SAP re-invents ERP with HANA
SAP has launched its in-memory HANA technology as a fully-fledged database that is capable of running the software giant’s world-leading ERP system, Business Suite, which has been re-engineered and launched to take full advantage of HANA. Chairman and co-founder Hasso...Curiosity probes Snake River
NASA’s Mars rover has moved to within arm’s reach of a sinuous rock feature called “Snake River”, a thin curving line of darker rock cutting through flatter rocks and jutting above sand. Curiosity’s science team plans to get a closer look at...Nokia toppled as cell leader
For the first time in 14 years, wireless communications giant Nokia did not sit atop the global cellphone business at the end of 2012 – with Samsung seizing the mobile handset market’s top rank. Samsung is expected to account for 29% of worldwide cellphone...Payment moves into consumer space
By 2015, 33 percent of consumer brands will integrate payment into their branded mobile apps, according to Gartner. In the next three years, this trend will unfold so that brands can sell directly and enhance the customer experience. This trend will be more pronounced...