RAK Ceramics, the world’s largest manufacturer of ceramic and porcelain tiles, has gone live with software solutions from SAP in a bid to markedly improve process efficiency and drive sustainable business growth. Phase one of the ...
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SAP customers have made it no secret they believe the vendor's software licensing and pricing is far too complex, and a top company leader recently made a public pledge that things are changing for the better. But a recently created ...
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German business process outsourcing (BPO) provider Arvato has been selected to operate the first independent shared service centre (ISSC1) on behalf of the government. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. London councils ...
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FusionOps, the world’s only provider of a single, integrated cloud-based analytics application for supply chain business users, announced that it has expanded its application to support the SAP Apparel and Footwear (AFS) and Financial ...
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Intel has released its own Apache Hadoop distribution as the firm looks to extend its reach in the big data market. Apache Hadoop is an open source framework that specialises in running data applications on large hardware clusters. ...
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Ericsson and SAP will jointly market and sell cloud-based, machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services to enterprises via operators around the globe. The M2M market is very fragmented, posing a challenge for any company that wants to ...
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Windows Phone 8 is certain to catch on, and brings stability to the market, SAP's SVP of mobile solution management, Nick Brown, has told Computing. Speaking after yesterday's announcement of the firm's new M2M solution, Mobile Documents, ...
Despite the usual industry hype over NFC (near field communication) at MWC this year, SAP's SVP of mobile solution management, Nick Brown, still believes the touch data technology is overhyped. "I think NFC is interesting, but it's just ...
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When it comes to protective packaging, every product has its own set of challenges. For American Standard Brands, the goal is cost-effective, damage-free delivery of the its Fiat brand terrazzo mop basins for institutions with janitor ...
SAP has acquired SmartOps in a move the company says will allow it to develop real-time supply chain applications that take advantage of SAP’s HANA in-memory database. Terms of the deal, which was announced late Friday, were not ...
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Helping IT shops deal with the security and management of consumer smartphones and tablets in the workplace will be a big theme at Mobile World Congress (MWC) this week. Samsung and Red Bend Software jointly announced Monday that they ...
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The BBC is currently looking to upgrade its entire Enterprise Resource Planning estate – a major project sure to take several years to complete at a likely multi-million pound cost. Analysis: SAP stares down its licensing critics ...
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Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg took centre stage as Mobile World Congress got underway this morning by serving the tradition of giving his telecoms predictions for the year ahead. Vestberg also presented a full picture of new products, ...
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Ericsson and SAP have signed an agreement to jointly market and sell cloud-based M2M solutions and services to enterprises via operators around the globe, Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg announced at Mobile World Congress today. The solutions ...
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Visual 2000 International Inc. announces that Turkish fashion leader Aydinli Group has begun implementation of the Visual PLM.net product lifecycle management solution at its global headquarters in Istanbul. The vertical retailer will ...