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Mika Sissonen is a marketing manager at SAP. He's worked in the business intelligence industry since 1999, coming to SAP via Business Objects, Crystal Decisions, and Seagate Software. His educational background includes journalism and English.

What's new in SAP StreamWork: Easier communication, faster invitations, and better tracking
With the latest release of SAP StreamWork, you'll be able to communicate more easily, invite others more quickly, and track your activities, actions, and agendas more closely. Dec. 22, 2011
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What's new in SAP StreamWork: Faster common actions, better feeds, and activity enhancements
In the latest release of SAP StreamWork, you'll see improvements to three areas: the home page, the feed area, and activities. Sep. 19, 2011
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SAP StreamWork: 7 new languages to streamline your experience
To make SAP StreamWork easier and more intuitive, we're beginning to introduce support for more languages: French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish. Jul. 20, 2011
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What's new in SAP StreamWork: Feed improvements, action item reminders, favorite templates, and more
In the latest release of SAP StreamWork, we've made refinements that strengthen its focus on connecting with people and ease of use. Here's what you'll discover. Mar. 21, 2011
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How to make tradeoff-based decisions with Got Decisions and SAP StreamWork
With so much data coming your way, you need a way to use it to make more informed decisions without succumbing to information overload. Got Decisions now integrates with SAP StreamWork to help you interact with data and make decisions when there are tradeoffs involved. Mar. 3, 2011
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Using SAP StreamWork and Atlassian for software development and product management
SAP StreamWork now integrates with JIRA and Confluence from Atlassian, allowing users to embed gadgets into an activity, gain a greater level of insight, and come to decisions more efficiently and quickly. Feb. 17, 2011
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SAP StreamWork adds OpenSocial support
SAP StreamWork now supports OpenSocial - a common set of programming standards used by many social web applications. This means that SAP StreamWork users will get access to a broader range of tools and functionality. See which companies have already taken advantage. Feb. 16, 2011
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Video: Find SAP StreamWork activities faster with the filter and worklists
If you have lots of activities open in SAP StreamWork, use worklists and the activity filter to find the right one faster. Feb. 8, 2011
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SAP StreamWork and Google Docs help Manna on Main Street support its community
Tom Allebach, the executive director for Manna on Main Street, a community service organization in Pennsylvania, describes how his organization uses SAP StreamWork and Google Docs. Feb. 7, 2011
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Video: Versioning in SAP StreamWork
SAP StreamWork now lets you go back to old versions of a document that has been uploaded more than once - whether by you or someone else - and choose whichever one is best. Versioning works on all types of file uploads and even text items. Watch this video to see how it might come in handy when working on a document with your team. Feb. 3, 2011
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Video: How Google Docs works with SAP StreamWork
With SAP StreamWork, you can now connect to files that you've created in Google Docs. That means it's easier to keep your documents in SAP StreamWork up to date, even if you work on them with other team members. Watch this video to see how it works. Feb. 1, 2011
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New in SAP StreamWork: Google Docs integration and more
In the latest release of SAP StreamWork, we've responded to customer requests by adding integration with Google Docs and more native tools that make it even faster and easier to use. Jan. 31, 2011
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SAP StreamWork comes to the iPhone
Free to download and use today, the mobile application enables you to keep collaborating with your team from any place at any time - even when you're on the go. Jan. 7, 2011
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Heard at the Influencer Summit: "Innovation that does not disrupt" is key
One of the recurring themes at this year's SAP Influencer Summit, held this week in the Bay Area, was the challenge of innovating in the enterprise. Dec. 10, 2010
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SAP StreamWork: You Love It, and Now Your IT Department Will Too
Ever wonder why you keep coming back to SAP StreamWork and why it's catching on? In talking with our customers, here's what we've found about how you and other people work. Dec. 6, 2010
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What's new in SAP StreamWork
In our latest release, we've focused on making SAP StreamWork easier to use, uniting the people on your team, and helping you work the way you want. Here's a few things you'll spot next time you log in. Nov. 29, 2010
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Survey: InformationWeek wants your opinion on Enterprise 2.0 apps
Do you use SAP StreamWork or other Enterprise 2.0 applications? InformationWeek wants to know what you think about them. By the way, we've been told there's a draw for a 16GB iPad at the end of the survey. Nov. 12, 2010
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SAPinsider article: A new style of working generates new needs - and new solutions - for personal productivity
An article featured in the current issue of SAPinsider highlights how the nature of work is changing - and how the software and tools that people use for work are also, by necessity, evolving. Oct. 20, 2010
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Eight new ways you can use SAP StreamWork
We've been improving SAP StreamWork as a direct result of your feedback. In our latest release, you'll see even more things that we've added and improved - and you can try them right now when you log in. Sep. 29, 2010
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Video: SAP StreamWork and Tasting Table
See how Tasting Table is using SAP StreamWork to connect staff members spread across the country. Jun. 16, 2010
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Video demo: SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand
See how you can use SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand to upload a spreadsheet, explore your data, create a presentation-ready visualization, and then share it with others - all in just a few minutes. Feb. 25, 2010
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Video: Torch relay passes by Vancouver office
Video of the torch relay passing by the SAP Labs Canada office in Vancouver on opening day. Feb. 13, 2010
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Public Beta Now Available: 12sprints - Collaborative Decision-Making
SAP's 12sprints collaborative decision-making application is now in public beta. Find out where to register and try it right now - and view an introductory video. Feb. 2, 2010
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8 things that might be missing from your group decision-making process
If you're not using a collaborative decision-making system, what might you be missing out on? Dec. 17, 2009
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Collaborative Decision-Making and Wasabi Gelato
How often do you forget this first key step to making a good decision? How can you use the power of collaborative decision-making to ensure a better outcome? What does this have to do with ice cream? Dec. 3, 2009
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Beta: (codename) 12sprints - what is it, and how can you register?
Learn more about (codename) 12sprints, how it can help your team, and how to register for the beta program. Nov. 30, 2009
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On-premise vs. on-demand BI: SAP tries for the best of both worlds (link to SearchSAP.com story)
Jeff Kelly at SearchSAP.com reports on upcoming developments to on-demand business intelligence from SAP. Nov. 18, 2009
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News release: Companies turn to on-demand BI solutions from SAP
From SAP news release for November 16, 2009: GENBAND, OneSource, and RapidAdvance rely on crystalreports.com to standardize the reporting process, minimize reporting errors and improve data quality. Nov. 16, 2009
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Pre-Beta: SAP Expands BI OnDemand (link to InformationWeek video and story)
InformationWeek's Fritz Nelson is shown pre-beta versions of several new software as a service technologies in this 15-minute video and demo. Oct. 28, 2009
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Demo: Extend Your Business Intelligence with crystalreports.com
View this demonstration to see how you can use crystalreports.com to share reports online, schedule reports, and secure your reports. Sep. 16, 2009
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Audio customer interview: How Community Bridges uses crystalreports.com
The CIS department manager at Community Bridges, a non-profit organization that serves seniors and disabled citizens, talks about how his organization uses crystalreports.com. Sep. 3, 2009
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Audio customer interview: How OneSource uses crystalreports.com
OneSource's vice president of sales operations talks about how this global provider of business information uses crystalreports.com from SAP BusinessObjects. Sep. 2, 2009
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Audio customer interview: How RapidAdvance uses crystalreports.com
RapidAdvance's director of business planning and analysis talks about how this leading provider of cash advance services for small and mid-sized businesses uses crystalreports.com from SAP BusinessObjects. Sep. 2, 2009
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Case study: How ADP uses crystalreports.com
ADP's manager of sales automation projects talks about how one of the world's largest providers of business outsourcing solutions uses crystalreports.com from SAP BusinessObjects for sales reporting. Aug. 31, 2009
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Video customer interview: How GENBAND uses crystalreports.com
Video customer interview: The CRM business applications manager at GENBAND, a worldwide supplier of next-generation IP gateways, describes how her organization uses crystalreports.com from SAP BusinessObjects for its business reporting needs. Aug. 12, 2009
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Video: On-demand versus on-premise for the large enterprise
In this four-minute video, Mani Gill and John Wookey talk about the differences between on-demand and on-premise software deployments for large enterprises. Gill is vice president of OnDemand at SAP BusinessObjects. Wookey is executive vice president of Large Enterprise On-Demand at SAP. Aug. 4, 2009
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Options for updating data in on-demand BI applications
There are two ways to update data in on-demand BI applications: The push method and the pull method. Jul. 22, 2009
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