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SAP users wasting £19bn through lack of consolidation, says report

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HCL research says savings of 25 per cent possible with wiser instance deployment
10 May 2013

Report: Bain, Golden Gate to buy BMC software for $6.5bn

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Private equity group is most likely to reach deal with systems management software firm
01 May 2013

Interview: Sarah Leslie, Iglo Foods CIO

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Sarah Leslie, CIO of Iglo Foods Group - which operates the Birds Eye brand in the UK - explains why she feels confident in outsourcing her data centres to the cloud in the post-2e2 era
29 Apr 2013

SkySQL merges with MariaDB to make 'next generation' open-source database

Original MySQL team members reunited through merger
24 Apr 2013

Research: businesses adapt ERP to tackle diverse demands

Organisations are plugging in secondary systems to increase agility and local control
17 Apr 2013

SAP moves against 'patent troll' attacking its financial sector customers

SAP defends itself against Pi-Net International's 'business process' based US patents
02 Apr 2013

Arvato selected as government’s first outsourced shared service centre operator

Deal part of government's plan to save up to £600m a year on back office costs
01 Mar 2013

Intel launches own distribution of Apache Hadoop

Chip maker is working with partners including Cisco, Dell and SAP to integrate big data software with new platforms
28 Feb 2013

NFC 'overhyped' says SAP SVP

Only way technology will take hold is if it can be added to existing devices
26 Feb 2013

MWC: Windows 8 phone 'brings stability to market and will sell' says SAP

BlackBerry 10 also shows 'tremendous improvements' says SVP Brown
26 Feb 2013

BBC to refresh ERP estate

New technology contracts to emphasise flexibility, and be multi-source, says BBC CTO
25 Feb 2013

Enterprise mobility: from A to Beeb

Stuart Sumner talks to the BBC’s chief technology officer, John Linwood, about enterprise mobility, and how it underpins almost every aspect of the organisation’s operations
20 Feb 2013

Camelot: 'There is no IT skills gap'

National Lottery operator says there is a lack of IT staff with sufficient business interest
19 Feb 2013

Interview with Tim Minahan executive VP of network strategy at Ariba

When Ariba met HANA
11 Feb 2013

SAP misses operating profit expectations despite record revenues

German software firm releases preliminary financial results
15 Jan 2013

SAP makes ERP real-time, catches up with Oracle - UPDATED

New technology will enable faster reporting and immediately generate data views, but analysts doubt many will choose to upgrade
11 Jan 2013

2012 - The IT Perspective: Mostly cloudy

The forecast for enterprise software is a continuation of the move towards cloud computing, while customers are also complaining about software licensing
21 Dec 2012

Throwing brickbats: an interview with LEGO's Henrik Amsinck

LEGO CIO Henrik Amsinck vents his frustrations with SAP’s pricing and licensing policies, and explains why he’s taking a cautious approach to cloud computing
28 Nov 2012

Analysis: SAP stares down its licensing critics

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
27 Nov 2012

SAP users frustrated over complex licensing and 'licence parking'

User group suggests ‘favouritism’ may exist, despite a firm company line from UK MD Tim Noble
19 Nov 2012

SAP ‘has not been clear enough about the cost of migrating’ says user group chair

Also demands option to trade in on-premise SAP licences for cloud ones
19 Nov 2012

IBM sued for fraud over botched software implementation

Chemicals company Avantor claims software project brought it 'to a standstill'
12 Nov 2012

Strong Q3 for SAP while Facebook sees mobile revenue growth

Business software provider reports huge growth in cloud revenue while loss-making social media giant sees much-needed boost in mobile sales
24 Oct 2012

IBM spends over $1bn on Kenexa and ships new mainframe

Tech giant looks to improve software and hardware offerings
29 Aug 2012