E3 Category: MAG 13-04

You have to understand, make ten out of one, let the license go, and make Hana the same, so SAP is rich, lose the R/3, out of hard and soft, that's what Jim says, make Suite on Hana, that's it, and ERP is one, and BW is none, that's Walldorf 101. (Freely adapted from Goethe)

Thousands of trade visitors, journalists, developers and executives travel to Hannover every year for the world's largest computer trade fair (we can safely disregard those onlookers who merely stock up on office supplies and sweets).

How can searching for and in audiovisual media such as web videos be made as easy as searching for texts? The Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) provides the answer.

Shorter throughput times and lower inventories in the supply chain despite variant-rich production in small batches, the highest possible adherence to deadlines and an increase in product quality: these are the goals Knorr-Bremse has set itself for the new plant in Budapest.

The "Heidelberger Frühling" music festival, which has been held annually since 1997, enables young artists in lieder singing, chamber music and composition to engage in an intensive exchange with established artists and audiences.

A survey of 436 companies in Germany revealed that a good third (37 percent) used cloud computing in 2012. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of nine percentage points.

The introduction of the Syslink Xandria system management and monitoring solution at Migros IT-Services has increased the stability of SAP systems and reduced operating costs.

Effective immediately, SAP is the official premium partner of the German Football Association (DFB) and the senior national team. The SAP logo will thus be present at official appearances of the men's national team, at press conferences, on the training pitch as well as in hospitality areas.

With Solution Manager 7.1, SAP has provided a number of innovations that are now waiting to be discovered. The new features help IT managers in the change management process, among other things. The new Downgrade Protection helps to avoid inconsistencies caused by overtakers.

SAP Business ByDesign had a really tough start. First it took forever for the software announced by SAP to become available, then it was positioned with immense advertising effort - as far as I remember, there were even TV and cinema commercials and ads everywhere.

The general willingness to invest has increased further in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This is the result of the 10th investment survey conducted by the German-speaking SAP User Group (DSAG) e. V.

The short answer is SAP Note 1524246 - Relationship of licenses and business functions. The long answer starts in 2008 and could still cost us existing customers a lot of license fees, because EhP functions can become really expensive directly and indirectly.