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October 22, 2025

Uwe Werner IT Einkaufsberatung GmbH, which specializes in SAP license management, is expanding its presence in the DACH region and establishing an independent national company in Switzerland, Uwe Werner IT Einkaufsberatung AG. The new consultancy, based in Cham, will support Swiss SAP user companies with license negotiations, maintenance and contract management. The background to the expansion is the growing demand for independent consulting in the course of the transformation from classic on-premises systems to the cloud. „In Switzerland in particular, we are seeing strong momentum from companies that are realigning their SAP strategy and are looking for sound support with license and contract issues,“ explains Uwe Werner, founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the new public limited company. Werner has more than 30 years of experience in software sales, including seven years in Global Sales Management at SAP.

Since 2021, the Walldorf-based company has been advising on strategic negotiations as an intermediary partner between SAP and customers. In Switzerland, 14 companies from various industries have already been supported over the past two years. The company now plans to gradually build up its own local consulting team. The target group is SAP users with an annual turnover of between 200 million and 80 billion euros and a net license volume of at least one million euros.


Source: Uwe Werner IT Purchasing Consulting

October 14, 2025

The IT service provider Cancom and the SAP security provider SecurityBridge have entered into a strategic partnership. The aim is to offer companies a holistic solution for protecting their SAP systems in the future - from threat detection and vulnerability management to continuous monitoring. By integrating SecurityBridge into its own service portfolio, Cancom is significantly expanding its SAP security offering. The solution enables comprehensive protection of SAP landscapes and can be seamlessly integrated into existing SIEM systems.

Cancom focuses not only on license sales, but above all on consulting, implementation and managed services to ensure the long-term security of customer systems. "With SecurityBridge, we have found the right solution to sustainably improve our customers' SAP security," says Joachim Misselbeck, Senior Solution Design Manager at Cancom. "Our goal is to establish a managed service that continuously monitors and optimizes security." Christoph Derwart, Sales & Partner Manager at SecurityBridge, also emphasizes the importance of the cooperation: "Cancom has in-depth expertise in the SAP environment - together we can offer customers the best protection for their business-critical systems." The partnership positions both companies as strong players in the growing market for SAP cyber security - with a clear focus on automation, transparency and holistic protection of business-critical data.

Source: Cancom

October 13, 2025

Fivetran, a provider of automated data movement, and dbt Labs, a pioneer of modern data transformation, are joining forces as part of a share swap. The goal is to jointly set the standard for open, automated and easy-to-manage data infrastructures. The merged company will generate annual recurring revenues (ARR) of around 600 million US dollars. Fivetran CEO George Fraser will take the helm, while Tristan Handy, founder of dbt Labs, will serve as President. Both see the merger as the next step towards a fully integrated database that will enable businesses to run analytics and AI applications at scale - open, interoperable and scalable.

October 6, 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and SAP have announced that SAP Sovereign Cloud solutions will also be available in the new AWS European Sovereign Cloud in future. This independent cloud for Europe is being created with investments of 7.8 billion euros and will initially be launched in Brandenburg at the end of 2025. The collaboration combines SAP's expertise in enterprise applications with AWS' infrastructure and operational experience to enable secure cloud and AI innovation for customers in highly regulated industries. The solutions - including SAP Business Technology Platform BTP and SAP Cloud ERP - support compliance with local laws and provide a foundation for operating business-critical processes. With the integration into the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, both companies continue their 16-year partnership and strengthen digital sovereignty and transformation in Europe.

Thomas Saueressig, member of the Executive Board of SAP: "By making the SAP Sovereign Cloud portfolio available in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, customers gain access to our comprehensive range of sovereign cloud solutions."

Source: SAP

October 6, 2025

SAP Taulia, a leading global provider of working capital solutions and part of the SAP portfolio, has announced a strategic partnership with Boost Payment Solutions to accelerate the use of virtual cards in B2B payments. The partnership centers on the integration of Boost's patented straight-through processing technology with SAP Taulia's virtual card functionality. This will enable suppliers to process payments fully automatically and without media disruptions. For companies, this means less process effort, lower risk, faster liquidity and improved transparency in payment processing. The rollout will start in the USA, the UK, the EU and the United Arab Emirates. With this cooperation, SAP Taulia is further expanding its portfolio of virtual card solutions and underlining its role as an innovation driver for secure, efficient and AI-supported financial processes in global trade. Dean M. Leavitt, founder and CEO of Boost, commented: "The partnership with SAP Taulia validates this vision and extends the reach of our straight-through processing technology to some of the largest companies in the world." 

Source: Boost

October 6, 2025

The Apsolut Group and Rocon have entered into a strategic partnership to offer medium-sized companies and large corporations an extended SAP portfolio from a single source. While Apsolut has been a leading partner for SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass for many years, Rocon brings extensive expertise in SAP Concur and SAP WalkMe. The cooperation allows customers to benefit from seamlessly integrated solutions along the entire value chain - from procurement and travel expense management to external workforce management. The aim is to make processes more efficient, secure and user-friendly. According to the company founders, the two partners' portfolios complement each other perfectly and create clear added value for future-proof SAP landscapes.

Source: Apsolut

October 6, 2025

MSG Plaut Austria and ESG-Software have entered into a strategic cooperation to support banks in Austria and Germany with the implementation of ESG regulations and risk management. The central basis is the SaaS solution Climcycle, which offers functions for ESG risk management, EU taxonomy, stress tests and reporting. MSG Plaut contributes its consulting expertise, technical implementation know-how and the industry solution msg4banking. Thanks to MSG Plaut's strong SAP expertise, ESG processes can be embedded in existing financial and reporting landscapes and mapped end-to-end with SAP technologies. The result is a joint offering that combines standard software with individual consulting and meets the increasing regulatory requirements. In view of growing disclosure obligations and the increasing importance of ESG risk management, banks are provided with a consistent, regulatory-compliant and efficient set of tools to combine sustainability goals with digital transformation.

Source: MSG Plaut

October 6, 2025

Panaya, a provider of AI-powered solutions for test automation and change intelligence in ERP, CRM and cloud environments, has announced a strategic partnership with Qestit. The French company specializes in software testing and quality assurance. The aim of the partnership is to support companies in France with the migration to SAP S/4 Hana and the digitalization of complex IT landscapes. The joint solution combines Panaya's test automation platform with Qestit's local consulting expertise to reduce risks in SAP projects, automate functional tests and enable precise impact analyses prior to updates. For customers, this means faster, more reliable and cost-efficient implementations that fit seamlessly into approaches such as SAP Activate, Rise with SAP or Grow.

Source: Panaya

August 22, 2025

Itesys, a provider of SAP technology, SAP security and platform engineering, intends to continue its growth course with the acquisition of the German SAP partner Hosting Solutions. Hosting Solutions has been on the market since 2005 and specializes in SAP Basis operations, managed security services and the IT service desk. With 25 employees and a stable customer base of around 100 companies as well as geo-redundant, ISO 27001-certified data centers, Hosting Solutions is firmly anchored in the Karlsruhe region. The perfect counterpart to the Itesys data centers in Switzerland. With this step, the Itesys Group is growing to over 200 employees, around 90 of whom are based in Germany. With this acquisition, Itesys is specifically strengthening its capacities in the areas of SAP operations and security in Germany. 

Source: Itesys

August 22, 2025

Coface, a credit and risk management company, and the SAP technology partner SOA People are entering into a partnership. The aim of the partnership is to establish modern, scalable solutions based on the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) - with a focus on trade credit insurance, business information and risk management. The "Ready4 Credit Management" (R4CM) solution, which is fully integrated into SAP, enables companies to automate their credit insurance-related processes end-to-end - from limit allocation to real-time risk monitoring. Coface is thus strengthening its digital strategy and offering customers seamless integration of external risk data in S/4 Hana and SAP ECC 6.0. The cooperation is intended to create a future-proof basis for greater efficiency, security and transparency in receivables management. The international credit insurer is already cooperating with several leading providers for technical integration and has been marketing its own Alyx platform since 2023.

Source: SOA People

August 22, 2025

The Conet Group is adding Salesforce expertise to its business applications portfolio with Kerun.One. The team of over 50 people brings in-depth expertise in the Salesforce ecosystem - an important step in the Horizon28 growth strategy. For SAP customers, this means that cloud-based business processes and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solutions such as Salesforce can be integrated even better into existing IT landscapes in future. The combination of SAP and Salesforce expertise creates holistic solutions for digital transformation - from process digitization to smooth platform operation. Industries such as finance, manufacturing and energy will benefit in particular.

Source: Conet

August 22, 2025

The Var Group has acquired Visicon EDV with the aim of strengthening its SAP and EDI expertise in the D/A/CH region. The business combination combines Visicon's many years of SAP and EDI expertise with the Var Group's PLM competence and is aimed at the holistic digitalization of business processes in medium-sized companies - particularly in the manufacturing industry. Visicon will retain its locations in Germany and Austria, and the management will remain on board. By entering the SAP sector in the D/A/CH region, the Var Group is continuing its strategy of offering integrated digital solutions as a one-stop partner. A rollout of Visicon solutions in Italy and Southern Europe is planned in order to open up new potential in the EDI sector there.

Source: Var Group

August 22, 2025

SecurityBridge, provider of an SAP-native cybersecurity platform, has acquired the British authentication specialist CyberSafe. With the integration of TrustBroker products, SecurityBridge is strengthening its platform with passwordless multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO) and context-based authentication. SAP users will benefit from dynamic security policies that enable risk-based MFA in real time - e.g. in the event of unusual logon times, new devices or suspicious user behavior. The merger combines over 30 years of authentication and SAP expertise and pursues the goal of securing SAP systems end-to-end. TrustBroker remains available as a standalone product, but is also deeply integrated into the SecurityBridge platform - for maximum security with minimal friction in everyday SAP operations.

Source: SecurityBridge

August 22, 2025

The management and IT consultancy MHP and the US software manufacturer Adobe have entered into a new partnership. The aim is to support companies in implementing data-driven, personalized customer experiences along the entire customer journey. MHP will contribute its strategic consulting skills and industry expertise, while Adobe will provide state-of-the-art technology with solutions such as the Adobe Experience Cloud. A particular focus is on the use of artificial intelligence in the content supply chain. Together, the partners want to develop innovative, AI-supported platform solutions that noticeably improve efficiency, speed and customer centricity - for simpler answers to complex customer needs.

Source: MHP