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Emerging Stories for August 2010
In-Memory Computing Leads to Faster Insight and Better Business Decisions
The average Fortune 1000 company has 7 - 10 years worth of data (such as transactions) stored in databases. The challenge today is to mine the existing data for answers to queries quickly and inexpensively.
In-memory computing from SAP will provide visibility into the real-time information about business operations and will enable executives to pull the information they need, when they need it. CEOs can directly access SAP software to pull the information they need to answer the questions that drive the operations of the organization – any answer they want in less than a second. This powerful business insight, driven by speed and flexibility, is not only for the CEO, but can also be pushed down the entire organizational hierarchy to empower the front lines of the organization to make better informed decisions.
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How Software Can Help Weed Out Corruption
SAP, together with the German Society for Technical Cooperation, is helping Ghana to achieve transparency to global standards in its important mining and oil industries. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is a high-profile initiative backed by prominent leaders such as Tony Blair, the Government of Ghana and the international community.
SAP will provide a customized IT package that will enable compliance with the EITI reporting requirements. It will be based on enterprise performance management solutions from the SAP BusinessObjects portfolio, which are designed for consolidation and reporting in line with international accounting standards.
In the developed world, government organizations regularly use SAP software for visibility. In the United States, government agencies that have implemented SAP have seen increased revenue from past owed taxes and reduction in fraud. Now, SAP is helping Africa enable transparency, and consequently reduce graft and corruption.
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How Software Can Help Small Businesses:
Has the "cloud" finally brought technology down to earth for small businesses? Have we reached a milestone where small businesses can run with the same insight and efficiency enjoyed by industry leaders? SAP Business ByDesign, the new on-demand business management solution for midsize businesses from SAP, has exactly this potential to change the way these companies approach technology and business management.
By offering the full set of business management tools without the need for on-site IT staff, lengthy adoption projects or up-front capital expenditures, SAP believes the solution will have significant impact on the way midsize companies approach not just technology, but business management in general. SAP Business ByDesign is currently available and powering success for midsize companies in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, China and India, with further geographic expansion planned for early 2011.
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How Software Can Help Megacities
In 2007 there were 27 "megacities" with more than 10 million inhabitants. These megacities need a holistic management approach to master challenges such as environmental and climate protection, work, social welfare and administration. It is becoming more and more difficult to supply urban areas with water and food or to plan and execute evacuations in the event of a disaster. Currently, SAP is working on the holistic "Sustainable City Management" solution. It will equip cities with the tools to tackle their problems in a comprehensive way.
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