However, SAP has claimed that the application will be sold primarily to large enterprise and upper mid market business segments. Again, SAP could not be reached for clarification, but if this is the case Crystal Reports will have been adapted and scaled to function at an enterprise scale, according to Forrester analyst Holger Kisker. 
Share:  However, <span class="company">SAP</span> has claimed that the application will be sold primarily to large enterprise and upper mid market business segments.<span class="sent"> Again, <span class="company">SAP</span> could not be reached for clarification, but if this is the case Crystal Reports will have been adapted and scaled to function at an enterprise scale, according to Forrester analyst <span class="analyst">Holger Kisker</span>.</span>...<span class="sent">Again, <span class="company">SAP</span> could not be reached for clarification, but if this is the case Crystal Reports will have been adapted and scaled to function at an enterprise scale, according to Forrester analyst <span class="analyst">Holger Kisker</span>.</span> Kisker found it confusing that <span class="company">SAP</span> seems to be offering the new product only through partners. Tweet this 

Very recently now, in discussions with BPM vendors like IDS Scheer, HandySoft and many others it became very eminent that from the other side, BPM solutions are moving steadily into the field of Business Intelligence too The world of BPM and BI solutions are converging to bring intelligent business processes to the market – eventually However, today we are still some steps away from this picture and the convergence of BPM and BI will likely proceed in smaller steps are outlined in the below BI BPM convergence model 
Share:  <span class="sent">Very recently now, in discussions with BPM vendors like <span class="company">IDS</span> Scheer, HandySoft and many others it became very eminent that from the other side, BPM solutions are moving steadily into the field of Business Intelligence too</span> The world of BPM and BI solutions are converging to bring intelligent business processes to the market – eventually However, today we are still some steps away from this picture and the convergence of BPM and BI will likely proceed in smaller steps are outlined in the below BI BPM convergence model Tweet this 

Customer satisfaction has dropped significantly on the back of enterprise support and SAP has been chasing margin as a main strategy and that's not really been sustainable "Also Apotheker hasn't done a great job of articulating a long term vision for SAP that's compelling," he added Forrester analyst Holger Kisker, said: "This is not a surprise to me actually , I was expecting something like this Everything was directed towards how to accelerate sales and out of that strategy I think a lot of the problems were generated 
Share:  Customer satisfaction has dropped significantly on the back of enterprise support and <span class="company">SAP</span> has been chasing margin as a main strategy and that's not really been sustainable<span class="sent"> "Also Apotheker hasn't done a great job of articulating a long term vision for <span class="company">SAP</span> that's compelling," he added Forrester analyst <span class="analyst">Holger Kisker</span>, said: "This is not a surprise to me actually , I was expecting something like this</span> Everything was directed towards how to accelerate sales and out of that strategy I think a lot of the problems were generated...Customer satisfaction has dropped significantly on the back of enterprise support and <span class="company">SAP</span> has been chasing margin as a main strategy and that's not really been sustainable<span class="sent"> "Also Apotheker hasn't done a great job of articulating a long term vision for <span class="company">SAP</span> that's compelling," he added Forrester analyst <span class="analyst">Holger Kisker</span>, said: "This is not a surprise to me actually , I was expecting something like this</span> Everything was directed towards how to accelerate sales and out of that strategy I think a lot of the problems were generated For example Apotheker pushing Business ByDesign when it was not really ready to hit the market , it was too early" Tweet this 

We have to maintain and innovate, and the company will do both" Mr Plattner, one of the ex IBM employees who founded the company in 1972, is SAP's largest shareholder, with more than 10 percent of the stock Two of the other founders, Klaus Tschira and Dietmar Hopp, both own more than 8 percent "There's no question that SAP's in a difficult situation," Holger Kisker, an analyst in Frankfurt with Forrester Research, said "Customers are unhappy" 
Share:  We have to maintain and innovate, and the company will do both" Mr Plattner, one of the ex IBM employees who founded the company in 1972, is <span class="company">SAP</span>'s largest shareholder, with more than 10 percent of the stock Two of the other founders, Klaus Tschira and Dietmar Hopp, both own more than 8 percent<span class="sent"> "There's no question that <span class="company">SAP</span>'s in a difficult situation," <span class="analyst">Holger Kisker</span>, an analyst in Frankfurt with Forrester Research, said</span> "Customers are unhappy"...Two of the other founders, Klaus Tschira and Dietmar Hopp, both own more than 8 percent<span class="sent"> "There's no question that <span class="company">SAP</span>'s in a difficult situation," <span class="analyst">Holger Kisker</span>, an analyst in Frankfurt with Forrester Research, said</span> "Customers are unhappy" He noted that total revenue fell 9 percent last year, to €107 billion, or $147 billion, and new license revenue fell even more — 28 percent — "a critical sign that customer satisfaction and retention have been suffering" Tweet this 

A brief reflection from the SAP Influencer Summit on SAP's On Demand strategy . By Holger Kisker . At the SAP Influencer Summit in Boston /9, SAP put a lot of emphasis on its new roadmap into cloud computing and how serious the company is taking the topic for its future success. 
Share:  <span class="sent">A brief reflection from the <span class="company">SAP</span> Influencer Summit on <span class="company">SAP</span>'s On Demand strategy . By <span class="analyst">Holger Kisker</span> . </span> At the <span class="company">SAP</span> Influencer Summit in Boston /9, <span class="company">SAP</span> put a lot of emphasis on its new roadmap into cloud computing and how serious the company is taking the topic for its future success. Tweet this 

Salesforce.com announces Service Cloud 2 . By Holger Kisker   On 9/9/09 Salesforce.com announced the launch of Service Cloud 2, a new set of three collaborative offerings: Salesforce Knowledge, Salesforce Answers and Salesforce for Twitter. With Salesforce Knowledge companies can share data in the Service Cloud, Salesforce Answers enables companies to create communities to capture knowledge and Salesforce for Twitter allows companies to screen and participate in the 45mio user Twitter community directly from the service cloud. 
Share:  <span class="sent"><span class="company">Salesforce</span>.com announces Service Cloud 2 . By <span class="analyst">Holger Kisker</span>   On 9/9/09 <span class="company">Salesforce</span>.com announced the launch of Service Cloud 2, a new set of three collaborative offerings: <span class="company">Salesforce</span> Knowledge, <span class="company">Salesforce</span> Answers and <span class="company">Salesforce</span> for Twitter. </span> With <span class="company">Salesforce</span> Knowledge companies can share data in the Service Cloud, <span class="company">Salesforce</span> Answers enables companies to create communities to capture knowledge and <span class="company">Salesforce</span> for Twitter allows companies to screen and participate in the 45mio user Twitter community directly from the service cloud. Tweet this 

By Holger Kisker   On th IBM announced the plan to acquire SPSS, a leading provider of predictive analytics solutions. The acquisition, which is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, is expected to close later this year and will position IBM as a leading vendor of Business Intelligence in the market. Please read this Forrester Report for more insights. ·         . 
Share:  <span class="sent">By <span class="analyst">Holger Kisker</span>   On th <span class="company">IBM</span> announced the plan to acquire SPSS, a leading provider of predictive analytics solutions. The acquisition, which is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, is expected to close later this year and will position <span class="company">IBM</span> as a leading vendor of Business Intelligence in the market. </span> Please read this Forrester Report for more insights. ·         . Tweet this