SAP cloud boss quits
More exits at SAP
The maker of expensive esoteric business software which no one is sure what it does, SAP, appears to be having trouble keeping senior managers.
SAP fires top programmers
Rushing for the cloud
The maker of esoteric management software, which no one is really is sure what it does, has told its top programmers to clear out their desks. The move is part of a restructuring which will put SAP software on the cloud.
SAP hiring again
Needs more expensive staff to do something but no one is sure what
The maker of expensive business software which is so esoteric few companies know what it actually does but insists they must have it is hiring staff.
SAP snatches up Qualtrics International for $8 billion
Pre-empting an IPO
The maker of expensive business software which no one really understands, SAP, has written an $8 billion cheque for Qualtrics International.
SAP, Microsoft and Adobe team up on data
Share and enjoy
SAP, Microsoft and Adobe have formed a data alliance that they say will make it easier for clients running their applications to get a better overview of the customer.
SAP and Oracle targeted by hackers
Mostly exploiting a failure to patch
At least a dozen companies and government agencies have been targeted, and thousands more are exposed to data breaches by hackers exploiting old security flaws in Oracle and SAP management software, two cybersecurity firms and Homeland Security have warned.
Mindfulness creates higher profits for SAP
What is the sound of one BAP instance of an SAP system containing the enqueue server and the message server clapping?
The maker of expensive software which no one is sure what it does has done well by turning to the meditation technique of mindfulness.
SAP invests more in clouds
Strategic transition in Callidus
The maker of expensive management software which is so esoteric few people know what it does has decided to invest $2.4 billion to get more practical about clouds.
Microsoft teams up with SAP for cloud
Incomprehensible meets the intractable
The software King of the World is teaming up with the maker of expensive business software which no one knows exactly what it does to put everything into clouds.
SAP thinks things are bottoming out
People will start buying expensive esoteric software again
The maker of expensive esoteric business software which no one is quite sure what it does has been having a few problems with its bottom line lately, but now thinks things might be ready to turn around.