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SAP Announces mySAP Suite at Sapphire Conference
ORLANDO, Fla.—SAP AG made some sweeping announcements at its annual Sapphire user conference here May 16-18, led by the introduction of the long-awaited MySAP ERP 2005 suite that sports new vertical industry processes and analytic capabilities baked into the applications. SAP also made the conference the forum to announce a the acquisition of Frictionless Commerce…
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SAP’s Agassi Outlines ESA
ORLANDO, Fla.—It’s not common to hear impromptu applause during a keynote address—especially at a tech conference—but applause there was during Shai Agassi’s May 17 speech at Sapphire, SAP AG’s annual user conference. With little fanfare, the SAP executive board member stepped on the stage and quickly launched into a software demonstration of a company placing…
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As Crucial as Coffee: Web Surfing at Work
A new study of Web surfing behaviors at work finds that on any given day, an employee might check out porn, fall for a phishing scam or drain bandwidth while streaming a music video on company time. Nevertheless, 50 percent of office workers would rather give up their morning coffee than their Web surfing, finds…
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Sun Inches Toward Eclipse
SAN FRANCISCO—Sun Microsystems and the Eclipse Foundation are actively working together after years of competition and grudging respect for each other’s efforts. In an interview May 17 at the JavaOne conference here, Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation, said Eclipse has recognized its first committer to an Eclipse project from Sun. “As of…
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SAP Announces Venture Capital Fund Around NetWeaver
ORLANDO, Fla.—SAP AG announced at its annual Sapphire user conference a $125 million venture capital fund for expanding development around its NetWeaver platform. The SAP NetWeaver Fund is geared toward ISVs that are or will be “Powered by NetWeaver” partners actively developing on SAP’s platform. The NetWeaver Fund is, interestingly, also aimed at helping SAP…
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Apple Unveils MacBook
Apple Computer’s MacBook is back in black. The Cupertino, Calif., computer maker launched the MacBook, a widely expected replacement for its iBook G4 portable computer and a lower-priced companion to its MacBook Pro, on May 16. The MacBook, which appears to take design cues from Apple’s iPod music player, is the latest Mac to adopt…
