SAP's View of the Asia-Pac

Business software titan SAP has a Q4 pipeline that looks strong in the Asia-Pacific region.They're seeing continued strength across Asia right now.
SAP thinks it has every reason to be confident in the future.Business is strong across Asia.India and China are seen as being their two favored children.It's a rising tide right now,and it's going to lift SAP up.
The Oracle v. SAP trial is a storm in a teacup.It's more noise from their bitter rival than anything else,in the opinion of Steve Watts,President of SAP Asia-Pacific-Japan.
Oracle is suing SAP for copyright infringement,fraud,breach of contract and intentional interference.SAP has admitted to a mistake by a subsidiary,and offered to pay Oracle 40 million dollars,but Oracle rejects that amount as insufficient.

HPQ Selects German Executive

The Hewlett-Packard board has chosen Leo Apotheker to succeed former CEO Mark Hurd as of November 1.Mr. Apotheker resigned as SAP chief executive earlier this year when SAP didn't renew his contract,having underperformed in license growth.
A speaker of five languages,he is known for traveling most of the year to visit customers.HPQ is said to need the high growth,high margin software business to augment its slowing hardware enterprise.Seen as a software guy who doesn't understand hardware,Mr.Apotheker is expected to lean on other executives until he gets up to speed.
The new CEO,a native of Germany who has been living in Paris,said software is the glue that will tie HPQ's parts together.HPQ is in a good position to advance in every software area.He will be spending time listening to the company's various stakeholders.
Investors didn't respond well to the selection,knocking the stock down after the announcement.They had been looking for an internal appointment.

Software Goes Green

German business software titan SAP is buying a Sterling,Virginia environmental concern.SAP is adding Clear Standards to its portfolio in order to assist customers with environmental impact information.Clear Standards specializes in measuring and reporting on greenhouse gas emissions,as well as other environmental impacts.It employs 25 people in Sterling and Delhi,India.The purchase price was kept confidential.The deal should close in June.A carbon cap and trade system may be imposed by the U.S. Congress,making the collection and dissemination of such data a corporate necessity.

SAP Sets Goal

German technology firm SAP has set a lofty goal for itself.According to co-CEO Leo Apotheker,SAP wants to basically double its value by 2010.In 2009,they will talk about what happens after 2010.Mr.Apotheker is looking forward to being sole CEO of the company.As for his being a businessman rather than a tech guy,he says that he is the head of a team.It really doesn't matter that he's not a tech guy.SAP has one of the best teams in the industry.As a global team,Mr.Apotheker thinks they can make great things happen.