<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Optimal SAP News Desk @ optimalsap.blog-city.com</title><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Optimal SAP News Desk) </description><copyright>Copyright 2009 optimalsap.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:48:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Optimal SAP News Desk @ optimalsap.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Former CEO of SAP North America Greg Tomb Joins Optimal Solutions&apos; Board of Directors</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/former_ceo_of_sap_north_america_greg_tomb_joins_optimal_solu.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/former_ceo_of_sap_north_america_greg_tomb_joins_optimal_solu.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:19:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc. , a leader in SAP-based business transformation, has big plans for near- and long-term growth, and has added a big gun to the company&#39;s board of directors to help guide its aggressive growth strategy.&ldquo;Opt]]></description></item><item><title>SAP&apos;s Role in the Economic Upturn</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_role_in_the_economic_upturn.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_role_in_the_economic_upturn.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:14:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In February 2009, with economic doomsayers monopolizing headlines, Sam Sliman, president for Optimal Solutions, wrote an article with a strikingly contrarian premise; namely, that individual businesses as well as the overall economy would recover qui]]></description></item><item><title>85% of Survey Respondents Interested in Hosted, Subscription-based SAP Delivery Model (Other than SAP Business ByDesign)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/85_of_survey_respondents_interested_in_hosted_subscription.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/85_of_survey_respondents_interested_in_hosted_subscription.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:28:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;  &lt;o:DocumentProperties&gt;   &lt;o:Template&gt;Normal.dotm&lt;/o:Template&gt;   &lt;o:Revision&gt;0&lt;/o:Revision&gt;   &lt;o:TotalTime&gt;0&lt;/o:TotalTime&gt;   &lt;o:Pages&gt;1&lt;/o:Pages&gt;   &lt;o:Words&gt;34&lt;/]]></description></item><item><title>Cloud Computing? On-Demand? Saas? What&apos;s in a Name?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/cloudcomputing_ondemand_saas_whats_in_a_name.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/cloudcomputing_ondemand_saas_whats_in_a_name.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Much substantive debate and meaningful discussion remains before universal consensus is achieved on the true meanings of Cloud-computing, On-demand and SaaS.But let&rsquo;s put aside nebulous terms and amorphous labels just long enough to answer a si]]></description></item><item><title>Media Overweights Business ByDesign</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/media_overweights_business_bydesign.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/media_overweights_business_bydesign.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:38:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[OK. Had he to do it all over again, SAP CEO Henning Kagermann might re-think his infamous Business By Design announcement in 2007 as &quot;the most important announcement I&#39;ve made in my career.&quot; Struck me then as very un-SAP. But does this]]></description></item><item><title>Enrollment Up in SAP University Alliance Program</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/enrollment_up_in_sap_university_alliance_program.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/enrollment_up_in_sap_university_alliance_program.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:25:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A sluggish economy has done little to lessen the anticipated global shortage of SAP consultants. 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Just the same, bullish comments by SAP CEO Leo Apotheker on his company&rsquo;s $7B acquisition war chest have man]]></description></item><item><title>SAP’s SaaS No Panic Play</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_saas_no_panic_play.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_saas_no_panic_play.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Since SAP VP John Wookey&rsquo;s announcement on June 9th regarding SAP&rsquo;s stepped-up SaaS strategy, there has been no shortage of speculation, misinformation and sensationalism in the news reporting on the why, what, how and when of SAP&rsquo;s]]></description></item><item><title>SAP Expands On-demand Plans</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_advances_ondemand_cause.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_advances_ondemand_cause.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:40:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In a keynote presentation at the OnDemand Europe conference in Amsterdam yesterday, SAP executive VP John Wookey made clear SAP&#39;s commitment to on-demand applications: &ldquo;On demand is the next stage in the evolution of application development]]></description></item><item><title>Optimal Solutions First to Offer SMEs Subscription-based Model for SAP All-in-One Qualified Partner Solutions</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/optimal_solutions_first_to_offer_smes_subscriptionbased_mod.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/optimal_solutions_first_to_offer_smes_subscriptionbased_mod.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[&quot;See Your Way Clear&quot; was the theme for SAPPHIRE 2009, and SAP clearly sees changes ahead in how the company and its partners will deliver and support SAP solutions. One striking example of this change is Optimal Solutions&#39; FlexChoice Ad]]></description></item><item><title>SAP: Times Are Changing</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_times_are_changing.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/sap_times_are_changing.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 13:51:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[&quot;See Your Way Clear&quot; was the theme for SAPPHIRE 2009, and SAP clearly sees changes ahead in how the company and its partners deliver and support SAP solutions. One of the major changes for SAP widely discussed at SAPPHIRE is the pending app]]></description></item><item><title>Cano Petroleum Selects FinanceOne from Optimal Solutions</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/cano_petroleum_selects_financeone_from_optimal_solutions.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/cano_petroleum_selects_financeone_from_optimal_solutions.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 05:10:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Soon after launching FinanceOne, a qualified SAP Business All-in-One partner solution for midsize companies that provides built-in, preconfigured financial planning, reporting and governance capabilities, Optimal Solutions  notched a major customer i]]></description></item><item><title>Webinar: Streamline Finance Operations and Drive Growth</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/webinar_streamline_finance_operations_and_drive_growth.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/webinar_streamline_finance_operations_and_drive_growth.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Corporate finance has never been more challenging. 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The more pressing and difficult questions are when will it end and how long will it take for businesses to return to sustainable growth? Read article by Sam S]]></description></item><item><title>SAP&apos;s Role in the Economic Upturn - Part Two</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_role_in_the_economic_upturn__part_two.htm</guid><link>http://optimalsap.blog-city.com/saps_role_in_the_economic_upturn__part_two.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The premise of this three-part article -- a premise that flies in the face of prevailing economic pessimism -- is that businesses will recover from today&#39;s economic crisis quicker than expected and markedly faster than past recoveries as a direct]]></description></item></channel></rss>