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Z2 - the answer to Java Server Problems?
CFO.com discusses the growth of ERM adoption
SAP Crystal Reports: Some Insight into 4.1
How Gamification of the Enterprise can kill the Dilbert-Comics
What is the Ultimate Ruggedized Mobile Device?
Digital Signature in SAP E-Sourcing/CLM
SAP Interfaces
How open source software supports SAP technology strategy
Is Data like Timber?
Extending SAP Master Data Governance for Supplier -- Part 2
SAP Insider Article on SAP ILM 702
Extending SAP Master Data Governance for Supplier - Part 1
Sketching the process to making a good decision- and then executing on it.

Z2 - the answer to Java Server Problems?

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 12:08 AM PDT

Z2 is a new approach to Java server programming. It tries to address some of the major problems Java has had from the beginning by following the footsteps of ABAP. This blog discusses some of its basic concepts.

CFO.com discusses the growth of ERM adoption

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 05:23 PM PDT

Is the need for ERM recognized? Is it growing in practice?

SAP Crystal Reports: Some Insight into 4.1

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:16 PM PDT

In this post, Coy Yonce shares some details about some features and enhancements planned for the first minor release of Crystal Reports in the SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 platform; SAP Crystal Reports for enterprise 4.1.

How Gamification of the Enterprise can kill the Dilbert-Comics

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:35 PM PDT

It's dangerous to reduce Gamification just to fun, points and badges. The Dilbert-comicstrips highlight in hilarious ways the shortcomings of today's corporate world. Gamification will not only be a disruptive new aggregator to make employee success and achievement more transparent, but also dry out the torrent of discrepancies from the corporate world that feed the humor for Dilbert-strip.

What is the Ultimate Ruggedized Mobile Device?

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:18 PM PDT

The most rugged mobile communications device 100 years ago was armored, ran on gasoline, and sported a huge cannon. Not surprisingly, a lighterweight solution became more popular. That parallels the evolution of mobile technology today, especially tablets.

Digital Signature in SAP E-Sourcing/CLM

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 11:23 AM PDT

How to get a legal contract in CLM digitally signed by vendor and other parties.Integration of Echo Sign-Digital Signature Provider with SAP E-Sourcing/CLM

SAP Interfaces

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 11:22 AM PDT

Brief overview on SAP Interfacing and how does it actually work

How open source software supports SAP technology strategy

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 10:59 AM PDT

A few days ago, Rui Nogueira interviewed me on how open source supports the SAP technology strategy. A good reason to continue my blog. Which I am doing way too rarely. This time, I was almost on my way to title the blog post Statistical errors or how Rui made me speak. Yes, Rui made me speak. But why statistical errors? Because almost any time I used the terms statistic or statistical, I created a knot in my tongue  But listen yourself.

Is Data like Timber?

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 10:23 AM PDT

For quite some time, I'm playing with this idea of comparing data with some raw material (like timber) and information with some product made from that raw material (like furniture). This helps to suggest (a) that data and information are related but not the same thing and (b) that there is processing inbetween similar to converting wood to furniture. With this blog, I like to throw this comparison out into the public, also to hopefully trigger a good discussion that either identifies weaknesses of this comparison or develops the idea even further.

Extending SAP Master Data Governance for Supplier -- Part 2

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 09:04 AM PDT

SAP Master Data Governance provides an out-of-the box solution for the central management of various master data objects such as financial objects, supplier and material. But SAP Master Data Governance also provides the flexibility to customize the solution, in cases where the predelivered content does not fully match customer requirements. The article series will provide an introduction to extensibility for SAP Master Data Governance for Supplier. In this first article the focus will be on extending the data model. The following articles will build on the extended data model and explain enhancements to the SAP Master Data Governance UIs, processes, validations and derivations, data replication, Enterprise Search and print output.