Analysis: SAP stares down its licensing critics

Charlee Gothard
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Facing growing user unrest over maintenance payments for shelfware, among other issues, SAP UK's Tim Noble last week advised customers to get around the negotiating table with their local SAP representatives

SAP’s UK and Ireland managing director, Tim Noble, failed to dispel increasing unrest among the firm’s UK user base at the SAP User Conference 2012 in Manchester last week, with many customers leav...

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