<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - sap-ag</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/sap-ag</link><description>Newsvine - sap-ag</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:53:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:23:05 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Software company SAP says Q4 sales up 12 pct</title>
<description><![CDATA[Business software provider SAP AG says sales rose 12 percent in the fourth quarter thanks to strong results from Asia.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16524540-software-company-sap-says-q4-sales-up-12-pct</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16524540-software-company-sap-says-q4-sales-up-12-pct</guid><category>technology</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:53:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP sales rise, company boosts outlook</title>
<description><![CDATA[Business software maker SAP AG saw its third quarter profit fall from a year ago because of a large one-time gain booked then, but the company raised its sales outlook for the year and said its business in cloud computing was growing fast.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14660029-sap-sales-rise-company-boosts-outlook</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14660029-sap-sales-rise-company-boosts-outlook</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:06:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fatter deals boost SAP earns in Q2</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fewer but bigger software deals and increased sales to financial and retail companies helped SAP AG post a 12 percent increase in earnings in the second quarter of the year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/24/12919650-fatter-deals-boost-sap-earns-in-q2</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/24/12919650-fatter-deals-boost-sap-earns-in-q2</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>world-news</category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:11:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push</title>
<description><![CDATA[Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/22/11814584-sap-to-buy-ariba-for-45b-extending-cloud-push</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/22/11814584-sap-to-buy-ariba-for-45b-extending-cloud-push</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>ariba</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 19:28:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Software maker SAP plans big Middle East push</title>
<description><![CDATA[Business software maker SAP AG laid out plans Monday to spend an additional $450 million across the Middle East and North Africa over four years, hoping to tap into growth in the region.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Schreck]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adam Schreck]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/12/10655171-software-maker-sap-plans-big-middle-east-push</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/12/10655171-software-maker-sap-plans-big-middle-east-push</guid><category>business</category><category>mideast</category><category>middle-east</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>north-africa</category><category>ml</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:58:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP completes tender offer for SuccessFactors</title>
<description><![CDATA[Enterprise software maker SAP AG said Thursday that it completed its tender offer for all the shares of SuccessFactors Inc., paving the way for its acquisition of the software company to close.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10428054-sap-completes-tender-offer-for-successfactors</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10428054-sap-completes-tender-offer-for-successfactors</guid><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>us-news</category><category>sucessfactors</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:50:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Oracle to pay $1.9B for Taleo, extends SAP rivalry</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. is escalating its rivalry with German business-software maker SAP AG with a $1.9 billion purchase of Taleo Corp., a company that helps businesses hire and manage their employees.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anick Jesdanun]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Anick Jesdanun]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10361553-oracle-to-pay-19b-for-taleo-extends-sap-rivalry</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/09/10361553-oracle-to-pay-19b-for-taleo-extends-sap-rivalry</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>acquisition</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>oracle</category><category>taleo</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:04:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2d09567a-c8b6-419a-9d72-d704bf9b04c3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2d09567a-c8b6-419a-9d72-d704bf9b04c3.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, Oracle signs are displayed at the National Retail Federation, in New York. Oracle is paying $1.9 billion for Taleo Corp., a company that helps businesses manage their employees. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Oracle rejects $272M SAP award, demands new trial</title>
<description><![CDATA[Business software maker Oracle Corp. has turned down $272 million in court-ordered damages from SAP AG in hopes of leaving a much bigger dent in its rival's pocketbook and reputation during a second trial over allegations of corporate theft.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Liedtke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10339979-oracle-rejects-272m-sap-award-demands-new-trial</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10339979-oracle-rejects-272m-sap-award-demands-new-trial</guid><category>technology</category><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>oracle</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:55:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP to pay $20M to settle criminal charges</title>
<description><![CDATA[Business software maker SAP AG on Wednesday said it agreed to pay $20 million to settle criminal charges from the U.S. Department of Justice against a now-defunct subsidiary, TomorrowNow.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/09/7692192-sap-to-pay-20m-to-settle-criminal-charges</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/09/7692192-sap-to-pay-20m-to-settle-criminal-charges</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>oracle</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Sep 2011 21:14:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP 2nd-quarter profit up 20 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[Business software maker SAP AG said Tuesday that its second-quarter earnings rose by 20 percent compared with a year earlier as healthy demand fueled a strong increase in revenue.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/26/7172187-sap-2nd-quarter-profit-up-20-percent</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/26/7172187-sap-2nd-quarter-profit-up-20-percent</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:22:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP earnings down on Oracle court battle cost</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fourth-quarter earnings at SAP AG dropped 36 percent, despite a strong rise in revenue, the company said Wednesday, after the German business software maker set aside euro933 million (about $1.3 billion) to cover the cost of a lost court battle with bitter rival Oracle Corp.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Geir Moulson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Geir Moulson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/25/5923601-sap-earnings-down-on-oracle-court-battle-cost</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/25/5923601-sap-earnings-down-on-oracle-court-battle-cost</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:07:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7f6cefd5-a65b-472b-919a-650031cf9327.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7f6cefd5-a65b-472b-919a-650031cf9327.jpg" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE --- In this June 8, 2010 file photo SAP Co-CEOs Bill McDermot, right,  and Jim Hagemann Snabe, attend the general shareholders meeting in Mannheim, Germany southern. German business software maker SAP AG has reported a 36 percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings after setting aside euro 933 million (nearly US$ 1.3 billion) to cover a lost court battle with rival Oracle Corp. SAP said Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 that it earned euro 437 million in the October-December quarter, down from euro 682 million a year earlier. The company's software revenue, however, rose 35 percent to euro 1.51 billion from euro 1.12 billion.  (AP Photo/dapd, Mario Vedder)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>SAP at a crossroads after losing $1.3B verdict</title>
<description><![CDATA[On the losing end of a $1.3 billion jury verdict for stealing a rival's intellectual property, SAP AG is facing the difficult decision about whether to double down &#8212; by appealing &#8212; or folding.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/24/5522828-sap-at-a-crossroads-after-losing-13b-verdict</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/24/5522828-sap-at-a-crossroads-after-losing-13b-verdict</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>oracle</category><category>crossroads</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:59:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Jury: SAP must pay nemesis Oracle $1.3 billion</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp.'s courtroom clash with archenemy SAP AG has paid off handsomely.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/19/5495842-jury-sap-must-pay-nemesis-oracle-13-billion</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/19/5495842-jury-sap-must-pay-nemesis-oracle-13-billion</guid><category>technology</category><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>oracle</category><category>oracle-corp</category><category>us-news</category><category>leo-apotheker</category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:36:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e2e66b44-6c70-46c1-8ad7-593d3299d76c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e2e66b44-6c70-46c1-8ad7-593d3299d76c.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2010 file photo, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison arrives at the Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., to testify  in Oracle's trial against archrival SAP. A federal jury on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, ordered SAP AG to pay $1.3 billion to Oracle Corp., for stealing customer support documents and software in a scheme to siphon off customers.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ellison: Oracle has $4 billion case against SAP</title>
<description><![CDATA[Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison turned up the pressure in an industrial espionage trial Monday by testifying that archenemy SAP AG should have paid $4 billion for licenses to Oracle software.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/02/5396726-ellison-oracle-has-4-billion-case-against-sap</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/02/5396726-ellison-oracle-has-4-billion-case-against-sap</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>oracle</category><category>ceo-larry-ellison</category><category>oracle-ceo-larry-ellison</category><pubDate>Tue, 2 Nov 2010 20:29:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/95db3d2f-1582-44fc-b03a-928edebddd2d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="262" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/95db3d2f-1582-44fc-b03a-928edebddd2d.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oracle CEO Larry Ellison arrives at the Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. Ellison is scheduled to testify Monday in Oracle's trial against archrival SAP. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/56414f03-a43f-4d90-93e9-62f78ce1c5c1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="252" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/56414f03-a43f-4d90-93e9-62f78ce1c5c1.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oracle CEO Larry Ellison arrives at the Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. Ellison is scheduled to testify Monday in Oracle's trial against archrival SAP.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6d10f7b3-38ba-4ea5-aef5-e4de60281300.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="396" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6d10f7b3-38ba-4ea5-aef5-e4de60281300.jpg" width="120" height="155" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Oracle CEO Larry Ellison walks through security at the Federal Build in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Nov. 8, 2010. Ellison is scheduled to testify Monday in Oracle's trial against archrival SAP. Oracle Corp. is asking for $2 billion in damages for a trove of customer-support documents that SAP AG has admitted to stealing from password-protected Oracle websites. SAP says it only owes $40 million. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>SAP won't fight Oracle claims in espionage case</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a surprise twist in a corporate espionage case involving two of the world's biggest business software makers, SAP AG on Thursday said it won't fight claims that a subsidiary stole valuable data from rival Oracle Corp. and that SAP tried to use it to steal customers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/05/4829049-sap-wont-fight-oracle-claims-in-espionage-case</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/05/4829049-sap-wont-fight-oracle-claims-in-espionage-case</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>oracle</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Aug 2010 00:25:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP's 2nd-quarter profit up 15 percent</title>
<description><![CDATA[Business software maker SAP AG said Tuesday that growth in the United States and emerging markets helped it to a 15 percent increase in second-quarter net earnings.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/27/4759758-saps-2nd-quarter-profit-up-15-percent</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/27/4759758-saps-2nd-quarter-profit-up-15-percent</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>sap</category><category>united-states</category><category>sap-ag</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:50:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP gets European OK for Sybase takeover</title>
<description><![CDATA[German business software maker SAP AG said Tuesday that European regulators have approved its $5.8 billion takeover of U.S. database software maker Sybase Inc.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/20/4717307-sap-gets-european-ok-for-sybase-takeover</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/20/4717307-sap-gets-european-ok-for-sybase-takeover</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>sybase</category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:17:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP extends Sybase bid, awaits EU clearance</title>
<description><![CDATA[German business software maker SAP AG said Friday that it has extended its $5.8 billion tender offer for U.S. database software maker Sybase Inc. because the deal hasn't yet been cleared by European regulators.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/01/4600911-sap-extends-sybase-bid-awaits-eu-clearance</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/01/4600911-sap-extends-sybase-bid-awaits-eu-clearance</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>offer</category><category>sybase</category><category>tender-offer</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:47:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP buying Sybase for $5.8B as it battles Oracle</title>
<description><![CDATA[German business software maker SAP AG has agreed to buy Sybase Inc. in a $5.8 billion deal that ratchets up SAP's rivalry with database leader Oracle Corp.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jordan Robertson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/12/4274438-sap-buying-sybase-for-58b-as-it-battles-oracle</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/12/4274438-sap-buying-sybase-for-58b-as-it-battles-oracle</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>tec</category><category>sybase</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 21:41:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title></title>
<description><![CDATA[AP source: Indiana Republican Rep. Mark Souder expected to resign from Congress.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/11/4268011-</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/11/4268011-</guid><category>technology</category><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>apnewsalert</category><category>white-house</category><category>politics</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>west-virginia</category><category>times-square</category><category>david-cameron</category><category>us-news</category><category>oval-office</category><category>joe-biden</category><category>mark-souder</category><category>corrects-obama</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:13:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP Q1 net profit jumps 97 pct to $514 million</title>
<description><![CDATA[German software maker SAP AG said Wednesday that its first quarter net profit nearly doubled as demand for its products rose in both developed and emerging economies, boosting sales.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/28/4214809-sap-q1-net-profit-jumps-97-pct-to-514-million</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/28/4214809-sap-q1-net-profit-jumps-97-pct-to-514-million</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>earns</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:28:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b1ffabab-eca7-4b83-b3f8-9669ace7132c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="243" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b1ffabab-eca7-4b83-b3f8-9669ace7132c.jpg" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 31, 2008 file picture the board members of German software company SAP are seen behind the company logo at it's headquarter in Walldorf near Heidelberg, southwestern Germany. German software maker SAP AG nearly doubled its first quarter net profit as demand for its products rose among customers worldwide, boosting sales, the company said Wednesday, April 28, 2010.  SAP, whose programs help companies do back-office work such as payroll, inventory management and accounting, and is used by Apple Inc.'s iTunes, reported net income of euro 387 million (US$ 514.3 million) in the January-March period compared with euro 196 million a year earlier. That's an increase of 97 percent. (AP Photo/Daniel Roland,File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>SAP to buy regulatory software maker TechniData</title>
<description><![CDATA[German business software maker SAP AG said Wednesday it is acquiring TechniData AG, a longtime strategic partner that makes software to help companies comply with environmental, health and safety regulations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/21/4186595-sap-to-buy-regulatory-software-maker-technidata</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/21/4186595-sap-to-buy-regulatory-software-maker-technidata</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>technidata</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:15:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Leadership changes continue at Germany's SAP</title>
<description><![CDATA[Less than a week after the surprise resignation of its CEO, German software maker SAP AG said board member John Schwarz had resigned.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/11/3882551-leadership-changes-continue-at-germanys-sap</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/11/3882551-leadership-changes-continue-at-germanys-sap</guid><category>technology</category><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>personnel</category><category>john-schwarz</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:25:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>SAP shares slip on CEO's ouster, questions</title>
<description><![CDATA[German software maker SAP AG's stock slid 2.5 percent Monday, the day after CEO Leo Apotheker unexpectedly resigned and was replaced with a pair of co-chief executives.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Moore]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Matt Moore]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/08/3869959-sap-shares-slip-on-ceos-ouster-questions</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/08/3869959-sap-shares-slip-on-ceos-ouster-questions</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><category>ceo-leo-apotheker</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:21:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cfbc4ecd-7d4f-4c78-8392-a6be5541ac35.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cfbc4ecd-7d4f-4c78-8392-a6be5541ac35.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Leo Apotheker, CEO of German software company SAP, is seen during the annual financial statement in Frankfurt, Germany, in a Jan. 27, 2010. Apotheker has resigned after his contract was not renewed and will be succeeded by two co-CEOs, the company said Sunday, Jan 7, 2010. (AP Photo/dapd, Daniel Roland, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6c26e34f-2b52-42ab-9684-2e5f24f0e147.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="364" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6c26e34f-2b52-42ab-9684-2e5f24f0e147.jpg" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Jim Hagemann Snabe, board members of German software company SAP, is seen at the company headquarter in Walldorf near Heidelberg, southwestern Germany, in a July 31, 2008 file photo. The supervisory board, the German equivalent to a U.S. board of directors, has appointed two co-CEOs: Bill McDermott, head of field organization; and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development after Leo Apotheker, has resigned.(AP Photo/Daniel Roland, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b7625894-2137-4198-8066-2f52314366d4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="346" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b7625894-2137-4198-8066-2f52314366d4.jpg" width="120" height="178" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - Bill McDermott, board members of German software company SAP, is seen at the company headquarter in Walldorf near Heidelberg, southwestern Germany, in a July 31, 2008 file photo.  The supervisory board, the German equivalent to a U.S. board of directors, has appointed two co-CEOs: Bill McDermott, head of field organization; and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development after Leo Apotheker, has resigned.  (AP Photo/Daniel Roland, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>SAP: Q4 revenue beats targets</title>
<description><![CDATA[German business software maker SAP AG said Thursday its fourth quarter revenue dropped 9 percent to euro3.18 billion ($4.61 billion), better than it was expecting.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/14/3757159-sap-q4-revenue-beats-targets</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/14/3757159-sap-q4-revenue-beats-targets</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>sap</category><category>sap-ag</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:29:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>