Recessions are painful but not permanent. How can your company tough out tough times while still laying the groundwork for growth? The SAP Business Suite application is next-generation software that helps businesses improve processes, reduce costs, and seize the opportunities that inevitably arise -- regardless of whether the global economy is contracting or expanding.

Watch this Webcast to learn how SAP Business Suite can help your company optimize both business and IT strategies. As modular software, the application allows you to forego traditional upgrades and deploy only the modules you need. And, with enhanced functionality and embedded analytic functionality from the SAP BusinessObjects portfolio, SAP Business Suite supports new levels of insight, intelligence, and efficiency.

Topics

• How to Respond in an Economic Downturn
  Jim Shepherd, a Senior Vice President at AMR Research, discusses the right and wrong way to do business in troubled times. Having witnessed no fewer than six previous recessions, Mr. Shepherd takes a close look at business and IT strategies that can help your company do more with less.
• The New SAP Business Suite: Solutions for the New Reality
  How does the new SAP Business Suite differ from previous releases and from point solutions? Jim Hagemann Snabe, an Executive Board Member at SAP AG, explains how enhancement packages, a harmonized user interface, and silo-spanning value scenarios make SAP Business Suite a unique platform for managing your enterprise.
• Colgate: Establishing a Competitive Advantage with SAP Business Suite
  With a presence in more than 200 countries and a sharp focus on operational efficiency, Colgate-Palmolive continues to produce sustained profitability – quarter after quarter.
  Ed Toben, Senior Vice President, Global Information Technology and Business Services, Colgate-Palmolive, explains how Colgate leverages SAP Business Suite software to enhance processes while reducing TCO.

Speakers

• Jim Shepherd, Senior Vice President, AMR Research
• Jim Hagemann Snabe, Member of the Executive Board of SAP AG
• Ed Toben, Senior Vice President, Global Information Technology and Business Services, Colgate-Palmolive