sap info

products

2010-03-28T05:56:00.001-07:00

SAP's products focus on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). The company's main product is SAP ERP. The current version is SAP ERP 6.0 and is part of the SAP Business Suite. Its previous name was called R/3. The "R" of SAP R/3 stood for realtime - even though it is not a realtime solution. The number 3 related to the 3-tier architecture: database, application server and client (SAPgui). R/2, which ran on a Mainframe architecture, was the predecessor of R/3. Before R/2 came System RF, later dubbed R/1.

SAP ERP is one of five enterprise applications in SAP's Business Suite. The other four applications are:

* customer relationship management (CRM) - helps companies acquire and retain customers, gain marketing and customer insight
* product lifecycle management (PLM) - helps manufacturers with product-related information
* supply chain management (SCM) - helps companies with the process of resourcing its manufacturing and service processes
* supplier relationship management (SRM) - enables companies to procure from suppliers

Other major product offerings include: the NetWeaver platform, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, Duet (joint offering with Microsoft), Performance Management solutions and RFID. SAP offers SOA capabilities (calling it Enterprise SOA) in the form of web services that are wrapped around its applications.

plant sap

2010-03-28T05:54:00.000-07:00

Leafhoppers and many other insects feed off plant sap

Sap is a fluid transported in xylem cells (tracheids or vessel elements) or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant. Fluid found in the vacuoles of other cells is sometimes referred to as "cell sap". Other liquid compounds found in plants or exuded by plants, such as latex, resins or mucilage, are sometimes incorrectly referred to as sap.

Xylem sap consists primarily of water, with hormones, mineral elements and other nutrients dissolved in it. Transport of sap in xylem is generally "basipetal", or upward from the roots toward the leaves. Over the past century, there has been some controversy regarding the mechanism of xylem sap transport; today, most plant scientists agree that the bulk of the evidence supports the cohesion-tension theory.

Phloem sap consists primarily of water, with sugars, hormones, and mineral elements dissolved in it. Phloem sap transport occurs from sources (locations where carbohydrates are produced or stored) toward sinks (locations where carbohydrates are utilized). The pressure flow hypothesis proposes a mechanism for phloem sap transport.
Maple syrup is made from reduced sugar maple xylem sap. In some countries (e.g., Russia, Latvia or Finland) it is common to collect the early spring sap of birch trees (so called "birch juice") for human consumption; the sap

SAP NetWeaver

2010-03-28T05:51:00.000-07:00

is SAP's integrated technology platform and is the technical foundation for all SAP applications since the SAP Business Suite. SAP NetWeaver is marketed as a service-oriented application and integration platform. SAP NetWeaver provides the development and runtime environment for SAP applications and can be used for custom development and integration with other applications and systems. SAP NetWeaver is built using open standards and industry de facto standards and can be extended with, and interoperate with, technologies such as Microsoft .NET, Sun Java EE, and IBM WebSphere.

SAP NetWeaver's release is considered as a strategic move by SAP for driving enterprises to run their business on a single, integrated platform that includes both applications and technology. Industry analysts refer to this type of integrated platform offering as an "applistructure" (applications + infrastructure). It is widely held that this approach is driven by industry's need to lower IT costs through an enterprise architecture that is at once (1) more flexible; (2) better integrated with applications; (3) built on open standards to ensure future interoperability and broad integration; and, (4) provided by a vendor that is financially viable for the long term.[citation needed]

SAP is fostering relationships with system integrators and independent software vendors, many of the latter becoming "Powered by SAP NetWeaver".

SAP NetWeaver is part of SAP's plan to transition to a more open, service-oriented architecture and to deliver the technical foundation of its applications on a single, integrated platform and common release cycle.

profiles

2010-03-28T05:50:00.000-07:00

As a SAP Business Intelligence (BI) consultant you will work
on challenging assignments for leading clients and enable
ISV’s (Independent Software Vendors) to realize BI
solutions and become ‘Powered by SAP Netweaver’.
You will work in a team of TopForce professionals to
realize BI solutions together with our clients using our
vision on the ‘High Perwormance Workplace’ and on BI.
Key words are SAP BW and Netweaver knowledge, BI focus
applied to SAP BI solutions, and user-centric design. Our
user-centric approach ensures that we deliver the right
information at the right time to the right people based on
the value of usability. Our solutions will be designed
according to our Enterprise SOA framework. Business
knowledge and BI knowledge are combined with the latest
SAP BI and Netweaver knowledge to ensure that we deliver
the highest value to our clients. We are looking for BI
with outstanding references. Who are keen on having the
role of innovator and are up to date with the latest trends
and technologies. You have experience and affinity with
working in complex environments with multiple SAP
and non SAP technologies, like SAP BW, EP, MDM, XI,
WebDynpro. We offer a good career in BI for professionals
from the grade of consultants up to the level of senior
manager. Our ambition is to be recognised as the best SAP
BI partner in the market and we are rapidly working to
become so. If you are working in the BI area we challenge
you to contact us and live your dreams.
Qualifications:
Your approach is enthusiastic, customer orientated and
you enjoy working in a team and help build TopForce
and the BI practice. Your educational background is on
HBO/WO level. You are also flexible and able to work
independently.
- Experience and/or affinity with technique, development,
- Developments and the latest developments on SAP BW,
- Visual Composer and NetWeaver.

Tasks:
Develop SAP BW solutions in complex environments with
multiple SAP and non-SAP technologies, advise clients on
the translation of a functional design to a technical design,
implementing SAP BI solutions, analyse and advise on
performance improvements, oversee current SAP BW
implementations and advise on improvements. Help ISV’s
to develop
and become ‘Powered by NetWeaver’.

Responsibilities:
In your assignments you advise clients on both the functional
and the technical design as well as the implementation of the
technical design. You advise and implement design and
process of Extraction Transformation and Loading (ETL).
Implementation of performance improvement.

Specific Qualifications:
We are looking for consultants, senior consultants, managing
onsultants, senior manager for our BI practice and depending
On your knowledge and experience we can offer you one of
the above positions. Your current working experience is at
a consulting firm or client organisation. You have experience
with SAP BW implementation projects.You also have
experience and/or affinity with SAP NetWeaver, ABAP,
Visual Composer. You know Business Intelligence principles
like data modelling, data warehousing, ETL and are keen on
further working and applying these. You have experience
with off site development and having knowledge of non-SAP
technologies (like Oracle, Information Science) is an
advantage. You have good communication skills and your
demand of the Dutch and the English language, both spoken
as in writing, is impeccable. If you would like to know more
about us and our challenging projects for well-known clients,
surf to Business practice BI.
The Business Unit BI is one of the four Business Units within
TopForce. Our mission is to become the best BI firm for our
SAP clients in the market enabling them to create the ‘High
Performance Workplace’. You will work on fully integrated
projects which in most cases contain the almost complete
NetWeaver stack. Clients we serve include amongst others
Shell, Philips, Government, Heineken, Essent, Rolls Royce.
In addition we help Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s)
in becoming ‘Powered by NetWeaver’.Employment
Conditions The TopForce approach towards its employees
is aimed at creating an exciting and professional work
environment where they can focus on that what they are
good at. TopForce therefore greatly values and invests in
employee development. As a TopForce employee you are
awarded a budget and the time for further education and
training whereby the everyday practice also
offers plenty of opportunity to broaden your knowledge.
This will give you the chance to acquire specific competences
bringing you to the level of a valued professional. TopForce
offers plenty of opportunity for career growth, enabling you
to develop from technical consultant to business consultant.

Career:
Being a BI professional at TopForce means you can build a
career from consultant to partner and have a chance to
work on your personal and professional growth and
development. Both assignment and training program are
based on your personal.development plan according to our
BI competence development framework.

history

2010-03-28T05:49:00.001-07:00

SAP was founded in 1972 as Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung ("System Analysis and Program Development") by five former IBM engineers in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg (Dietmar Hopp, Hans-Werner Hector, Hasso Plattner, Klaus E. Tschira, and Claus Wellenreuther).

As part of the Xerox exit strategy from the computer industry, Xerox retained IBM to migrate their business systems to IBM technology. As part of IBM's compensation for the migration, IBM acquired the SDS/SAPE software, reportedly for a contract credit of $80,000. The SAPE software was given by IBM to the founding ex-IBM employees in exchange for founding stock provided to IBM, reportedly 8%. Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) was SAP's first ever customer in 1972.

The acronym was later changed to stand for Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung ("Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing").

In 1976, "SAP GmbH" was founded and the following year, it moved its headquarters to Walldorf. SAP AG became the company's official name after the 2005 annual general meeting (AG is short for Aktiengesellschaft).

sap career market

2010-03-28T05:47:00.000-07:00

With ongoing investment into business and communications systems, the SAP careers market is currently very strong. This is the ideal time for qualified and experienced candidates, and new graduates, to advance their SAP careers. In SAP, there are many different modules and applications, covering numerous business processes. The R/3, also known as ERP includes the widely popular FI, CO, HR, MM, SD, BW and BI modules.

As SAP software is easily integrated with other systems, built on other platforms, allowing SAP to be compatible with old and future systems. Companies wishing to customise their SAP software allow professionals to develop their careers in SAP ABAP.
About the SAP Careers Market

The SAP careers market offers opportunities from companies across many industry sectors, and in public institutions. Specialising in one or many modules is a common way of developing careers in SAP. Consultants frequently develop their skills and those with technical skills can progress their SAP careers by becoming Functional Consultants.

The SAP careers market also offers many positions in training, software development, administration, and project management. Careers in SAP are available in Germany’s strong automotive, industrial, banking, engineering, pharmaceuticals and trade fairs sectors.

The SAP Job Board is a valuable resource for professionals in the SAP careers market. Job opportunities are published directly on the site from companies like Dupont, Hewlett Packard, Nestle, and SAP.
SAP Careers Market salaries

The SAP careers market has a broad range of salary packages, and are often negotiable. For SAP careers at an entry level, salaries would normally start at around €35,000. Senior careers in SAP can pay in excess of €120,000.
Search the SAP Careers Market

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sap

2009-05-05T22:03:00.000-07:00

SAP team ProfilesAs a SAP Business Intelligence (BI) consultant you will workon challenging assignments for leading clients and enableISV’s (Independent Software Vendors) to realize BIsolutions and become ‘Powered by SAP Netweaver’.You will work in a team of TopForce professionals torealize BI solutions together with our clients using ourvision on the ‘High Perwormance Workplace’ and on BI.Key words are SAP BW and Netweaver knowledge, BI focusapplied to SAP BI solutions, and user-centric design. Ouruser-centric approach ensures that we deliver the rightinformation at the right time to the right people based onthe value of usability. Our solutions will be designedaccording to our Enterprise SOA framework. Businessknowledge and BI knowledge are combined with the latestSAP BI and Netweaver knowledge to ensure that we deliverthe highest value to our clients. We are looking for BIwith outstanding references. Who are keen on having therole of innovator and are up to date with the latest trendsand technologies. You have experience and affinity withworking in complex environments with multiple SAPand non SAP technologies, like SAP BW, EP, MDM, XI,WebDynpro. We offer a good career in BI for professionalsfrom the grade of consultants up to the level of seniormanager. Our ambition is to be recognised as the best SAPBI partner in the market and we are rapidly working tobecome so. If you are working in the BI area we challengeyou to contact us and live your dreams.Qualifications:Your approach is enthusiastic, customer orientated andyou enjoy working in a team and help build TopForceand the BI practice. Your educational background is onHBO/WO level. You are also flexible and able to workindependently.- Experience and/or affinity with technique, development,- Developments and the latest developments on SAP BW,- Visual Composer and NetWeaver.Tasks: Develop SAP BW solutions in complex environments withmultiple SAP and non-SAP technologies, advise clients onthe translation of a functional design to a technical design,implementing SAP BI solutions, analyse and advise onperformance improvements, oversee current SAP BWimplementations and advise on improvements. Help ISV’sto developand become ‘Powered by NetWeaver’.Responsibilities:In your assignments you advise clients on both the functionaland the technical design as well as the implementation of thetechnical design. You advise and implement design andprocess of Extraction Transformation and Loading (ETL).Implementation of performance improvement.Specific Qualifications:We are looking for consultants, senior consultants, managingonsultants, senior manager for our BI practice and dependingOn your knowledge and experience we can offer you one ofthe above positions. Your current working experience is ata consulting firm or client organisation. You have experiencewith SAP BW implementation projects.You also haveexperience and/or affinity with SAP NetWeaver, ABAP,Visual Composer. You know Business Intelligence principleslike data modelling, data warehousing, ETL and are keen onfurther working and applying these. You have experiencewith off site development and having knowledge of non-SAPtechnologies (like Oracle, Information Science) is anadvantage. You have good communication skills and yourdemand of the Dutch and the English language, both spokenas in writing, is impeccable. If you would like to know moreabout us and our challenging projects for well-known clients,surf to Business practice BI.The Business Unit BI is one of the four Business Units withinTopForce. Our mission is to become the best BI firm for ourSAP clients in the market enabling them to create the ‘HighPerformance Workplace’. You will work on fully integratedprojects which in most cases contain the almost completeNetWeaver stack. Clients we serve include amongst othersShell, Philips, Government, Heineken, Essent, Rolls Royce.In addition we help Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s)in becoming ‘Powered by NetWeaver’.EmploymentConditions The TopForce approach towards its employeesis aimed at creating an exciting and professional workenvironment where they can focus on that what they aregood at. TopForce therefore greatly values and invests inemployee development. As a TopForce employee you areawarded a budget and the time for further education andtraining whereby the everyday practice alsooffers plenty of opportunity to broaden your knowledge.This will give you the chance to acquire specific competencesbringing you to the level of a valued professional. TopForceoffers plenty of opportunity for career growth, enabling youto develop from technical consultant to business consultant.Career:Being a BI professional at TopForce means you can build acareer from consultant to partner and have a chance towork on your personal and professional growth anddevelopment. Both assignment and training program arebased on your personal.development plan according to ourBI competence development framework.