The Best-Run Businesses Run SAP

WALLDORF, Germany and SUNNYVALE, California — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and Ariba, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARBA) today announced that SAP’s subsidiary, SAP America, Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire Ariba, the leading cloud-based business commerce network, for $45.00 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $4.3 billion. (more…)

WALLDORF — SAP today announced it has been named the overall leader in worldwide supply chain management (SCM). (more…)

WALLDORF — SAP today announced new innovations to its line-of-business finance offerings that aim to improve processes used to conduct the financial close and external reporting. Enhancements to the SAP Disclosure Management application and SAP Financial Closing cockpit are intended to deliver increased process efficiency, greater accuracy as well as savings in cost and time. (more…)

SAPPHIRE NOW was both exhilarating and inspiring. Our cloud strategy around a loosely-coupled solutions suite focused on key assets that our large enterprise customers care most about – people, money, customers and suppliers – resonated well with our customers, prospects, partners and influencers. (more…)

Last night I had the honor of representing SAP as one of three finalists for the Anita Borg Institute Top Company for Technical Women Award.  I was delighted and proud to stand alongside Intuit and the 2012 Award Winner, American Express, as a leader in leveraging diversity for greater innovation. (more…)

Today’s retail business is a real-time, information-driven enterprise. Every customer interaction and movement of a product through a distribution network is measured and used to refine pricing strategies, update inventory decisions and tailor customer incentives on websites, email and mobile devices. (more…)

“When a butterfly flaps its wings in one part of the world, it can cause a hurricane in another part of the world.” This famous saying describes today’s complex business environment where trading relationships are global and interlinked. (more…)