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• Forrester: Uncertain future for SAP's NetWeaver

  SAP customers shouldn't rely on the vendor's NetWeaver technology stack for all of their middleware needs in the future, according to Forrester Research.

• CeBIT: Sybase brings SAP apps to mobile phones

  Sybase and SAP on Tuesday released the long-awaited first fruits of the mobile partnership they announced about a year ago.

• Not whom they expected: SAP's McDermott opens Cebit

  It was Léo Apotheker whose name appeared on the invitation to the opening ceremony of the Cebit trade show -- but his successor, co-CEO Bill McDermott, appeared on stage.

• SAP lands major deal with 3M at Oracle's expense

  SAP has seen its share of executive upheaval and customer discontent in recent months, but a newly inked agreement with global conglomerate 3M is giving it reason to celebrate.

• Defence to roll out Garrison and Estate Management System

  Defence is continuing to overhaul its ICT systems under the Defence Strategic Reform Program, with the announcement that it will implement a Garrison and Estate Management System (GEMS) by December 2012.

• SAP makes more executive changes

  The high-profile shakeup at SAP's top executive levels continued Thursday with the announcement that executive board member John Schwarz, viewed by some observers as a potential future CEO at the company, has resigned.

• Apotheker is out as SAP CEO

  Leo Apotheker has resigned as CEO of German ERP giant SAP, the company disclosed on Sunday. The decision was by mutual agreement with SAP's supervisory board, and is effective immediately.

• Leo Apotheker quits as SAP CEO

  Leo Apotheker has resigned as CEO and executive board member of global software giant SAP after 20 years with the company.

• IBM buying MDM vendor Initiate Systems

  IBM announced Wednesday that it plans to buy MDM (master data management) vendor Initiate Systems. Terms of the deal, which is scheduled to close in the first quarter, were not disclosed.

• SAP touts strong 2009 domestic revenues

  Major wins with NAB, Queensland Rail underpin results

• Setback for SAP in Oracle suit

  Oracle has won a battle regarding the way damages can be calculated in its intellectual property lawsuit against SAP, according to a ruling filed Jan. 28 in US District Court for the Northern District of California.

• SAP Q4 revenue sinks 9 percent, net income drops 12 percent

  SAP reported a 9 percent year-on-year fall in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009, with net income dropping 12 percent from its record level a year earlier. But the company sees a return to growth and improvements in operating income this year, it said Wednesday.

• SAP shakes up support structure, executive organization

  SAP said Thursday that it would once again offer customers a choice of application support tiers, in a stunning reversal of a decision that had rankled many customers worldwide.

• Supply chain helps keep 7-Eleven open 24/7

  If your organisation has close to 400 locations across the country and is adding up to 25 new ones a year, you can bet the supply chain a and tight grip on internal IT compliance are important. And indeed it is for 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd, the local arm of the global 7-Eleven convenience store behemoth.

• SAP plays up sustainability angle

  Organizations seeking ways to conserve energy and profit from being green may find the true gains won’t come from "greening" their data centers, but rather by maximizing the efficiency of their supply chains, said Peter Graf, the chief sustainability officer for SAP.