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ByDesign, SAP introduces on-demand business

September 19, 2007 Enterprise software giant's midmarket-focused service to compete with those of Salesforce.com, NetSuite and Oracle. TAGS: SAP AG, on-demand business, NetSuite Inc., on-demand, Henning Kagermann, Salesforce.com Inc., business software, Oracle Corp., software company

At CeBit, SAP thinks small (business)

March 15, 2007 Known primarily for catering to big corporations, German software company announces new products, initiatives for small and midsize companies. TAGS: SAP AG, CeBit, SOA, on-demand, compliance, client, software company

SAP says it won't join the on-demand crowd

April 14, 2005 "With on-demand," CEO says, "the customer hands his destiny to someone else and then he finds...he cannot get his destiny back." TAGS: SAP AG, on-demand, Henning Kagermann, CRM, hosted CRM, hosting company, Salesforce.com Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., acquisition, Oracle Corp., agreement, CEO, HP, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Enterprise software gets smarter

December 18, 2007 Industry heavyweights snap up business intelligence players in ever-growing market. TAGS: enterprise software, TomorrowNow, Bruce Chizen, SAP AG, business intelligence system, Shai Agassi, Oracle Corp., business intelligence, on-demand, BEA Systems Inc., CEO, Adobe Systems Inc., software company

SAP takes Praxis swing in its on-demand warm-up

July 10, 2006 Deal gives more tools to existing SAP Business One customers, but will it lure in new ones? TAGS: SAP AG, CRM, on-demand, Salesforce.com Inc., Gartner Inc., business management, software company

SAP: On-demand has its limitations

April 17, 2006 Chief Executive Henning Kagermann casts a skeptical eye on hosted software--and blogs and wikis, too. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, on-demand, SAP AG, SOA, applications company, sales force, enterprise software, enterprise application, CRM, CEO, solution

SAP debuts hosted CRM service

February 2, 2006 Software applications giant is looking to capture a slice of the ever-growing hosted-CRM market. TAGS: hosted CRM, SAP AG, CRM, on-demand, DuPont Co., phase, Shai Agassi, applications company, back-office, Oracle Corp.

SAP promises twist on hosted CRM

August 15, 2005 Software giant promises to deliver on-demand CRM system that's something different. But industry watchers say it may not be easy. TAGS: hosted CRM, SAP AG, CRM, on-demand, CRM system, Henning Kagermann, business process, Oracle Corp., business software, rival

RightNow aims to take on SAP, Siebel in Europe

February 15, 2007 CEO Greg Gianforte says his company's CRM offerings will win clients at the expense of two big rivals. TAGS: RightNow Technologies, Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, on-demand, software-as-a-service, Europe, rival, Oracle Corp., CEO

Will SAP sample hosted recipe?

July 1, 2005 Rumors are that enterprise software giant SAP will launch a fully hosted version of its CRM software. The big question is, when? TAGS: SAP AG, Salesforce.com Inc., CRM, hosted CRM, Marc Benioff, Siebel Systems Inc., on-demand, CRM software, enterprise software, business software, leader, CEO

Research points to CRM rebound

August 23, 2005 After several years of flat performance, CRM sales jumped last year, driven by rapid adoption of on-demand offerings, report says. TAGS: CRM, on-demand, AMR Research, SAP AG, CRM company, Siebel Systems Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., ERP, Oracle Corp., manufacturing

SAP and on-demand: 'The switch is tougher'

May 19, 2006 Henning Kagermann, chief of SAP, says new competition, fast-moving tech are driving the company to rethink how it builds its software and how to sell it. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, SAP AG, SOA, ERP, customer base, financial services company, risk, client-server, concept, on-demand, switch, IBM Corp., Oracle Corp.

SAP to debut hosted CRM service

January 30, 2006 SAP has said its new service will offer customer flexibility and differentiate it from entrenched competitors. Is it too late? TAGS: hosted CRM, CRM, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Salesforce.com Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., on-demand

Salesforce releases Summer '06

July 17, 2006 Company releases on-demand CRM software and Connector for SAP R/3 in bid to better compete against SAP. TAGS: SAP R/3, Salesforce.com Inc., SAP AG, CRM software, CRM, connector, on-demand, mobile device

SAP launches investment fund, new software

May 17, 2006 Business software maker announces new versions of flagship software, plus an acquisition and a $125 million investment fund. TAGS: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann, business software company, Shai Agassi, SOA, SAP NetWeaver, fund, Cambridge, business software, on-demand, investment, software company, acquisition, conference, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Salesforce adds connector apps to Apex

November 27, 2006 New features of programming language to give customers more connections with other vendors' applications. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle11i, on-demand, programming language, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., programming

Salesforce plans on-demand language, service

October 9, 2006 Apex, a new service for building general purpose business programs, challenges Oracle and Microsoft. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., on-demand, software-as-a-service, business computing, CRM, ISV, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., software company, conference

At confab, SAP touts alliances, new products

April 26, 2005 Microsoft, IBM and Siemens make the German software giant's list of new partners. Also: Previewing 100 industry-specific analysis tools. SAP readies new business monitoring programs TAGS: SAP AG, business planning, e-government, alliance, IBM Corp., Siemens AG, IBM DB2, health care, on-demand, PeopleSoft Inc., software company, Oracle Corp., health, Microsoft Office, database, conference

Ellison: No other big buys in mind

September 21, 2005 Oracle CEO tells customers that engineering, not large deals, is top priority in an increasingly competitive applications market. TAGS: Larry Ellison, middleware, Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., SAP NetWeaver, SAP AG, on-demand, acquisition, CEO

Year in review: Big gains for on-demand apps

December 20, 2006 As businesses feel the pull of on-demand enterprise applications, software heavyweights are following suit. TAGS: on-demand, hosted CRM, Workday, CRM, enterprise software, Siebel Systems Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., SAP AG, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., open-source software, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.