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The Enterprise Service Architecture that is enabled by NetWeaver is the key for business innovation, and if you don’t realize it now, you will be beaten by competition later.

Quintiq Receives SAP Certification "Powered by SAP NetWeaver"

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

In this way Quinting can support its customers in optimizing their business processes in the most efficient and effective manner.

Yokogawa Achieves “Powered by SAP NetWeaver” Status

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

The certification enables Yokogawa customers to take advantage of industry standards to implement real-time flexible manufacturing solutions that deliver an integrated board-room-to-control-room view of their entire enterprise.

Chico’s Outfits for Growth with SAP

EPAM Systems — 2006-05-16T12:00:00.0000000+01:00

Leading specialty apparel retailer will adopt the SAP NetWeaver platform as the strategic foundation of its system, allowing the company to consolidate various disparate legacy systems onto a single, integrated platform.

Rising NetWeaver Adoption, New Incentives for Siebel Customers at Sapphire