SAP re-wrote ERP rules

Yesterday’s launch of SAP Business Suite on HANA comes almost exactly 20 years after the debut of SAP’s game-changing R/3 ERP software. At the launch, chairman and co-founder of SAP Hasso Plattner described how the team came up with HANA, and why he believes it will...

HP to focus on in-memory computing

HP has announced the launch of a new Centre of Excellence (CoE) for in-memory computing that enables enterprises to leverage realtime transactional data to improve business processes and mitigate risks.  Initially, the centre will focus on offerings for the SAP HANA...

Java vulnerability under attack

Users are being advised to disable Java in their Web browsers following the discovery of a new vulnerability that could leave them open to attack. The US Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) warns that a vulnerability in Oracle...

Massive growth for big data ahead

The worldwide big data technology and services market is set to grow at a 31,7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) – about seven times the rate of the overall information and communication technology (ICT) market – with revenues reaching $23,8-billion in 2016. ...

Multi-function devices to boom

Consumers are less likely to buy single-function electronic products in the next year, while intentions to buy multi-function devices have increased dramatically. This is according to a new Accenture survey, presented in its 2013 Global Consumer Electronics Products...