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SAP biedt on-demand bedrijfsprocessen in hoop op expansie in mkb-markt. Begin volgend jaar komt het nieuwe product A1S voor het midden- en kleinbedrijf van SAP op de markt. "We liggen op schema, dus we gaan de lancering in het eerste kwartaal gewoon halen", beloofde ceo Henning Kagerman de aanwezigen op de persconferentie van Sapphire in Wenen.
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SAP - Focus On "Do-It-for-Me" Web Services: Small Companies Point and Click on E-Commerce
SAP - Focus On "Do-It-for-Me" Web Services: Small Companies Point and Click on E-Commerce
Small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) have big buying power when it comes to Web services and tools. While many large enterprises bought into the Web in the 1990s and early 2000s, growing numbers of SMEs are just now turning to e-commerce and other online tasks.
Small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) have big buying power when it comes to Web services and tools. While many large enterprises bought into the Web in the 1990s and early 2000s, growing numbers of SMEs are just now turning to e-commerce and other online tasks.
FT.com / Companies / IT - PC and software makers race to woo small businesses
FT.com / Companies / IT - PC and software makers race to woo small businesses
PC and software makers race to woo small businesses
By Kevin Allison in San Francisco
Published: May 14 2007 22:44 | Last updated: May 14 2007 22:44
Computer makers are launching products and overhauling their sales strategies in an attempt to woo small business customers, as companies with 100 employees or less come into their own as sophisticated consumers of information technology.
The moves come as falling prices make technologies previously available only to the world’s biggest companies affordable to small businesses. “The technology is more affordable, cutting across all product categories,” said Ray Boggs, an analyst at IDC, the market research company. “Small firms today are looking like mid-sized firms did five years ago.”
At the same time, smaller companies have become increasingly computer-savvy, with business owners spending more on IT to increase productivity and boost sales.
“Even small businesses with a few employees are a lot more computer literate than they were in the past,” said Satjiv Chahil, a vice-president of marketing at Hewlett-Packard’s personal computer division. Earlier this year, HP rolled out a dozen products, including servers, PCs and storage devices designed for small businesses.
Dell, IBM and Cisco Systems have also launched products intended for small businesses in recent months. On the software side, Microsoft and SAP have been stepping up efforts to win small business accounts.
Technologies of interest to small businesses include wireless networking, servers, and business applications such as e-mail or customer relationship management software, Mr Boggs said.
Mark Shearer, general manager of IBM’s small business server line, said: “Small businesses essentially need the same kinds of infrastructure and capabilities that larger businesses need. They’re competing in a global economy and their customer needs are intense.”
HP and IBM have been overhauling sales strategies while Cisco Systems last month announced plans to double to 10,000 the number of sales partners trained to work with small businesses.
Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2007
PC and software makers race to woo small businesses
By Kevin Allison in San Francisco
Published: May 14 2007 22:44 | Last updated: May 14 2007 22:44
Computer makers are launching products and overhauling their sales strategies in an attempt to woo small business customers, as companies with 100 employees or less come into their own as sophisticated consumers of information technology.
The moves come as falling prices make technologies previously available only to the world’s biggest companies affordable to small businesses. “The technology is more affordable, cutting across all product categories,” said Ray Boggs, an analyst at IDC, the market research company. “Small firms today are looking like mid-sized firms did five years ago.”
At the same time, smaller companies have become increasingly computer-savvy, with business owners spending more on IT to increase productivity and boost sales.
“Even small businesses with a few employees are a lot more computer literate than they were in the past,” said Satjiv Chahil, a vice-president of marketing at Hewlett-Packard’s personal computer division. Earlier this year, HP rolled out a dozen products, including servers, PCs and storage devices designed for small businesses.
Dell, IBM and Cisco Systems have also launched products intended for small businesses in recent months. On the software side, Microsoft and SAP have been stepping up efforts to win small business accounts.
Technologies of interest to small businesses include wireless networking, servers, and business applications such as e-mail or customer relationship management software, Mr Boggs said.
Mark Shearer, general manager of IBM’s small business server line, said: “Small businesses essentially need the same kinds of infrastructure and capabilities that larger businesses need. They’re competing in a global economy and their customer needs are intense.”
HP and IBM have been overhauling sales strategies while Cisco Systems last month announced plans to double to 10,000 the number of sales partners trained to work with small businesses.
Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2007
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
FT.com / Technology - TECHNOLOGY LITE: The shrinking IT department
FT.com / Technology - TECHNOLOGY LITE: The shrinking IT department
TECHNOLOGY LITE: The shrinking IT department
By Dan Ilett
Published: May 9 2007 11:36 | Last updated: May 9 2007 11:36
Business leaders are learning a few lessons about IT. After spending small fortunes on equipment and technical specialists over the last decade or so, many have started to realise that a lack of cost savings and profit avenues from these investments means a shake-up is required.
In a bid to reset the IT profit model, larger businesses are now starting to mimic smaller ones by contracting specialist IT companies to service their technology while they focus on selling their product.
TECHNOLOGY LITE: The shrinking IT department
By Dan Ilett
Published: May 9 2007 11:36 | Last updated: May 9 2007 11:36
Business leaders are learning a few lessons about IT. After spending small fortunes on equipment and technical specialists over the last decade or so, many have started to realise that a lack of cost savings and profit avenues from these investments means a shake-up is required.
In a bid to reset the IT profit model, larger businesses are now starting to mimic smaller ones by contracting specialist IT companies to service their technology while they focus on selling their product.
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