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Postponement of LKH 2019 Bonn

Due to recent findings, the Licensing Know-How (LKH) event will be rescheduled for a new date in the second or third quarter of 2019.

Why?

Some licensing experts in the SAP community suspect that SAP will present a new licensing model in spring 2019. This model could be a response to an antitrust complaint currently before the German Federal Cartel Office in Bonn. It is likely that this new SAP licensing model will also newly regulate the topic of "indirect use" and the use of HCP apps (Hana Cloud Platform) subject to licensing.

The organizer and the speakers of LKH 2019 Bonn do not want to discuss legal and technical issues that may become obsolete and void a few weeks later due to an adapted SAP license model.

Learning from the past:

At the beginning of 2018, Voice, the German IT Users Association, filed an antitrust complaint that was adapted a few weeks later because SAP presented an alternative licensing model in April 2018 - presumably in response the first Voice complaint. Shortly before the summer, Voice sent a second complaint to Bonn, to which SAP has not yet responded. Now, some licensing experts in the SAP community expect a response from SAP in the form of another licensing model in spring 2019.

The organizer and the presenters would like to thank all members of the SAP community and the sponsors for their interest in LKH 2019 Bonn. At the beginning of the new year we will inform you about the new date and place.

Peter M. Färbinger, Editor-in-Chief E-3 Magazine, pmf@b4bmedia.net

Ps: You can read the background and an analysis of the current PKL (SAP Price and Conditions List) since Thursday, November 22 (14:00), in the E-3 Magazine Dec/Jan 2019.

Working on the SAP basis is crucial for successful S/4 conversion. 

This gives the Competence Center strategic importance for existing SAP customers. Regardless of the S/4 Hana operating model, topics such as Automation, Monitoring, Security, Application Lifecycle Management and Data Management the basis for S/4 operations.

For the second time, E3 magazine is organizing a summit for the SAP community in Salzburg to provide comprehensive information on all aspects of S/4 Hana groundwork. All information about the event can be found here:

SAP Competence Center Summit 2024

Venue

Event Room, FourSide Hotel Salzburg,
At the exhibition center 2,
A-5020 Salzburg

Event date

June 5 and 6, 2024

Regular ticket:

€ 590 excl. VAT

Venue

Event Room, Hotel Hilton Heidelberg,
Kurfürstenanlage 1,
69115 Heidelberg

Event date

28 and 29 February 2024

Tickets

Regular ticket
EUR 590 excl. VAT
The organizer is the E3 magazine of the publishing house B4Bmedia.net AG. The presentations will be accompanied by an exhibition of selected SAP partners. The ticket price includes the attendance of all lectures of the Steampunk and BTP Summit 2024, the visit of the exhibition area, the participation in the evening event as well as the catering during the official program. The lecture program and the list of exhibitors and sponsors (SAP partners) will be published on this website in due time.