{"id":999,"date":"2010-08-02T12:35:14","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T12:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/?p=999"},"modified":"2014-10-09T10:14:51","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T10:14:51","slug":"this-week-in-sap-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/?p=999","title":{"rendered":"This Week in SAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s start this week&#8217;s edition with a good Geek and Poke cartoon I spotted over the weekend:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geekandpoke.typepad.com\/geekandpoke\/2010\/07\/how-to-make-enterprise-software.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GeekAndPoke+%28Geek+And+Poke%29\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"G&amp;P - Enterprise Software\" src=\"http:\/\/geekandpoke.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d8341d3df553ef013485e5e37b970c-800wi\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"566\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new month, a new SAP BusinessByDesign release. You&#8217;ll find some BYD News links amongst my SAP Land news catch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/advice.cio.com\/thomas_wailgum\/11284\/are_cios_too_cozy_with_their_technology_vendors?source=rss_Thomas_Wailgum-s_blog\">&#8220;Are CIOs too cosy with their vendors?&#8221;<\/a>, asks CIO&#8217;s Thomas Wailgum. Why does there seem such a loyalty to vendors, even when things have not been going as well as expected?<\/li>\n<li>A perception is a perception is a perception. <a href=\"http:\/\/rss.feedsportal.com\/c\/432\/f\/6344\/s\/c5baee4\/l\/0L0Scomputerworlduk0N0Cmanagement0Cit0Ebusiness0Csupplier0Erelations0Cnews0Cindex0Bcfm0DRSS0Gnewsid0F21356\/story01.htm\">Survey by the SAP UK&amp;I user group<\/a> reveals that a large part (75%) of its customers are not happy with the speed with which SAP responded to SaaS offerings.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/us.rd.yahoo.com\/finance\/news\/rss\/story\/*http:\/\/biz.yahoo.com\/prnews\/100728\/sf41368.html?.v=1\">SAP AG reports that IDC has reported<\/a> that SAP is the market leader in the BI tools market.<\/li>\n<li>SAP Mentor Thorsten Franz reveals the &#8220;third way&#8221;: <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/SAPNetworkWeblogs\/~3\/_fZv387FY0w\/20272\">CRM WebUI for ERP 6 and Netweaver ABAP<\/a>. Business Object aware goodness. Great stuff, Thorsten!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rss.feedsportal.com\/c\/312\/f\/4414\/s\/c5c698e\/l\/0L0Scomputerwoche0Bde0Csoftware0Cerp0C2350A0A260C\/story01.htm\">SAP cooperates with Deutsche Post in eBrief (eLetter) projects<\/a>. First initiatives will cover HCM payroll and public sector processes. (english version <a href=\"http:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;layout=2&amp;eotf=1&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F312%2Ff%2F4414%2Fs%2Fc5c698e%2Fl%2F0L0Scomputerwoche0Bde0Csoftware0Cerp0C2350A0A260C%2Fstory01.htm&amp;sl=de&amp;tl=en\">here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Gartner&#8217;s Thomas Otter chimes in with his <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.gartner.com\/thomas_otter\/2010\/07\/29\/brief-thoughts-on-saps-results\/\">thoughts on SAP results<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SAP TV: Snabe\/McDermott <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Making_of_SAPTV\/~3\/nQb5Kfp9Yxo\/\">interview now available online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SAP personalises Netweaver Portal with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.silicon.de\/software\/business\/0,39039006,41535542,00\/sap+macht+netweaver+portal+persoenlicher.htm\">Enterprise Workspace<\/a> (engl version <a href=\"http:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;layout=2&amp;eotf=1&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.silicon.de%2Fsoftware%2Fbusiness%2F0%2C39039006%2C41535542%2C00%2Fsap%2Bmacht%2Bnetweaver%2Bportal%2Bpersoenlicher.htm&amp;sl=de&amp;tl=en\">here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Indian offshorer <a href=\"http:\/\/rss.feedsportal.com\/c\/312\/f\/4414\/s\/c6203e3\/l\/0L0Scomputerwoche0Bde0Ckarriere0Chp0Eyoung0Eprofessional0C2350A1270C\/story01.htm\">HCL is looking for experienced german-speaking SAP consultants<\/a> in order to increase its foothold in SAP&#8217;s home market (engl version <a href=\"http:\/\/translate.google.com\/translate?js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;layout=2&amp;eotf=1&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F312%2Ff%2F4414%2Fs%2Fc6203e3%2Fl%2F0L0Scomputerwoche0Bde0Ckarriere0Chp0Eyoung0Eprofessional0C2350A1270C%2Fstory01.htm&amp;sl=de&amp;tl=en\">here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Just in time: the Enterprise Geeks with the <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/enterprisegeeks\/~3\/pifB_WRzwiI\/\">last installment on an Introduction to WDA<\/a> (pt 7)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/zdnet\/Howlett\/~3\/j2KnjA85De8\/2349\">Dennis Howlett comments on SAP&#8217;s release of ByDesign Feature Pack 2.5<\/a>. Still strikes me as new to see price offerings from SAP like this (see the 3 starter packs), but it&#8217;s a taste of what&#8217;s to come in the not-too-distant future. See also my comment re SDK and partner add-ons, for more reading also see my recent post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/?p=964\">&#8220;ByDesign ? ByCommunity&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter_icon-e1268596574748.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-750\" title=\"twitter_icon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/twitter_icon-e1268596574748.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here comes Mr. T (with a bit of spice this week, me thinks&#8230;)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZiaYusuf\">ZiaYusuf<\/a><\/strong>: Delighted to announce that I  have joined key <a title=\"#sap\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23sap\">#sap<\/a> partner  and talent management leader  <a title=\"#nakisainc\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23nakisainc\">#nakisainc<\/a> as Board Advisor   <\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonerp\">jonerp<\/a>: <\/strong>As per @<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thomas_jung\">thomas_jung<\/a> at <a title=\"#sapitstl\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23sapitstl\">#sapitstl<\/a>: SAP Business  Suite is gradually being rewritten from SAP GUI to Web Dynpro ABAP.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonerp\">jonerp<\/a>: <\/strong>Interesting piece by  computerworlduk reporting SAP user survey on ByD and Saas <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/dlvr.it\/3BWWw\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/dlvr.it\/3BWWw<\/a> but SHOCKED doesn&#8217;t mention #  surveyed<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/monkchips\">monkchips<\/a>: <\/strong>@<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esjewett\">esjewett<\/a> the sap  enterprise workspaces page is not even funny. file under poor marketing.  cc @<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbecher\">jbecher<\/a> @<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vlvl\">vlvl<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esjewett\">esjewett<\/a>: <\/strong>Another misguided in-memory SAP  marketing blog on SDN &#8211;  (The non  in-memory stuff seems alright.)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ewH\">ewH<\/a>: <\/strong>I am now being followed by @<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shortdumps\">shortdumps<\/a> &#8211; as an ABAPer, that is not a good omen<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thomas_jung\">thomas_jung<\/a>: <\/strong>Just followed @<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shortdumps\">shortdumps<\/a> &#8211; if this account turns out to not be ABAP  related, I don&#8217;t think I want to see the content they post. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mprosceno\">mprosceno<\/a>: <\/strong>Nice recognition for SDN and the  SAP Community Networks in the Washington Post..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s start this week&#8217;s edition with a good Geek and Poke cartoon I spotted over the weekend: A new month, a new SAP BusinessByDesign release. You&#8217;ll find some BYD News links amongst my SAP Land news catch. &#8220;Are CIOs too cosy with their vendors?&#8221;, asks CIO&#8217;s Thomas Wailgum. Why does there seem such a loyalty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=999"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1004,"href":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999\/revisions\/1004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pixelbase.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}