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The Motley Fool
October 23, 2006
Tom Taulli |
SAP Still Not Serious About M&A Third-quarter results were much improved, but intense competition from Oracle clouds the picture. Investors, take note.   |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2007
Tom Taulli |
SAP Gets Soggier Driving real change in a global company takes a charismatic leader with a clear strategy. Without Shai Agassi, things will only get murkier for SAP shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2007
Tom Taulli |
SAP Goes to the Mat With On-Demand The software giant is moving to the mid-market using some newfangled approaches. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2005
Tom Taulli |
SAP Gears Up for Battle Oracle's Ellison has made SAP enemy No. 1. But SAP is fighting back the right way: by getting customers. Despite the strong performance, SAP's stock price slid $0.92 to $39.38. |
InternetNews
October 29, 2008
Richard Adhikari |
What's Behind SAP's Change in Outlook? Some hints from SAP on where it sees IT spending heading. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2006
Tom Taulli |
SSA Global Wants Some Privacy Yesterday, the enterprise software provider announced that the company is selling out to privately-owned Infor in a cash deal for about $19.50 per share. It was only in May 2005 that SSA went public with an offering price of $11, and the current stock price is $19.08. |
InternetNews
January 19, 2005
Clint Boulton |
SAP Buys PeopleSoft Support Provider Looking to capitalize on the uncertainty caused by Oracle's $10.3 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft, SAP AG acquired TomorrowNow, which provides maintenance and support for PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards customers. |
InternetNews
October 18, 2007
Larry Barrett |
SAP Shows Solid Earnings, Firm Stance Against Oracle Strong license sales boosted SAP's profits, and it announced a sweet deal with retail giant Wal-Mart. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
Tom Taulli |
SAP Still Thinking Small The latest acquisition will have a minimal impact on the software giant. The stock is off 10% this year, and although it has begun to stabilize, it's not clear what the catalysts will be to get things moving in the right direction for investors. |
CIO
June 9, 2009
Thomas Wailgum |
5 Facts About ERP That You May Not Know Whether you're upgrading your ERP system or deploying one for the first time, it pays to understand today's ERP software landscape. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Oracle Releases the Hounds Oracle's lawsuit against SAP is just another small battle in its war for business applications. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2007
Tom Taulli |
SAP Goes Big The major business-software company jolts Wall Street with a transformative deal, agreeing to spend $6.8 billion for Business Objects. |
InternetNews
March 22, 2005
Michael Singer |
Oracle, SAP: Upward Bound Analysts suggest Oracle's winning bid for the Minnesota-based retail software provider is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to potential mergers and acquisitions in the next 12 months. |
InternetNews
July 26, 2010 |
Will SAP's Earnings Renew Investor Optimism? SAP has seen better days and now must find away to break out of its recent stupor to give investors some hope and perhaps regain a bit of its own swagger. |
BusinessWeek
May 22, 2006
Steve Hamm |
SAP Dangles A Big, Fat Carrot Will SAP be able to double its market capitalization by 2010? Under Kagermann's leadership -- and with a vigorous push in the back from Plattner -- this is one mature software maker that may be up to the challenge. |
InternetNews
September 20, 2007
Larry Barrett |
SAP's On-Demand Strategy Draws Tepid Reviews It's early in the game but Wall Street analysts and industry pundits say its Business By Demand service raises more questions than it answers. |
CRM
December 1, 2007
Coreen Bailor |
SAP's Midmarket Design SAP Business ByDesign is the company's new on-demand midmarket product; much of its success hinges on SAP's channel strategy. |
BusinessWeek
April 4, 2005
Steve Hamm |
Larry, You Picked A Nasty Fight In taking on heavyweight SAP in the corporate applications software market, Oracle faces very long odds. |
InternetNews
June 7, 2004
Achim Sawall |
Microsoft, SAP Considered Merger At the start of Oracle's takeover trial, Redmond's secrets are being exposed. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Oracle Isn't SAP Was this much of a sell-off warranted? |
InternetNews
March 11, 2005
Michael Singer |
Oracle Woos, SAP Waits For Retek The two largest ERP software companies try to outbid each other in fight for retail software provider. |
InternetNews
January 30, 2008
Larry Barrett |
Chaos Abounds But SAP's Outlook Remains The Same SAP's 2008 sales forecast is identical to the guidance it offered a year ago. But a lot has changed in the interim. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2010
Anders Bylund |
That's a Big One, Oracle As legal battles go, this one should be pretty short. SAP has been ordered to pay up $1.3 billion to Oracle. |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2004
Tom Taulli |
A New Breed of Software Company Can the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software market re-ignite its stalled-out growth? |
InternetNews
September 7, 2007
Larry Barrett |
TomorrowNow Incident Brings Scrutiny to SAP, Oracle Oracle's pending lawsuit accusing arch-rival SAP of what amounts to industrial espionage has inadvertently brought both firms' lucrative and controversial service and maintenance fees to the fore. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Oracle's Softwar? The database king ups its guidance as it prepares for a battle with rival SAP. |
CFO
November 1, 2007
John Edwards |
The Host with the Most SAP boldly goes where a number of other software vendors have already gone: A hosted application aimed at midsize businesses. |
InternetNews
September 15, 2010 |
SAP's New Analytics Apps Target Big Verticals SAP unwraps a set of 10 new SAP BusinessObjects business analytics applications. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Score One for Oracle The battle continues among the software giants, as SAP makes a surprising admission. The main thing for investors to consider is that Oracle has a clear strategy for growth: buying up companies. |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Quest Software: Hugging Microsoft By expanding its products to the Microsoft line, the software company should see more growth. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
January 10, 2011
David Needle |
Oracle Debuts Financial Analytics for SAP Targeting a familiar rival, Oracle releases a new business module called Financial Analytics for SAP. |
InternetNews
January 27, 2010 |
SAP Profits, Sales Slip in 4Q SAP blames weak global economy for lackluster sales and earnings in its most recent quarter and offers up a less-than-spectacular forecast for 2010. |
InternetNews
September 21, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Oracle Shatters 1Q Estimates Another blockbuster earnings report from Oracle ratchets up the pressure on arch-rival SAP. |
InternetNews
May 15, 2006
Michael Hickins |
SAP and Oracle Go Another Round SAP threw another blow at the body of rival software vendor Oracle, announcing that is offering technical support and a conversion roadmap for customers running Siebel software. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2008
Tim Beyers |
SAP's Would-Be Jedi Master SAP shows growth in its Core Enterprise Applications, but the company pays heavily for that growth. |
InternetNews
October 6, 2008
Richard Adhikari |
SAP Shares Slide on Earnings Warning Like other IT companies, SAP, already locked in a tussle with Oracle, is hit by the financial crisis. |
InternetNews
August 13, 2007
Larry Barrett |
SMB Market Awaits SAP's Web 2.0 Play SAP will finally launch A1S, it's much-hyped and long-awaited software-as-a-service offering geared for small and mid-sized companies. |
InternetNews
February 14, 2008
David Needle |
Judge Orders Mediation For Oracle, SAP The lawsuit brought by Oracle against SAP and that company's TomorrowNow subsidiary is headed for mediation. |
InternetNews
February 20, 2007
Clint Boulton |
SAP Tabs Pilot For Analytics Flight SAP buys Pilot Software to fortify its applications portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
June 19, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Oracle's $19 Billion Payoff For the past few years, Oracle's Larry Ellison has talked about the benefits of consolidation. Now, it looks like the company is seeing some of those benefits. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2004
Tom Taulli |
What's Next for Open Text? The company's quarter was fairly ugly. Then again, the enterprise software industry is becoming a killing ground for investors. |
InternetNews
April 26, 2011 |
Infor Acquires Lawson in ERP Merger New combined entity will be the third largest ERP vendor behind SAP and Oracle. |
InternetNews
January 29, 2009
Richard Adhikari |
SAP To Cut Workforce Despite Strong Earnings Enterprise software giant SAP is tightening its belt in anticipation of a rough 2009. |
CRM
June 1, 2007
Colin Beasty |
SAP Loses Visionary Agassi Over CEO Rift Shai Agassi's resignation from SAP triggered a major realignment of the SAP executive board and has left industry pundits and customers alike wondering how the exit of the whiz kid will influence SAP's product strategy and road map. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Quick Take: When Larry Ellison Gets Stupid Oracle is accusing SAP of "corporate theft on a grand scale" after SAP division TomorrowNow allegedly downloaded more than 10,000 documents from Oracle's support site. |
InternetNews
August 23, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Who Will Win The SAP, Oracle Battle? While SAP and Oracle continue to slug it out for the lion's share of the estimated $30 billion-plus that companies spend for business applications and services each year, Salesforce.com's software-as-a-service model is propelling the company to record sales and earnings. |
InternetNews
July 27, 2010 |
SAP Misses Q2 Estimates, Says SaaS Offering Soon SAP missed analysts' profit targets in its second quarter, mainly as a result of unfavorable currency exchange rates and one-time payouts to former executives. |
InternetNews
April 29, 2009
Alex Goldman |
SAP Software Sales Drop, Warns of Q2 Pain SAP's quarterly earnings update predicts short-term pain and long-term gain. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Lawson Rakes in More Dough The enterprise software operator continues to gain ground on Oracle and SAP. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
September 19, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Competitors Await SAP's On-Demand Threat After spending nearly two years and about half a billion dollars to develop it, SAP's A1S product is ready for prime-time. |
