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October 11, 2007  2:37 PM

The bad thing about SAP buying Business Objects



Posted by: JackDanahy
Business Objects, SAP

In the first part of this guest column, veteran SAP expert Naeem Hashmi talked about the good things about SAP buying Business Objects. Unfortunately, there are some thorns to...

October 11, 2007  2:34 PM

SAP buying Business Objects: The verdict



Posted by: JackDanahy
Business Objects, SAP

In the first two parts of his guest column, veteran SAP guru Naeem Hashmi discussed the good aspects and the


October 3, 2007  7:04 PM

NetWeaver 7.1 is here. What will NetWeaver 7.2 be like?



Posted by: JackDanahy
netweaver, SAP, soa, TechEd

Introducing NetWeaver 7.1As mentioned...


October 3, 2007  12:57 PM

Naeem Hashmi on the new visual modeling tool



Posted by: JackDanahy
abap, composer, SAP, TechEd

Yesterday's TechEd keynote featured a demo of the "visual modeling tool of the future," where business process folks will be able to draw up processes like they would on a whiteboard while the SAP...


October 2, 2007  6:08 PM

New SAP certification options



Posted by: JackDanahy
SAP, TechEd

The value of formal certification differ quite a bit depending on your situation. A formal certificate may be the golden ticket to getting a foot in the door for a junior position. However, "Practical experience is King" is the mantra most of our experts rely on. "If you can show two or more years...


October 2, 2007  2:03 PM

A peek into the future



Posted by: JackDanahy
SAP, TechEd

Peek into the future 1One interesting...


October 2, 2007  1:36 PM

SOA showcase contest winners announced



Posted by: JackDanahy
SAP, TechEd

As you may recall, SAP recently decided to run a case study contest where SAP shops shared SOA success stories for a chance to win cash prizes. The contest only ran for six weeks, but yielded some 33,000...


October 1, 2007  10:26 PM

TechEd 2007 community day highlights



Posted by: JackDanahy
SAP, TechEd

You may remember SDN day at last year's TechEd event, where the SAP Developer Network pulled together some helpful resources to bring SDN members and others up to speed on the technical side of SAP. This year's pre-event day was renamed to simply "community day", which turned out to be a pretty...


September 27, 2007  1:47 PM

SDN offering NetWeaver subscriptions



Posted by: JackDanahy
SAP, TechEd

The SAP Developer Network, SDN, has just rolled out a new subscription program that might be of interest to those learning NetWeaver development. The package is a one-year subscription bundle that gives SAP...


September 26, 2007  2:36 PM

The latest Oracle-SAP lawsuit news



Posted by: JackDanahy
Oracle, SAP

Late yesterday, more information came out about Oracle’s lawsuit against SAP. Nothing too exciting, mostly timeline and scope issues. The trial date has been set for February 9, 2009. Oracle was looking for a September 2009 start. According to this