SAP recently announced new plans and continuing to invest and innovate their enterprise solution apps in the HANA Marketplace, as well as in many other countries’ app stores. SAP’s app store provides innovative solutions for analytics, mobile, cloud and database, and technology to its enterprise software users.

Yesterday, SAP announced the release of their newest offering, SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, after much global customer demand. Though prices have not been release as of yet, the subscription service will likely save subscribers money since it will save space in data centers and require less money if HANA can be purchased and used through […]

For those who already own SAP, using Sybase Unwired Platform (SUP) to build apps seems like a logical next step, but how does SUP stack up to building a native app for each device? Besides the enormous benefit of being able to build one app and share it with multiple devices, are there any other […]

A new offering from that SAP released in February is specifically designed to help engage with customers in real-time and help with company marketing and sales. Customer Engagement Intelligence combines three applications run by SAP HANA:  SAP Customer Value Intelligence, SAP Audience Discovery and Targeting, and SAP Account Intelligence including. With the three HANA applications […]

There was undoubtedly an audible sigh of relief when an agreement was reached between the United Postal Service and the Teamsters Union which saved over 250,000 jobs that were very much on the line. The 5-year deal which goes into effect on August 1st not only gives “substantial” pay increases, but also adds 2,000 full-time […]

JDA Software Group announced the release of eight which combines 30 different products into one platform. By combining supply chain development, optimization and business analytics for distribution in the cloud. According to JDA’s website,

Recently, a survey of value chains in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa) found nearly two-thirds had found disruption in their value chains in the last 12 months due to events without their control. These unpredictable events were most commonly economic disruptions, followed by adverse weather and bankruptcy of the supplier. The percentage […]

Too sick to go to the store for your cough medicine and ordering it to receive tomorrow is not soon enough? Don’t worry, next-day shipping is quickly becoming a reality. With supply chains making use of military-grade algorithms and employees (both human and robots) on hand 24 hours a day, that cough medicine (or peanut […]

SAP announced in March that they were unveiling a new software to fight the escalating risk of fraud. SAP Fraud Management, powered by SAP HANA, aids those in industries such as insurance, public sector, banking, and healthcare, to detect fraud by analyzing huge amounts of data to detect potential fraud.

It’s been five years since what was dubbed “The Great Recession” began. Beginning in early 2008 and lasting until July 2009, the economy was hit hard, manufacturing in particular. So, how is manufacturing doing now?