Ranjan Das passed away.

OracAlum, and president of SAP India and Southeast Asia, Ranjan Das passed away yesterday. He was so young and so very talented, and such a great friend to so many. He was just 42 years old, with so many passions. He loved exercising, film, and his family and friends. A statement was released by SAP [...]

SAP vs Oracle – quick thoughts after #OOW09

Well, Larry finally told the world about Fusion Apps with some details. And he did it in Steve-Jobs-like “Oh, and one more thing” fashion at the end of the last big presentation at Oracle Open World 2009. There are plenty of analysts posting plenty of analysis based on plenty of briefings and facts and NDA’s, [...]

IBM vs. SAP and Oracle: part 2

Some correspondents have questioned whether IBM can really compete with SAP and Oracle in the applications business using the approach I hypothesized. Using an approach like BPM BlueWorks, IBM Global Business Services consultants can share processes (and the code to implement the individual “tasks” in those processes). To put this in some perspective, IBM Global [...]

How IBM will compete with SAP and Oracle in the future?

Would you like to know how IBM will compete with SAP and Oracle in the future? If so, check out IBM’s BPM BlueWorks site. Create an account, and make sure you read the terms of service: By posting Your Content (or portions thereof) to the Community, You hereby consent to provide Community users the ability [...]