Computerworld - Hoping to speed online transaction processing, Microsoft is adding in-memory features to its SQL Server relational database manager. The next version of SQL Server will allow users to host database tables, or even entire ...
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IDG News Service-SharePoint's new application development model has piqued the interest of ISVs and enterprise developers who create applications for Microsoft's enterprise collaboration server. The new platform,consistent with Web ...
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IDG News Service-Though U.S.political leaders managed to spark some good news for the economy Friday,technology stocks are down for the week,showing a continued lack of confidence in the sector. The problem has been earnings.Tech ...
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Gartner is urging CIOs to change their IT budget to support a nexus of change arising from cloud, social, big data and mobile technology. The analyst expects traditional IT will have to split its budget to support these emerging ...
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IDG News Service - The U.S. Air Force has decided to scrap a major ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project after spending US$1 billion, concluding that finishing it would cost far too much more money for too little gain. ...
SAP has developed an update for its HANA in-memory database that will enable it to"power mission-critical transactional and analytical applications in one platform,"the vendor announced Wednesday during the Tech Ed and Sapphire conferences ...
Tags: SAP, HANA in-memory database, service pack stack 5, SPS5
East Sussex County Council(ESCC)and Surrey County Council(SCC)have issued a joint tender worth up to 60m euros for the development of existing SAP systems. The tender,found in the Official Journal of the European Union,states that the ...
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SAP has introduced its first cloud-based financial application for the enterprise, which provides real-time data based on the company's Hana in-memory database system. The product is part of SAP's wider One Cloud strategy, which brings ...
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SAP announced strong support for the Windows 8 platform this week,including six upcoming mobile apps that focus on business training,recruiting and sales. One of the six apps announced Tuesday was built first for Windows 8.Called SAP ...
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East Sussex County Council (ESCC) and Surrey County Council (SCC) have issued a joint tender worth up to £60m for the development of existing SAP systems. The tender, found in the Official Journal of the European Union, states that ...
Tags: ESCC, SCC, SAP systems, GPA
SAP said Tuesday that it plans to roll out a series of mobile applications for Windows 8, a move that underscores the companies' deep partnership at a time when many observers believe Microsoft's new OS is in for a tough ride. In ...
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SAP is tying the HANA in-memory database to its CRM (customer relationship management) software and other applications, creating a package that will "allow organizations to revolutionize the way they engage with their customers," the ...
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SAP on Tuesday is expected to showcase how it will tie together its business applications with the cloud-based business network it gained through the acquisition of Ariba during the Sapphire and Tech Ed conferences in Madrid. The Ariba ...
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SAP is urging businesses to rethink core business values to become more consumer-centric using mobile, social, cloud and business intelligence (BI). Addressing delegates via a video link at the opening of SAP TechEd Madrid, Bill ...
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The Royal Free Hospital has implemented SAP's Business Objects dashboarding technology to enable staff to fathom more efficiently its own workings. Will Smart, director of information management and technology at the Royal Free Hospital, ...
Tags: clinical services, academic health science system, dashboards, SAP