forms of ERP...

Enterprise technology comes in many forms,but you have two
broad choices:go with indivisual software to handle different
tasks(e.g. one each for human resources,manufacturing,processing
orders,receipts and payments,etc.)...or go for an Enterprise
resource planning(ERP) solution that combines multiple functions
in a flexible package.

ERP CALLING.....

Choosing the right ERP can save you headaches
and help your organisation handle more tasks
efficiently.
The infusion of technology in business has changed how the
modern enterprise functions.with growing pressure to deliver
in the high-stakes,high-risk marketplace,most organisations
use some or the other form of enteprise software that helps
them work faster,reduce costs and be more competitive.good
'technology architecture' is also essential for any organi-
sation that wants to limber up streamline processes,according
to experts."nobody today says'i don't want an ERP'. The real
question they're asking is 'can i handle one?'."

The weeklies

'The weeklies'is a collection of various interesting
and cool stuff gathered from across the internet.the
was initially updated on a weekly basis and hence the
name-but now,it is updated whenever somethin new comes
along.the website,nonetheless.is great repository for
some good,jokes,flash games,funny pictures and many
interesting web links.

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sap & oracle

Most investors say there is room for both SAP and Oracle to grow in an environment of healthy spending on IT by companies.

Oracle is the global leader in databases, but has been on a multibillion-dollar acquisition spree in order to take on SAP head-to-head in the field of software applications.

SAP shares trade at a 2007 price/earnings premium of about 40 percent to Oracle's, according to Reuters Estimates, reflecting SAP's more tried and tested organic growth strategy.

more @ sap.......

SAP beat market forecasts for quarterly license sales and operating profit but the recovery from a weak second quarter was not robust enough for the software firm to leave its full-year outlook untouched.

SAP shares fell by 2.8 percent in early trading Thursday to 159.80 euros, putting them among the biggest decliners in Germany's blue-chip DAX index.

The world's biggest producer of business software, which is facing increasingly aggressive competition from U.S.-based Oracle, stuck to its forecast on Thursday that 2006 license sales should rise 15 to 17 percent.

But SAP said in a statement: "From today's perspective, it appears less likely that product or software revenue growth will reach the upper end of the aforementioned ranges."

SAP's sales of new software licences rose 17 percent to 691 million euros ($866 million) in the third quarter, compared with an average of 672 million euros projected by 22 analysts in a Reuters poll.

The company said it increased licence sales in all regions, including a 19 percent rise in the important Americas market--the world's biggest for software--and a 3-percent rise in its German home market.

Emerging from a weak quarter
SAP said it had also increased its share of the global $16.4-billion market for core enterprise applications--which help companies automate processes such as supply chains and payroll--by 0.9 percentage points to 22.6 percent.

In the second quarter, the German software maker had disappointed investors with a rise of just 8 percent in licence sales--in contrast to Oracle, which surprised markets with stronger results.

SAP Chief Executive Henning Kagermann told CNBC television on Thursday he expected "business as usual" in the fourth quarter--traditionally the year's strongest.

But JP Morgan said: "Given that the license guidance range implies a sequential growth of 94 to 102 percent for 4Q licenses (SAP delivered 104 percent in 2004 and 101 percent in 2005), we believe SAP is seeing deterioration in its business."

"Oracle is becoming more price aggressive, forcing SAP to match. We understand from several key partners that SAP's closure rate has dropped in the U.S.," the bank's analysts wrote in a note.

SAP's third-quarter pro forma operating profit, excluding charges relating to acquisitions and stock options, also beat expectations, rising 17 percent to 606 million euros compared with the poll average of 599 million.

But again, the company said it was now less likely to reach the upper end of its full-year guidance for an increase of 0.5 to 1.0 percentage points in its pro forma operating margin.

SAP did, however, say it was likely to exceed slightly its full-year earnings-per-share target of 5.80 to 6.00 euros.

Total third-quarter sales of 2.25 billion euros and net profit of 388 million were broadly in line with expectations.

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By Jon Reed, Michael Doane.

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