The Best-Run Businesses Run SAP

Separating from Johnson and Johnson and establishing a new biopharmaceutical business model has kept Steven Kasok, CFO, of Gallus BioPharmaceuticals very busy for the past year, as the company aspires to be “pure dead brilliant.”   Best known for the manufacture of Remicade and Stelara, two leading commercial biologics products, Gallus is working on attracting new customers and ensuring their business operations and models are best in class. (more…)

When you think of Greeley, Colorado you might think of the noted author James Michener who studied and lived here for several years in the 1930s. While not as tropical as the South Pacific, Greeley is certainly a hot spot for agri-business and the animal health industry since it is home base for Animal Health International (AHI), formerly Lextron, a premier producer and distributor of animal health and feed products. AHI participated in the SAP Influencer Summit held in Boston recently and shared its perspectives on the animal health business. (more…)

The Broadcast Center at SAPPHIRE NOW from Orlando features broadcasting sessions produced in a “Talk Show” format that are limited to 30 minutes. The programming includes one-on-one interviews in which experts demonstrate how SAP technology enables customers to run better, panel discussions with customers, partners, and SAP executives on a given topic, as well as magazine format sessions combining elements such as interviews, videos, and feeds from the floor. (more…)

In addition to presentations and discussion panels, this year SAPPHIRE NOW in Orlando, Florida, also offers a wide range of different microforums. A microforum provides a platform for up to twelve people to discuss a specific business topic within the SME space whereby a moderator hosts the conversation and encourages debate and networking. Some microforums feature SAP customers or partners. (more…)

At SAPPHIRE NOW in Orlando, Florida, a variety of panelists will talk about the SAP solution portfolio for small businesses and midsize companies (SMEs) in 30-minute discussion panels. The portfolio includes SAP Business One, SAP Business ByDesign and SAP Business All-in-One as well as business intelligence solutions from SAP BusinessObjects. (more…)

At SAPPHIRE NOW 2011 in Orlando, Florida, various experts will talk about the SAP solution portfolio in 20-minute presentations. As the majority of SAP customers are small businesses and midsize companies (SMEs), plenty of the presentations are particularly addressing this important target group by providing the latest information about SAP Business One, SAP Business ByDesign and SAP Business All-in-One, as well as the SAP BusinessObjects solutions for SMEs.

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SAP and its partners will present a broad spectrum of business solutions for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) at CeBIT 2011. This year, Booth A18 in Hall 5 will prominently feature SAP Business ByDesign, the integrated on-demand solution that offers user-focused innovations such as support for mobile devices, real-time reports and analysis, and customizable user interfaces.

A total of 29 partners will present SAP solutions for small businesses and midsize companies, including SAP Business All-in-One, software for midsize companies with deep industry-specific capabilities, as well as SAP Business One for small companies and SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions. Read the press release.

SAP publically announced today the release of the first user experience package for SAP Business All-in-One solutions. The announcement comes on the heels of a live demo at SAP Influencer Summit 2010. The demo showcased just how the user interface of SAP Business All-in-One solutions can be easily configured to provide a two-way street between analytics and transactional data. It underscores SAP’s commitment to continuously improve the SAP Business All-in-One brand of solutions that its partners offer in the midmarket. (more…)

Jon Reed shares his observations on SAP’s SME products and his reactions to what he saw at the Influencer Summit. Interviewed by Prasad Akella, VP & Head, SME Marketing. (more…)

At the annual Influencer Summit that is happening at the Santa Clara Marriott on Dec 7-8, SAP showcased its Web 2.0 worthy user interface for SAP Business All-in-One, its flagship ERP product targeted at the mid-market. While the solution is a packaged version of components (e.g. SAP ERP) in the very successful large enterprise workhorse (SAP’s Business Suite), the UI was a lot like what one might have expected from a more SaaS-y offering. (more…)