International Business News - SAP http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Software AG on Tuesday said it had signed a $93 million contract with Banco do Brasil, the largest in the German company's history. Paul Hughes, a spokesman for Software AG, said the four-and-a-half-year contract is mainly for license revenue, to be booked over the contract period. The remainder of the contract is for maintenance and services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/software-ag-signs-deal-with-banco-do-brasil.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:06:02 EDT Infosys Technologies Ltd., a leading Indian technology services provider, Monday said it has agreed to buy Axon Group PLC, a British consulting firm, for about $753 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/infosys-to-buy-sap-consultant-axon-for-753m.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:03:57 EDT A unit of Germany-based software maker SAP AG spent $885,273 in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. government on defense spending, homeland security and intelligence matters, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/sap-spent-more-than-885k-lobbying-in-2q.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:26:59 EDT Supply chain management software developer i2 Technologies Inc. said Thursday that its third quarter results will be similar to its earnings in last year's third quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/i2-technologies-forecasts-flat-3q-earnings.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:00:39 EDT Supply chain management software developer i2 Technologies Inc. on Thursday said its second-quarter earnings ballooned, due to the settlement of a patent dispute with SAP AG. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/i2-technologies-earnings-soar-on-legal-settlement.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:03:23 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Aug. 7, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/earnings-roundup-directv-blockbuster.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:09:12 EDT Hoffenheim's billionaire owner says he will stay away from most away soccer matches in the Bundesliga, the top league in Germany, this season because of widespread animosity and resentment among rival fans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/billionaire-owner-may-not-attend-soccer-team-games.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:08:50 EDT Shares of business software maker SAP AG closed up nearly 10 percent Tuesday after the company reported second-quarter profit that surpassed Wall Street's forecast and offered an upbeat outlook for the rest of 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/last-call-sap-shares-jump-on-2q-beat-2008-view.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:26:30 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, July 29, from AP Financial News: LONDON (AP)--BP PLC reported a 28 percent rise in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, exceeding analyst expectations, as crude oil soared to record levels and natural gas also made big gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/earnings-roundup-bp-toshiba.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:54:18 EDT Among the premarket stories for Tuesday, July 28, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of SAP AG rose in premarket trading Tuesday as an analyst upgraded the software maker's stock on its multi-year prospects, despite a decline in second-quarter income. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/premarket-roundup-sap-visa.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:06:23 EDT Shares of SAP AG rose in premarket trading Tuesday as an analyst upgraded the software maker's stock on its multi-year prospects, despite a decline in second-quarter income. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/ahead-of-the-bell-sap-climbs-after-2q-report.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:50:00 EDT Software maker SAP said Tuesday its second-quarter profit fell although the company saw strong growth in sales and service revenue. SAP, whose programs help companies do back-office work such as payroll, inventory management and accounting, said its profit in the April-June period fell 9 percent to 408 million euros ($644.6 million) compared with 449 million euros a year ago, based on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/sap-2q-profit-falls-9-percent-despite-sales-growth.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:44:54 EDT Software maker SAP said Tuesday net profit fell in the second quarter although the company saw strong growth in sales and service revenues. SAP, whose programs help companies do back-office work such as payroll, inventory management and accounting, said its net profit in the April-June period fell 9 percent to 408 million euros ($644.6 million) compared with euro449 million a year ago, based on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/software-maker-sap-2q-net-profit-falls-9-percent.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:27:59 EDT RISING RANCOR: Oracle Corp. expanded its allegations of corporate espionage against rival SAP AG Monday in the latest volley of documents filed in a 16-month-old lawsuit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/oracle-alleges-sap-of-embraced-corporate-espionage.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:21:07 EDT Escalating its rancor with rival SAP AG, business software maker Oracle Corp. accused SAP on Monday of knowingly buying and then embracing an illegal operation set up to steal Oracle's products and customers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/oracle-expands-theft-allegations-against-rival-sap.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:24:35 EDT German software maker SAP AG said Monday it will shut down TomorrowNow, a subsidiary that provided support for Oracle Corp. software and was accused of stealing information from Oracle. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/sap-shuts-down-support-arm-sued-by-oracle.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:20:09 EDT When Mayor Michael Bloomberg called in to his weekly radio show Friday from a media conference out West, he could hardly contain his excitement as he described the beautiful mountains and weather out in "Salt Lake City, Idaho." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89803-sun-valley-retreat.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/say-what-nyc-mayor-often-mangles-his-words.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/say-what-nyc-mayor-often-mangles-his-words.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:21:04 EDT Ness Technologies Inc. said Thursday it signed a definitive agreement to sell its SAP sales and distribution division in Israel to SAP AG in a move to enhance the partnership between the two companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/ness-technologies-set-to-sell-israeli-unit-to-sap.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:01:04 EDT SAP AG named new heads of its Europe and Latin America units after the current bosses were promoted to the company's executive board, the German maker of business software said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/sap-names-new-heads-of-europe-latin-america-units.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:30:38 EDT i2 Technologies Inc. said it will receive a cash payment of $83.3 million under terms of a patent litigation settlement with German business software maker SAP AG. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/i2-tech-to-get-83-3-million-sap-settlement.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:44:57 EDT