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. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Nov. 18, 2009 01:22 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Social Media Webcast: Event Recording and Summary
Missed our Thought Leadership Webcast on: How to best leverage Social Media & Web 2.0 in Marketing. Don't worry here's a link to the event recording and a summary of the session's key take-aways. Check it out! Anik Roy in CRM, Emerging Technologies, Webinars [Nov. 17, 2009 08:29 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

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. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Nov. 16, 2009 10:27 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Hacker Night Bangalore
We are ready! Are you ready for the Hacker Night in Bangalore? Craig Cmehil in Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Nov. 12, 2009 05:13 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Webcast, Dec. 8: Driving Customer Advocacy with Loyalty Marketing
Over the years, companies have fostered a community of loyal customers by implementing loyalty program strategies. The challenge now: Leverage these increasingly empowered and knowledgeable customers as part of a customer advocacy strategy to build deep, long lasting partnerships. This webcast, part of the CRM Thought Leadership Series, will show how leading companies are leveraging traditional loyalty management to drive customer advocacy. Join us! Anik Roy in Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, CRM, Webinars, Emerging Technologies [Nov. 11, 2009 01:52 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Thoughts on a McKinsey study on technology and workforce collaboration
A recent McKinsey & Company research study found that between 20 and 50 percent of collaborative activity is a wasted effort; their published findings proposed ways for technology to improve the quality and output of collaborative work. In this post I comment on what their findings have to say about our collaborative work in the SAP Communities. Gretchen Lindquist in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Co-Innovation Lab, Community Projects, Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network [Nov. 11, 2009 05:56 AM | 9 Comments | Permalink]

Virtualization, Sustainability and Selfishness
How sustainability within SAP landscapes provides business benefits, which means you can focus on the bottom line, and save the planet at the same time! John Appleby in Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Portal (EP), ERP, Sustainability [Nov. 10, 2009 01:09 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Using Flex DateField and DataGrid elements in WebDynpro Java with FlashIslands - Part 2
Using the DateField, DataGrid and TextInput elements provided by Adobe Flex to display data from a BAPI using FlashIslands in a WebDynpro Java application. Rishi Narayanan S in Composition Environment (CE), Emerging Technologies, Web Dynpro [Nov. 10, 2009 08:55 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Using Flex DateField and DataGrid elements in WebDynpro Java with FlashIslands - Part 1
Using the DateField, DataGrid and TextInput elements provided by Adobe Flex to display data from a BAPI using FlashIslands in a WebDynpro Java application. Rishi Narayanan S in Composition Environment (CE), Emerging Technologies, Web Dynpro [Nov. 10, 2009 08:54 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Café Innovation – How about an SAP App store?
In this age of people-centric technology, the iPhone revolution has brought about new business models and innovative ways in which people seek to conduct routine business. Fueling this is the availability of an increasing number of “apps” that are a result of a community-driven approach to make the mobile experience more meaningful. Enterprise application of this approach is picking up. Possibly, it is only a matter of time before we see a plethora of “apps” serving those that have enterprise needs – including those serviced by SAP functionality. Puneet K. Suppal in Beyond SAP, Service-Oriented Architecture, SAP xApps, SAP Developer Network, Mobile, Enterprise Service Community, Emerging Technologies, Business Suite 7, Business Solutions, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Expert, Standards [Nov. 06, 2009 11:49 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

Enterprise Mobility - A Strategic Necessity
Enterprise Mobile Solutions have come a long way, from being a luxury, to become a strategic necessity to remain competitive. This blog post outlines the reasons for this transformation, and the options from SAP to take the next step towards enterprise mobility. Ramalingam Krishnan in Emerging Technologies, Mobile, SAP NetWeaver Platform [Nov. 06, 2009 02:37 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Mobile SAP Client (Android): android SAP Customer search client demo
Development of an android client for mobile phones, that searches for SAP ERP clients by name with the help of standard - out of the box - SAP web services. Thomas Schnocklake in ABAP, CRM, Emerging Technologies, ERP, Java Programming, Mobile, Open Source, Search, Service-Oriented Architecture [Nov. 06, 2009 02:26 AM | 13 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Fighting crime and terrorism with a prototype of advanced integrated analytics capabilities for police agencies
SAP Research France demonstrates in this blog entry how combining latest social network analysis technologies from the SAP Business Objects Innovation Center together with the Investigation Case Management system helps police organizations to speed up their investigation processes. Cedric Ulmer in Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Defense, Emerging Technologies, Public Sector, Security, SAP Research [Nov. 06, 2009 02:24 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Trends and Future of ITSM
This blog points out to the growing trends in the area of IT Service Management. Akash Winny in Business Process Expert, CRM, Emerging Technologies [Nov. 06, 2009 02:18 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

What's your role in the "Clean Tech Revolution"
Energy Efficiency has the potential to build whole new industries and create millions of new jobs. Learn what the leaders from SAP, PG&E and the US EPA discussed as Innovations and Opportunities in this space at a recent Churchill Club and GABA event hosted by and at SAP. Christine Puccio in Business Process Expert, Co-Innovation Lab, Emerging Technologies, SAP Research, Sustainability [Nov. 04, 2009 05:17 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, accelerated version: what’s new?
During TechEd in Vienna SAP just announced the latest release of SAP BusinessObjects Explorer: SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, accelerated version. With this new post I'm highlighting what is new with this latest release. Thierry Audas in Analytics, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Emerging Technologies [Nov. 04, 2009 08:58 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Agile Is A Journey
This Blog on Agile SAP Development focusses on the cultural challenges involved when a more rapid approach to deliver good quality software is chosen. Michael Koch in Composition Environment (CE), SAP Developer Network, Ranting, ERP, Enterprise Service Community, Emerging Technologies, Careers, Application Server, Visual Composer, Service-Oriented Architecture, Standards [Oct. 31, 2009 04:16 PM | 7 Comments | Permalink]

BPM in Ten Years? My Best Shot
At SAP TechEd 2009 Vienna, I met Chris Horak, who told me that he wondered what the future of Business Process Management might look like: “What will the successors of today’s BPM and ERP software in 10 or 15 years look like?” I took up the challenge and gave the matter some thought. Here's my best shot at it. Thorsten Franz in Beyond SAP, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Ranting, ERP, Emerging Technologies, Business Rules Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, Business Process Expert, Universal Worklist [Oct. 31, 2009 04:15 PM | 16 Comments | Permalink]

Countdown to the Bangalore RIA Hacker Night 2009
#sapteched09 Things will be a bit different in Bangalore for the RIA HAcker Night in comparison to Phoenix and Vienna and in fact I'm holding out on sharing the details with everyone for a bit ;-) Craig Cmehil in Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Oct. 30, 2009 09:50 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

RIA Hacker Night Vienna - Replay
#sapteched09 I've been a bit slack on posting this and it's partially because I didn't want to actually share with the world the awesomeness that has been the RIA Hacker Night 2009 so far! But I guess I better at least give everyone a taste of what they missed out so far.... Craig Cmehil in Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Oct. 30, 2009 07:56 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

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. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Oct. 28, 2009 02:56 PM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

Live Expert Sessions for you! Presented by IPNW RIG: Learn how to Reduce Costs & Simplify SAP Data Center Management
Introduction to Adaptive Computing Controller for SAP NetWeaver 7.1 Adarsh S Kapoor in Application Server, Beginner, Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd [Oct. 28, 2009 02:30 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Why SAP cares about social networking within the enterprise? (a.k.a. enterprise social systems)
This post talks about why it is natural for SAP to incorporate social technologies into their offerings. John Mayerhofer in Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Service Community, Standards, Partnership [Oct. 26, 2009 03:37 PM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

RIA Hacker Night Vienna - GET YOUR WRISTBANDS!
The pre sign up is now closed! You'll need to come to the Clubhouse during the day tomorrow in order to get on the waiting list! Craig Cmehil in Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Oct. 26, 2009 04:25 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Community-focused BPM: Lessons Learned from SAP’s Enterprise Services Community
This blog continues my exploration of Social BPM and focuses on the problems associated with BPM communities as well as suggests a possible basis for successful BPM work in this context based on the experience gained in the SAP's Enterprise Services Community. Richard Hirsch in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Service Community, Ranting, SAP Research, Standards [Oct. 22, 2009 08:33 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Wave, Web Dynpro, and the Magic Glue: Google Wave and Web Dynpro Integration Part 1
Google Wave is here, and many active contributors from SCN have been swarming all over it, using it, experimenting, programming against its API, and discussing possible use cases and their business value. I have been working on the topic of Web Dynpro integration: How can we integrate waves and Web Dynpro? And what does this mean for the future of enterprise software? Thorsten Franz in Application Server, Visual Composer, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Ranting, Interoperability, ERP, Enterprise Portal (EP), Emerging Technologies, Composition Environment (CE), Business Suite 7, Business Process Modeling, Business Process Expert, Beyond SAP, Web Dynpro [Oct. 21, 2009 02:58 PM | 12 Comments | Permalink]

RIA Hacker Night 2009 Vienna Agenda
Vienna is just around the corner, we have space left for sign ups and our agenda is set! Craig Cmehil in Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Oct. 21, 2009 03:34 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

SAP TechEd Phoenix 2009 - My blogging review
SAP TechEd Phoenix 2009 is over...here are my thoughts... Alvaro Tejada Galindo in ABAP, Beginner, Beyond SAP, Community Day, Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP Network TV, SAP TechEd, Scripting Languages [Oct. 19, 2009 08:21 AM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

LiveCycle Moasic, SAP TechEd, Timeless Software - RIA Weekly #65
New RIA portal/mashup technologies, how RIAs can layer on-top of SAP's "timeless software." Michael Cote' in Emerging Technologies, SAP TechEd [Oct. 16, 2009 03:44 PM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Enterprise UIs - SAP Tech Ed 2009 - RIA Weekly 64
Enterprise uses of Google Wave, HTML 5, and so on, all at SAP TechEd 2009. Michael Cote' in Emerging Technologies, SAP TechEd [Oct. 16, 2009 03:42 PM | 2 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Enterprise Lipstick - James Governor at Adobe MAX 2009
What's the advantage of spending a lot of time making applications look really good? Michael Cote' in Emerging Technologies [Oct. 16, 2009 03:39 PM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

SAP Mentors : Now on your Windows Mobile
The SAP Mentor' Theme : Coming to a Windows Mobile near you... Abesh Bhattacharjee in Beyond SAP, Community Day, Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd, Widgets [Oct. 16, 2009 04:50 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Webcast, Nov. 10: How to best leverage Social Media & Web 2.0 in Marketing
Part of the SAP CRM Thought Leadership Series, this webcast will show how to achieve measurable benefits using Web 2.0 and Social Media specifically in the area of Marketing. Anik Roy in Business Process Expert, Business Suite 7, CRM, Webinars, Emerging Technologies [Oct. 15, 2009 07:31 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Live From Phoenix: SAP TechEd 2009 LIVE
SAP TechEd 2009 will be broadcast live on the web. Find out where to catch all the action online! Jason Lax in Business Objects, SAP TechTour, SAP TechEd, SAP SAPPHIRE, SAP Research, SAP Network TV, SAP Developer Network, Emerging Technologies, EcoHub, Community Projects, Community Day, Business Process Expert, University Alliances Message Board [Oct. 12, 2009 08:28 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

RIA Hacker Night 2009 Phoenix Agenda
#sapteched09 Our finalized agenda for the RIA Hacker Night in Phoenix and how you can still get on the list to attend! Craig Cmehil in Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Oct. 09, 2009 04:38 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Micro Applications – The Idea Who’s Time Has Come!
MicroApps and Gadgets/Widgets Vaidy Iyer in Emerging Technologies, Service-Oriented Architecture, Widgets [Oct. 07, 2009 02:36 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

University Alliances Community promoted to top-tier in the SAP Community Network
The University Alliances Community (UAC) is celebrating our promotion to the top-line navigation in the SAP Community Network (SCN). Bob LoBue in ABAP, ERP, Higher Education, Knowledge Management (KM), Organizational Change Management, Partnership, Professional Services, Public Sector, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand, SAP Developer Network, SAP Network TV, SAP Research, SAP TechEd, Sustainability, University Alliances Message Board, Enterprise Service Community, Emerging Technologies, EcoHub, Beginner, Beyond SAP, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, Co-Innovation Lab, Community Projects, Consumer Products, CRM, Defense, Webinars [Oct. 05, 2009 01:32 PM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

Countdown to RIA Hacker Night 2009
#sapteched09 We still have about a dozen slots still open so be sure to SIGN UP before all slots are taken! Craig Cmehil in Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd, Scripting Languages [Oct. 05, 2009 09:37 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

[Visitors Day] Future Factory offers two more visitors days in October and November 2009
This article contains an invitation to two more visitors days in the Future Factory Lab of SAP Research Center Dresden. Antje Boehm-Peters in Emerging Technologies, Manufacturing, SAP Research [Oct. 03, 2009 09:41 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Enterprise iPhone App for SAP?
What it takes to build and deploy a Mobile App for an iPhone. MicroApps are strategic and will redefine the Mobile Enterprise. Security, Scalability and SOX compliance will be required. Support for Apple, Android, Symbian, Palm and Windows Mobile will be required beyond RIM. Solutions like LeapFactor provides a new approach for Mobile Enterprise that has a utility base pricing leveraging Cloud Computing benefits. LionelCarrasco in Beginner, Beyond SAP, Business Process Management, Business Solutions, Business Suite 7, Co-Innovation Lab, Emerging Technologies, Mobile, SAP TechEd [Oct. 03, 2009 09:39 AM | 4 Comments | Permalink]

Let's talk about Best Practices for SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
Let's talk about BWA and more specifically best practices to make it rocks for your organziation. It means you need to plan your implementation project and prepare your organization for maintenance. Vitaliy Rudnytskiy in Analytics, BI Accelerator, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP TechEd, Community Day [Oct. 01, 2009 05:14 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

Usage Report (1): Google Wave Gadget 'Gravity' - Process Design and a New Collaboration Style
This blog describes my first impressions after using the Google Wave process design gadget. I talk about the new collaborative style in this environment as it relates to process design and suggest some ideas for process-related Google Wave robots. Richard Hirsch in Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Business Process Modeling, Emerging Technologies, Ranting, SAP Developer Network, SAP NetWeaver Platform, SAP Research, SAP TechEd [Oct. 01, 2009 06:20 AM | 2 Comments | Permalink]

RIA Hacker Night - Code Camp
#sapteched09 Check out the latest info on what's to come at the RIA Hacker Night! Craig Cmehil in Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP Network TV, SAP TechEd [Sep. 24, 2009 02:44 AM | 0 Comments | Download Media | Permalink]

Software Ontologies at Virtual Community Day
In this blog entry you’ll find files of my online presentation at SCN Virtual Community Day as well as general thoughts about Virtual Community Day. Tobias Trapp in ABAP, Business Process Expert, Community Day, Emerging Technologies [Sep. 22, 2009 11:49 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

Social BPM: Definitions and Dissensions
This blog is the first in a series of blogs about Social BPM (Web 2.0 meets BPM) and provides initial definitions regarding this topic as well as the juiciest bits of the Internet buzz about this technology. Richard Hirsch in Business Process Expert, Business Process Management, Business Process Modeling, Emerging Technologies, SAP TechEd [Sep. 22, 2009 05:35 AM | 1 Comments | Permalink]

RIA Hacker Night - SIGN UP NOW!
#riahacknight09 #sapteched09 As we get down to the wire for the Phoenix SAP TechEd event we take a look at the current sign ups for the RIA Hacker Night event... Craig Cmehil in Emerging Technologies, SAP Developer Network, SAP TechEd [Sep. 21, 2009 07:13 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

A new REST handler / dispatcher for the ICF
In implementing a REST-orientated HTTP-based application in SAP, I found myself wanting something slightly different from what the ICF framework offered me in terms of handling and dispatching requests. So I built it. DJ Adams in ABAP, Beyond SAP, Emerging Technologies, Python, SAP NetWeaver Platform, Scripting Languages, Service-Oriented Architecture [Sep. 21, 2009 06:42 AM | 5 Comments | Permalink]

SAP Search Engine
How many times didn’t it happen to us to need a particular blog or article or any other type of material and not to remember if it was on SDN site, on SAP help site or somewhere else? Now there is a solution to this tedious problem... Vito Palasciano in Emerging Technologies [Sep. 20, 2009 06:48 PM | 6 Comments | Permalink]

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. Mika Sissonen in Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Emerging Technologies, SAP BusinessObjects OnDemand [Sep. 16, 2009 05:15 PM | 0 Comments | Permalink]

The one with the generic Workflow UI
As described in Volker’s blog, sometimes it might be necessary to add a bit more generic to the delivered Alloy workflow forms, in order to save implementation efforts. One way of adding more generic to the Alloy forms is described in Volker’s blog. Dirk Lehmann in Alloy, Emerging Technologies, Interoperability IBM, SAP xApps, Scripting Languages [Sep. 16, 2009 02:30 AM | 0 Comments | Permalink]