SAP snags CallidusCloud for $2.4 billion

 SAP, the German enterprise software giant, announced it acquired CallidusCloud last night for $2.4 billion or $36 per share. Callidus provides configure price quote (CPQ) and sales performance management tools delivered as a cloud service.
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Oracle Patches 250 Bugs in Quarterly Critical Patch Update

Three critical SQL injection vulnerabilities in Oracle’s popular E-Business Suite make up a part of 250 bugs patched for the company’s quarterly Critical Patch Update, Continue reading Oracle Patches 250 Bugs in Quarterly Critical Patch Update

SAP wants to bridge the gap between IoT and business data

 SAP announced a new tool today called the Leonardo IoT Bridge designed to help bridge the gap between data coming from sensors in the field and business systems operating inside a firm.
The manufacturing sector is in the middle of a massive shift where machines are being equipped with sensors that transmit torrents of data about their health, and the environment around them, over the… Read More Continue reading SAP wants to bridge the gap between IoT and business data

SAP closes critical vulnerability affecting TREX

SAP closed a critical vulnerability for an issue that was exposed for almost two years. The vulnerability (SAP Security Note 2419592) affects TREX, a SAP NetWeaver standalone search engine, which is deployed in over a dozen SAP products including SAP HANA. The identified security issue allows an attacker to anonymously perform sensitive operations that can be combined to execute a command on the server remotely. Originally, the vulnerability was discovered in SAP HANA in 2015 … More Continue reading SAP closes critical vulnerability affecting TREX

SAP Updates Two-Year-Old Patch for TREX Vulnerability

SAP has issued an updated patch for a code-injection vulnerability affecting the TREX search engine integrated into more than a dozen SAP products. Continue reading SAP Updates Two-Year-Old Patch for TREX Vulnerability

SAP Vulnerability Puts Business Data at Risk for Thousands of Companies

Researchers at ERPScan today disclosed details and a proof-of-concept exploit for a SAP GUI remote code execution vulnerability patched last week. Continue reading SAP Vulnerability Puts Business Data at Risk for Thousands of Companies