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May 2, 2006  2:50 PM

Mendocino becomes Duet



Posted by: ITKE
duet, mendocino, microsoft, SAP

SAP and Microsoft have made it official: the project codenamed Mendocino is now unveiled and will henceforth be known as Duet. It will roll out on schedule in June this year. As part of the launch, SAP and Microsoft have created a website, duet.com, and will follow...

April 27, 2006  1:57 PM

Podcast: SAP user group head explains SAP successes, challenges



Posted by: ITKE
asug, mendocino, SAP, sapphire

ASUG president Mike Perroni talks about the latest SAP technologies, why SAP customers are slow to upgrade and what to expect at this year's ASUG and Sapphire user conferences.

Perroni discusses the current makeup of...


April 25, 2006  1:04 PM

New IT job analysis released



Posted by: ITKE
SAP

David Foote of Foote Partners released its quarterly certification analysis. The latest figures reveals that pay premiums for noncertified IT skills grew three times faster than certifications in the six months ending April 1, 2006. Applications development, project management...


April 17, 2006  5:45 PM

Client acceptance: the forgotten piece of the SAP-Oracle puzzle?



Posted by: ITKE
Oracle, SAP, service

SearchSAP.com reader Prafull Thakkar, HR Manager at Jet Airways in India, sent in this straggler comment on the SAP vs. Oracle debate:


April 17, 2006  1:10 PM

What do you want to read and talk about in this blog?



Posted by: ITKE
SAP

This blog is now into its second month of existence, and we'd love to hear what you think of it so far. Is it helpful? Is there something you wish we'd talk about more? Could we do something better? We're especially interested to hear what kind of topics are interesting enough to...


April 13, 2006  9:57 AM

Podcast: SAP implementation challenges, potential pitfalls



Posted by: ITKE
business one, netweaver, SAP

James Smith, IT director of dishware and stemware maker Rosenthal USA discusses the challenges and potential pitfalls of an SAP implementation.

Download the podcast here: This...


April 12, 2006  1:25 PM

SAP turning up the heat on Oracle?



Posted by: ITKE
fusion, netweaver, Oracle, SAP, trend

Is SAP planning a major offensive against archrival Oracle? It certainly seems to be the case, judging by a recent interview with SAP's Jeff Nolan. Veteran IT reporter and blogger Tom Foremski spoke to Nolan about a number of SAP-related...


April 6, 2006  8:31 PM

Continued organic growth for SAP



Posted by: ITKE
Oracle, SAP

I had the opportunity to sit in on a press Q&A with SAP's executive team in Burlingame, Calif. this morning. One of the topics that came up was SAP's commitment to organic growth.

SAP has long said it will rely on organic growth rather than acquisitions. So what about...


March 29, 2006  10:54 AM

Podcast: The state of the SAP job market



Posted by: ITKE
netweaver, SAP

Jon Reed, who serves as a site expert on SAP careers for SearchSAP.com, is interviewed about the state of the SAP job market. Reed is the author of the SAP Consultant Handbook and is the Vice President of SAPtips, an online publication and services firm that focuses...


March 27, 2006  6:42 PM

Special Report: Breaking into SAP consulting



Posted by: ITKE
SAP

Have you dreamt of becoming your own boss? Tempted by the fat rates a good independent consultant can command? You're not alone, that's for sure -- consulting remains one of the hottest career-related topics on the site year after year. The most common question is the obvious one:...