This week obviously saw the start and end of Sapphire 2009 in Orlando, which is reflected in this week’s news items.

• news just out before the start of Sapphire 2009: SAP aquires Clear Standards
• Sapphire 2009: Dennis Howlett with an apt first-day-keynotes-summary – this also includes the “Sapphire 2009 press conference that never was”.
• CIO.com ‘s Sapphire 2009 round up
• Vinnie Mirchandani with some interesting insights from Sapphire here, on sustainability here and here.
• “Even SAP can be cool”. CNN.com with a report on Leo Apotheker who is soon taking over the reigns at SAP.

I’ve decided to include this week’s Tweet picks courtesy of Thomas Wailgum (CIO.com), who’s posted some great Tweet pickings from Sapphire 2009, Orlando.