SAP announced today that it has won all regulatory approvals to take over U.S. software company SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion.
On Monday, the German Federal Cartel Office made a clearing decision with respect to SAP’s cash tender offer for all …

PC shipments fell by 5.9 percent in the United States in the fourth quarter, according to data recently released by Gartner.
Holiday sales were "not all that exciting for PC vendors," as consumer interest was drawn to other products, such as …

Mobile SAP data management is a top priority for the German ERP giant, with new SAP technologies and apps being tested and used within the company.
While SAP has widely deployed Apple's iPad – so far, roughly 14,000 have been distributed …

Although market researchers expect IT spending growth to remain sluggish and most organizations continue to be cautious, there are signs that more companies are looking to IT to grow their business and are willing to make the necessary investments.
According to …

The British government has ambitious plans to eventually move all its IT to the cloud and bring down IT spending significantly – although by how much and when appear to be open-ended questions.
By 2015, the government's plans call for half …

This year, revenue from master data management software, such as SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management, will grow by 21 percent year over year to reach $1.9 billion, according to Gartner.
Gartner research director Colleen Graham noted that this represents "the biggest …

Industry experts' predictions for next year's developments in cloud computing indicate a general expectation that cloud computing will become a mainstream solution used by companies of all sizes.
Judith Hurwitz, president and CEO of the consulting and research firm Hurwitz & …

A panel discussion at the SAP Influencer Summit reflected widely varying attitudes towards analytics among SAP customers.
Martin Flegenheimer, CIO of Ferrero Middle and Eastern Europe, said that gut decisions often take precedence over data at his organization. "It's gut, it's …

Apple passed Acer and Dell in the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) PC market and took second position behind HP in the third quarter, reports IDC.
Apple's gain comes amid an overall 8 percent drop in the ANZ PC market. However, …

Despite the hype surrounding cloud computing, several surveys indicate that many businesses are uncertain about the value of the technology as well as its risks and benefits.
A TNS survey concluded that 45 percent of small- and medium-sized businesses that had …