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According to a survey conducted recently at SAP Value Academy revealed that absolutely 100% of UAE based business leaders have identified technology as critical to their company growth strategy. Other key observations at the event included the fact that while 70% of attendees do not use any formal value management practices, an overwhelming 100% viewed them as essential to supporting business and IT strategy alignment. There was also a consensus was that the key innovation technologies on the agenda were related to mobility, customer relationship management and business intelligence.Read More…

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SAP MENA announced the appointment of Ghassan Abu Asba to the role of country sales manager for Kuwait. Reporting to Gergi Abboud, Country Manager for SAP Kuwait and Qatar, Abu Asba will be responsible for driving the country’s field sales operations and ensuring accelerated momentum across all verticals. Abu Asba is a Middle East IT industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience, including stints as Enterprise System Manager at Kuwait Computer Company and Kuwait Country Manager at HP, where he distinguished himself for overseeing headline-grabbing projects for clients such as Wataniya, Equate, Kuwait Stock Exchange, Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Finance. Read More…

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South Africa based 4most, the SAP Business One software specialist entered the fast growing Zambian market for accounting, financial and ERP solution designed specifically for companies operating in the high-growth SMME and SMB sectors through Interim Management and Consultancy (IMAC). Zambia has a strong market with 60 000 SMME businesses and 20 000 SMBs and these entrepreneurial companies can reap the many business benefits that accrue from the affordable SAP Business One mid-market financial and ERP software solutions.Read More…

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SAP, the world’s leading provider of business enterprise application software appointed State Informatics (SIL) as the first “service partner for large enterprise” in Mauritius. SIL will provide SAP implementation and consulting services throughout the Republic of Mauritius and the entire African region. “This agreement is a testimony of the trust relationship between SIL and SAP, the world’s leading provider of enterprise application software, with very stringent benchmarks. Read More…

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SAP has recently announced the appointment of Marius Moantsoga to the position of Regional Director for Francophone West and Central Africa. Marius will oversee SAP’s activities in the region and ensure that revenue targets are achieved. He will also focus on growing SAP’s footprint within Africa by developing the channel. “The best-run businesses globally run on SAP, and our goal is to expand our partnerships to governments and businesses in Africa,” says Moantsoga. “I look forward to this challenge, and what lies ahead for us on the continent.”Read More…

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SAP AG and the not-for-profit carbon disclosure project (CDP) are experiencing increasing demand for CDP Reporter Services. The services include solutions based on sustainability software from SAP, enabling companies to access both advanced analytics and industry data required to benchmark their energy and carbon footprints. Since its debut in 2010, the software has been adopted by more than 40 enterprise customers, including Cisco, DuPont, E.ON, Boeing and Hess. Read More…

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SAP Pakistan introduces Business Intelligence solutions especially aimed for Small and Medium Enterprises. SME’s make the biggest part of the economy and in fact, most Southeast Asian countries have more SMEs as registered businesses than large enterprises. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) puts the number of SMEs at 96% of all enterprises and employing up to 85% of overall workforce. SMEs also account for up to 30% of exports and contribute around 50% of GDP.Read More…

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SAP AG announced the appointment of Tim Noble to head of Emerging Markets in (EMEA region including Africa, CEE, CIS, and MENA. He replaces Bernd Kraus and Peter David who have been acting as interim lead and will return to their roles of COO cluster Emerging and CFO cluster Emerging respectively. As head of Emerging Markets in Europe, Noble will be responsible for strengthening regional capability, driving growth and delivering innovation to customers across emerging markets in the region. In his new role Noble will report directly to Franck Cohen, president of SAP EMEA.
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In order to drive significant competitive advantage and ensure best practice across the organisation, Federal Foods LLC has announced it will implement SAP ERP business solutions software. As a leading food products marketing and distribution company in the GCC, Federal Foods with head office based in Dubai, caters to the full spectrum of retail, food services and wholesale sectors. To compete with the fast moving landscape of the food and beverage industry, the implementation of SAP ERP will optimise the business in seven key areas: financial accounting, cost controlling, human resources, plant maintenance, sales and distribution, materials management and business warehousing.
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SAP announced that it has signed a MoU with the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) to support newly created Digital Content Cluster, which is developed to fuel the growth of businesses focused on the field of content creation, as well as allow for use, share, access and preservation of the content in a digital format especially in Arabic. This initiative is expected to enable Qatar to establish itself as a leading nation for innovative Arabic digital content, setting the foundation for a vibrant ICT industry in the country.
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SAP today announced the availability of its newest release of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software, providing a single, unified environment for the most comprehensive support for management, monitoring and analysis of enterprise risk and compliance activities. Nearly three years in the making, the new release integrates GRC capabilities into everyday business processes, helping make risk management, regulatory compliance and safe, productive operations a standard and a consistent practice.

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HP Saudi Arabia is hosting its biggest technology event in the Kingdom, “HP Instant On Conference” to address the growing IT needs of Saudi enterprises. The 2 days event will be held in Riyadh on 5 and 6 of March 2011 in association with Microsoft, SAP and Avaya among others. According to research conducted on behalf of HP Saudi Arabia, three quarters of business leaders say that their technology department is a fundamental enabler of their business’ success while 84% of business leaders say that innovation is critical to their business success in this new world.

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