The Best-Run Businesses Run SAP

At SAPPHIRE NOW in Orlando, SAP demonstrates how its innovative technology touches the lives of people in ways it never has before–a major step on the way from ‘business runs SAP’ to ‘life runs SAP.’ (more…)

LAS VEGAS —  To provide brands and market research and media companies with a new source of consumer insight, SAP today announced the SAP Consumer Insight 365 mobile service, a pilot initiative of a new cloud-based offering that will unlock the value of big data. (more…)

LAS VEGAS — SAP today released the third annual Mobile Commerce Guide. This year’s edition extends its focus beyond financial institutions and mobile operators that have been making great progress pioneering mobile commerce over the past several years, to help other sectors, such as retail, consumer products and utilities companies navigate the new market opportunities that mobile commerce technology and solutions can bring in both developed and emerging markets. (more…)

WALLDORF — In support of its mission to help the world run better and improve people’s lives, SAP today announced it will work globally with Specialisterne to employ people with autism as software testers, programmers and data quality assurance specialists. (more…)

ORLANDO —  SAP today unveiled new breakthroughs in the in-memory SAP HANA platform, including the latest innovations in service pack 6 (SP6). (more…)

“Speed alone is of little value if you’re headed the wrong way,” SAP’s Lars Dalgaard said in his Wired blog post Wednesday. “The combination of direction and speed is critical as companies extend and evolve their current IT systems and lines of business applications for the 21st century workplace.” (more…)

As SAP increases its commitment to the startup community, it is also more than doubling its capital commitment to the SAP HANA Real Time Fund – from an original 2012 commitment of $155 million to $405 million – to further support entrepreneurs and startups worldwide as they build their businesses on SAP platform technologies, including SAP HANA. (more…)

After a whirlwind of information from SAP executives and customers yesterday (see my recap of Day 1), today was another action-packed day of keynotes, announcements, stories, and insights from every corner of SAPPHIRE NOW. (more…)