News - SAP

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SAP unveils new software to tackle fraud

Anna Bowsher | News item | 4 April 2013

To help address the estimated $3.5 trillion worth of fraud that occurs every year worldwide, earlier this week SAP announced the launch of the SAP Fraud Management analytic application.

DB Breweries implements latest SAP technology with UXC Oxygen

Susie West | News item | 28 January 2013

DB implements latest SAP technology to provide online ordering for trade customers.

SAP accepts offer of nearly $333,500 from Palo Alto city council to settle

Anna Bowsher | News item | 27 December 2012

Earlier this month, in a closed council session, it was agreed that Palo Alto will settle out of court with SAP Public Services Inc. for the sum of $333,481.

SAP users need more clarity on latest cloud, mobile and business intelligence efforts

Anna Bowsher | News item | 27 November 2012

SAP customers in the UK and Ireland remain confused about the supplier’s latest initiatives, including cloud migration and recent acquisitions.

New Innovation Centre for SAP Solutions from Accenture opens in South Africa

Anna Bowsher | News item | 21 November 2012

It has been announced that Accenture will be expanding its global network of innovation centres for SAP solutions with the opening of a new centre in Centurion, South Africa.

Client sues IBM for SAP project “disaster”

Anna Bowsher | News item | 15 November 2012

Avantor Performance Materials, a chemical products manufacturing company, is suing IBM in a multimillion dollar lawsuit over what one IBM worker called the project “the worst SAP implementation I’ve ever seen”.

United Biscuits cuts SAP maintenance costs with Rimini Street

Sarah Feurey | News item | 7 November 2012

United Biscuits is one of many companies operating in Europe who have switched to Rimini Street third-party support to reduce its total cost of maintenance.

Banks to collaborate with SAP for development of cloud-based connectivity platform

Susie West | News item | 6 November 2012

The Bank of America Merrill Lynch, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Citi have all recently announced they will be partnering with SAP as co-innovators for a cloud-based services platform.

Turkish Airlines takes off with first phase of major SAP software implementation

Susie West | News item | 24 October 2012

Turkish Airlines have completed the first phase of its large-scale implementation of SAP.

Qatar-based Al Jassim Group implements SAP Business One through ProCons 4IT

Susie West | News item | 18 October 2012

Business consulting and information technology services organization ProCons 4IT have announced that its contract with Al Jassim Group, one of Qatar's leading diversified business groups, for the implementation of the SAP Business One business management solution.