Features

• Technology argument 1: Tablets vs. laptops vs. smartphones

  By Agam Shah | 04 November, 2011 09:40

  Many people today carry multiple mobile devices to access data anyplace, anytime. But a question always lingers: between a smartphone, laptop and tablet, which should you carry on the road?

• SAP-Sybase: What to expect in the first 90 days

  By Chris Kanaracus | 23 July, 2010 05:51

  Now that SAP's roughly $US6 billion acquisition of Sybase has gained clearance from European regulators, it may not be long before the deal is finalised. With that in mind, users and partners of the companies have much to consider during the next few months, analysts say.

• SAP aims to acquire forecasting software vendor SAF

  By Peter Sayer | 20 July, 2009 23:24

  SAP plans to buy SAF Simulation, Analysis and Forecasting, a Swiss developer of retail forecasting software.

• SAP wants to help microcredit groups manage loans

  By Peter Sayer | 18 June, 2009 02:38

  SAP hopes to help lower the cost of managing loan portfolios for organizations offering microcredits as part of a partnership announced Wednesday with French nonprofit group PlaNet Finance.

• What to do if your cloud provider disappears

  By Robert L. Scheier | 21 April, 2009 09:05

  Software developer Christopher Shockey saw the first signs of trouble in late 2008. A sales rep who had always represented Web application development provider Coghead was now calling on behalf of Coghead's much larger rival Salesforce.com.