Stories by John Blau

Skype launches new premium services, plans more

Skype International has commercially launched beta versions of two new premium services, with two more in the pipeline, as the Internet telephone company moves to generate revenue from VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) technology.

SAP unveils new ERP package

SAP has begun shipping the latest version of its flagship ERP software, my SAP ERP Edition 2004, one month ahead of schedule, it says.

SAP reorganizes at the top

German business software vendor SAP is realigning the responsibilities of its management team in a move to simplify its command structure, the company said Tuesday.

SAP plans new lab in Hungary

Germany's SAP AG, the world's largest provider of business management software, plans to open a new software development lab in Budapest in the first half of this year.

SAP plans new platform as competitive weapon

For the past 18 months, SAP has been knocking on the doors of PeopleSoft customers, extending maintenance and licensing incentives to lure them over. Now that Oracle has acquired PeopleSoft, SAP is pulling out a fresh weapon from its arsenal in the battle to win customers -- new technology.

SAP makes offer to PeopleSoft users

One day after Oracle Corp. announced its first initiative as a newly merged company, rival German business software vendor SAP AG has responded with a new maintenance and migration service aimed at its customers running PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards applications.

SAP software sales rose 8% in Q4

SAP's fourth quarter revenue from software licenses increased 8% compared to the same period a year before, SAP announced earlier this month.

SAP, Microsoft deliver developer tool

SAP and Microsoft announced the availability of a new portal development kit, delivering on a promise made last year to integrate their Web services-based technology platforms.

SAP offers new security service

German business software vendor SAP is offering customers a new service to ensure the security of SAP systems, the company said Wednesday.

Deutsche Telekom faces mountain of lawsuits

An unprecedented legal event began Tuesday in Frankfurt with about 15,000 shareholders suing Deutsche Telekom AG for allegedly inflating the value of assets in three separate share placements.

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