HR 2.0 is the poster child for the next wave of SaaS innovation

 The path for SaaS domination of a market segment has historically followed one of two routes: bringing previously offline workflows online, or moving on-premise software processes online. In short, SaaS would take over segments that previously we… Continue reading HR 2.0 is the poster child for the next wave of SaaS innovation

SAP beats analysts’ expectations, reports “record-setting” revenue and profit

Bill McDermott, chief executive officer of SAP AG, poses for a photograph during the software company's annual general meeting in Mannheim, Germany, on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. McDermott, who becomes the German company's sole chief executive officer today, is counting on the leadership change to speed decision-making at the software maker trying to accelerate growth. Photographer: Martin Leissl/Bloomberg via Getty Images German IT services and enterprise giant SAP reported encouraging numbers for Q2 2016, beating analysts’ expectations and spiking its share price by nearly five percent in pre-market trading Wednesday as its non-IFRS EPS increased 2 percent to €0.82 ($0.90). Analysts had predicted a quarterly EPS of $0.78. The leap is owed in part to the strength of the company’s… Read More Continue reading SAP beats analysts’ expectations, reports “record-setting” revenue and profit

Uncovering Risk From SAP HANA Vulnerabilities Can Be Simple and Easy

Vulnerabilities in a SAP HANA system can result in major consequences for users, but identifying and remediating these issues can be easy.

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Microsoft and SAP Announce New Partnership, Bringing Two Giants Closer Together

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Microsoft and SAP have announced a new partnership that will allow SAP ERP software to run on Azure and new Office 365 integration points in SAP applications.

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Microsoft and SAP love grows stronger in the cloud

SAP extreme sailing in Singapore. Microsoft and SAP have been pals for years and years, and today at the SAP Sapphire Now customer conference in Orlando, the two company CEOs, Satya Nadella and Bill McDermott announced they were taking the relationship to another level with deeper cloud integrations between the two companies. The deal will enable SAP customers to run HANA, the company’s in-memory database product … Read More Continue reading Microsoft and SAP love grows stronger in the cloud

Threatpost News Wrap, May 13, 2016

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including zero day vulnerabilities–both in Adobe Flash and Windows, a nasty vulnerability in SAP business applications, Mozilla asking FBI to disclose a Tor exploit, and more. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, May 13, 2016

SAP announces new partnership with Apple to expand iOS in the enterprise

A man walks up the stairs at the Apple Store in Grand Central Station February 25, 2016. 
Apple has been in a legal fight with the government in the San Bernardino case, where the FBI wants the company to help hacking the iPhone of Syed Farook, a US citizen, who gunned down 14 people with his Pakistani wife Tashfeen Malik in the California city in December. / AFP / Timothy A. CLARY        (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) SAP announced a broad partnership with Apple today to bring iOS to SAP’s enterprise customer base. The announcement comes almost two years after Apple made a similar deal with IBM. Steve Lucas, president for SAP’s Digital Enterprise Platform says while it’s natural to see similarities between the two deals — two large enterprise companies making a deal with Apple… Read More Continue reading SAP announces new partnership with Apple to expand iOS in the enterprise