<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from optimalsap.blog-city.com</title><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2008 optimalsap.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:07:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from optimalsap.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>What to Make of SAP&apos;s New ERP Maintenance Offering?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/what_to_make_of_saps_new_erp_maintenance_offering.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/what_to_make_of_saps_new_erp_maintenance_offering.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Fto%5Fmake%5Fof%5Fsaps%5Fnew%5Ferp%5Fmaintenance%5Foffering</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here&#39;s the skinny on SAP&rsquo;s new ERP Maintenance program, &ldquo;Enterprise Support,&rdquo; rolled out in February and announced in May:End to 17% basic supportEnd to 22% premium supportOnly option for new SAP ERP customers is the Enterprise]]></description></item><item><title>SAP Talent Scarce, Opportunities Rich</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_talent_scarce_opportunities_rich.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_talent_scarce_opportunities_rich.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 04:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sap%5Ftalent%5Fscarce%5Fopportunities%5Frich</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A high ranking SAP exec recently confirmed a potential deficit of 30,000 - 40,000 SAP consultants over the next few years. For its part, SAP is working to fill the gap by increasing its investment in the SAP University Alliances program, a network of]]></description></item><item><title>Optimal&apos;s Big SAP Midmarket Push</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/optimals_big_sap_midmarket_push.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/optimals_big_sap_midmarket_push.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 03:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=optimals%5Fbig%5Fsap%5Fmidmarket%5Fpush</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In line with SAP&rsquo;s expanding partner ecosystem and stated goal of having 100,000 customers by 2010, Optimal Solutions Integration announced during SAPPHIRE that it has been named an SAP&reg; Business All-in-One channel partner, and that Tailwin]]></description></item><item><title>News from SAPPHIRE 2008</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/news_from_sapphire_2008.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/news_from_sapphire_2008.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=news%5Ffrom%5Fsapphire%5F2008</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Times are charged for SAP, the customer community and partner ecosystem, and with more than 15,000 attendees converging at the premier SAP educational and networking conference, this year&rsquo;s ASUG + SAPPHIRE conference in Orlando certainly was ac]]></description></item><item><title>SAP Upgrade Webinar</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_upgrade_webinar.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_upgrade_webinar.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sap%5Fupgrade%5Fwebinar</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SAP upgrade on your radar? Want to know what&#39;s new in ECC? Need help deciding if the time is right to upgrade, building a business case for an upgrade, or understanding the risks that can derail your Upgrade?SAP upgrade specialists from&nbsp;Opti]]></description></item><item><title>SAP, Salesforce.com Square Off</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_salesforcecom_square_off.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_salesforcecom_square_off.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sap%5Fsalesforcecom%5Fsquare%5Foff</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a debate billed as &#39;The Future of Enterprise Software,&#39; SAP&#39;s&nbsp; Hasso Plattner and Salesforce.com&#39;s Marc Benioff squared off on&nbsp; a number of critical issues that will shape how the battle for enterprise software supremacy]]></description></item><item><title>SAP&apos;s Knockout Combo for CFOs</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_knockout_combo_for_cfos.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_knockout_combo_for_cfos.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=saps%5Fknockout%5Fcombo%5Ffor%5Fcfos</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While most vendors market their solutions for governance risk and compliance (GRC) and corporate performance management (CPM) separately, the truth is that the value of both GRC and performance management solutions is most fully realized when these a]]></description></item><item><title>SAP&apos;s Crystal Clear CPM Vision</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_crystal_clear_cpm_vision.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_crystal_clear_cpm_vision.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:38:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=saps%5Fcrystal%5Fclear%5Fcpm%5Fvision</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SAP has been very active over the past several years building, buying and evolving its corporate performance management (CPM) offering. This spate of activity has brought with it a number of changes&mdash;in terms of both product nomenclature and und]]></description></item><item><title>Good News for SAP: ERP Top Priority in 2008</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/good_news_for_sap_erp_top_priority_in_2008.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/good_news_for_sap_erp_top_priority_in_2008.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=good%5Fnews%5Ffor%5Fsap%5Ferp%5Ftop%5Fpriority%5Fin%5F2008</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amid a host of not-so-optimistic IT spending forecasts for 2008, it appears that spending on ERP -- software giant SAP&#39;s bread-and-butter offering -- will continue strong throughout the year. According to a quarterly survey put out by UBS, spendi]]></description></item><item><title>SAP to Thrive When/If Recession Strikes</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_to_thrive_whenif_recession_strikes.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_to_thrive_whenif_recession_strikes.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sap%5Fto%5Fthrive%5Fwhenif%5Frecession%5Fstrikes</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seems like everywhere you turn nowadays there&rsquo;s talk about the U.S. slipping into an economic recession, dragging the world economy down with it and forcing a global belt-tightening across all industries. But all is not gloom and doom, and if t]]></description></item><item><title>SAP&apos;s Strong &apos;07, Promising &apos;08</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_strong_07_promising_08.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_strong_07_promising_08.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=saps%5Fstrong%5F07%5Fpromising%5F08</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SAP has reported a 9% increase in total revenue to $15.28bn for the year ended December 2007. The strong growth was due to software and services revenue, which rose 13% to $11.03bn. Net profit was $2.83bn compared to $2.68bn a year ago.Read Computerw]]></description></item><item><title>SAP&apos;s Smart Plan for Driving Intelligent Applications</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_smart_plan_for_driving_intelligent_applications.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_smart_plan_for_driving_intelligent_applications.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:23:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=saps%5Fsmart%5Fplan%5Ffor%5Fdriving%5Fintelligent%5Fapplications</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business intelligence (BI) is red hot today, and for reasons more significant than the recent spate of high-profile vendor acquisitions. BI&rsquo;s value is proven; its mettle is battle tested. For years now companies have leveraged BI and analytic s]]></description></item><item><title>SAP&apos;s Business Objects Buy Understood</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_business_objects_buy_understood.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_business_objects_buy_understood.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=saps%5Fbusiness%5Fobjects%5Fbuy%5Funderstood</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors&#39; initial reaction to SAP&#39;s  bid for BI vendor Business Objects  was a tad trepidatious. After all, the deal was by far the largest in SAP&#39;s 35-year history and, ostensibly, was in contrast to SAP&#39;s stated commitment to organ]]></description></item><item><title>SAP&apos;s Q4 Surge</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_q4_surge.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_q4_surge.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=saps%5Fq4%5Fsurge</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The sluggish economy appears to have little impact on SAP. The company&#39;s 4Q numbers beat expectations with license revenue estimated to top 14 percent.Read Bloomberg  article: SAP&#39;s License Revenue Jumps 14%, Beats Estimates Read Financial Ti]]></description></item><item><title>SAP &apos;07 - &apos;08: Top Trends, Challenges</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_07__08_top_trends_challenges.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_07__08_top_trends_challenges.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sap%5F07%5F%5F08%5Ftop%5Ftrends%5Fchallenges</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[2007 was an exciting time for SAP and SAP customers alike. SAP ERP upgrades, enterprise SOA adoption and MDM initiatives were among the top SAP trends in 2007, and all signs point to these interrelated trends gathering steam in 2008. Read article by]]></description></item><item><title>Tme to Whet Your SAP xApp-etite</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/tme_to_whet_your_sap_xappetite.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/tme_to_whet_your_sap_xappetite.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=tme%5Fto%5Fwhet%5Fyour%5Fsap%5Fxappetite</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is no surprise that the rise of SOA is fueling the creation of composite applications (aka xApps) on the NetWeaver platform. 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SAP had more o]]></description></item><item><title>Lower Global Supply Chain Costs &amp; Mitigate Risks with SAP GTS</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/lower_global_supply_chain_costs__mitigate_risks_with_sap_gt.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/lower_global_supply_chain_costs__mitigate_risks_with_sap_gt.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=lower%5Fglobal%5Fsupply%5Fchain%5Fcosts%5F%5Fmitigate%5Frisks%5Fwith%5Fsap%5Fgt</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s world of increasing complex global supply chains, two business objectives reign supreme: reduce risks and reduce costs.&nbsp; Built atop the SAP NetWeaver business process platform, the SAP GRC Global Trade Services (GTS) composite a]]></description><category>sap grc</category><category>sap gts</category><category>sap consulting</category></item><item><title>SAP Lands Wal-Mart</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_lands_walmart.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_lands_walmart.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sap%5Flands%5Fwalmart</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How big is SAP&rsquo;s recent Wal-Mart win? It&rsquo;s tough to put an exact dollar value on the deal as mum&rsquo;s the word for both companies when it comes to the financial particulars. But gauging from what we do know?a global rollout of SAP ERP]]></description></item><item><title>SAP Boom - SOA Payday</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_boom__soa_payday.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_boom__soa_payday.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sap%5Fboom%5F%5Fsoa%5Fpayday</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The promise of service-oriented architecture (SOA) is very real, and mainstream enterprise transitioning to SOA is assuredly more of a question of &lsquo;when&rsquo; than &lsquo;if.&rsquo; In the fourth and final installment of his article that exami]]></description><category>sap consulting</category></item><item><title>SAP&apos;s Bid for Business Objects</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_bid_for_business_objects.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_bid_for_business_objects.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=saps%5Fbid%5Ffor%5Fbusiness%5Fobjects</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SAP&#39; s announcement on October 7 that it will acquire business intelligence (BI) vendor Business Objects  is creating quite an uproar in the enterprise applications market.Read SAP press release: SAP to Acquire Business Objects in Friendly Takeov]]></description><category>sap business objects</category><category>sap consulting</category></item><item><title>SAP Targets Midmarket with On-Demand Business ByDesign</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_targets_midmarket_with_ondemand_business_bydesign.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_targets_midmarket_with_ondemand_business_bydesign.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:34:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sap%5Ftargets%5Fmidmarket%5Fwith%5Fondemand%5Fbusiness%5Fbydesign</comments><dc:creator>Optimal SAP News Desk</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arguably the most significant event of the past decade in enterprise software, SAP&#39;s launch of  its on-demand Business ByDesign midmarket solution has virtually monopolized headlines in business and technology trade media for the past week. 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