Tag Archives: SAP
SaaS: Ready for Prime Time?
More manufacturers are sold on Web-based software than ever before, but before you dive in without a life preserver, think about some simple ways to protect your SaaS investments.
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“Off-the-Shelf” Software and Other Fairy Tales
Recent developments in the service sector remind us that “off-the-shelf” is an off-the-wall proposition.
Posted in The Edge Blog Also tagged application services, customized IT, Dell, EDS, HP, Off the shelf software, Salesforce.com, Siemens Leave a comment
Will Siemens Dump SAP Maintenance?
Unconfirmed reports that Siemens may cancel its software maintenance contract with SAP again stir up questions of customer value…
Posted in The Edge Blog Also tagged maintenance fees, on premise, Oracle, SaaS, Siemens, software delivery, third-party maintenance 1 Comment
SAP Dogged by Court Costs
The enterprise software leader is spending a lot of time in court defending its business practices and technology, and the costs are adding up...
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Oracle v. SAP: When Lawyers Attack
For more than two years now, Oracle has pursued allegations of copyright infringement and fraud against archrival SAP, in a judicial cat and mouse game that is making a bevy of lawyers a boatload of money...
Where Did All the Big Software Deals Go?
Technology purchasing decisions are taking much longer and requiring sign-off by a wider range of executives. Is it the recession, or something more lasting, at work?
SAP’s ‘Cloudy’ Outlook
As the ERP giant strives to advise companies not just on weathering, but capitalizing on, the economic storm, it will be interesting to see how it does so itself...
What May Linger
2009 dawns rife with foreboding, but hungry for optimism. A look back in 2008 may inform our way forward…
Posted in The Edge Blog Also tagged cloud computing, economy, enterprise resource planning, Epicor, green manufacturing, Oracle, Siemens, software maintenance, Web 2.0 1 Comment
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