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…

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…

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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