News Release
Insider Learning Network Hosts a Live SAP HCM Q&A on troubleshooting payroll audits & process models with HR 2012 speaker Mike Timm
WIS Publishing, Dedham, MA April 9, 2012
WIS Publishing’s Insider Learning Network, a global interactive website for SAP professionals, announces a live Q&A with HR 2012 speaker Mike Timm in the Insider Learning Network’s HR forum on April 17 from 12:30pm – 1:30pm EDT. During the one hour session, Mike will discuss how you can improve your current process models and prevent payroll errors. Insider Learning Network members can ask Mike their specific SAP ERP HCM and payroll questions. As a special bonus, all registrants will receive an excerpt from Mike’s recent HR 2012 presentation “An Up-to-Date Guide to Troubleshooting the Payroll Process If and When You Encounter an Error.”
Ask Mike Timm your questions:
Date: April 17, 2012
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm EDT
Register here
Insider Learning Network is a global interactive web site dedicated to helping SAP professionals get trusted answers to their most specific SAP questions, advance their skills, and connect with their peers. A free membership provides access to blogs from leading independent experts on SAP technology, expert-led live Q&As, and free articles from SAPinsider and insiderPROFILES magazines. It also provides a central portal to access licensed content from the SAPexperts knowledgebases. Visit Insider Learning Network for more information.
About WIS Publishing
WIS Publishing is the leading independent provider of information to professionals who deploy, manage, support, configure, and customize SAP solutions. More than 250,000 professionals in 61 countries rely on products and events from WIS to improve their company's ROI in information technology. Products and services from WIS Publishing deliver value to every customer through field tested and validated content that helps companies find solutions to their most challenging IT and business issues. Find out more here.
Media Contact: Matthew Shea, Marketing Coordinator, matthew.shea@wispubs.com
SAP and the SAP logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries. WIS Publishing is not affiliated with SAP AG or any of the SAP AG group of companies
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Press Release - February 2012
Insider Learning Network Hosts a Live IT Q&A on the future of ABAP: Get answers from SAP Mentor Thorsten Franz
WIS Publishing, Dedham, MA February 8, 2012
WIS Publishing’s Insider Learning Network, a global interactive website for SAP professionals, announces a live Q&A with SAP Mentor Thorsten Franz. During the one hour session on February 15 from 12:30pm – 1:30pm EST, Thorsten will share his insights on the direction ABAP is headed. Insider Learning Network members can ask their own specific questions about how they can prepare for changes brought on by HANA, OLAP, cloud computing, mobile devices, OO programming, and open source technologies. As a special bonus, all registrants will receive an excerpt from Thorsten’s new second edition of Discover ABAP, “Chapter 2: ABAP Dictionary.”
Ask Thorsten Franz your questions:
Date: February 15, 2012
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm EST
Register here.
Insider Learning Network is a global interactive web site dedicated to helping SAP professionals get trusted answers to their most specific SAP questions, advance their skills, and connect with their peers. A free membership provides access to blogs from leading independent experts on SAP technology, expert-led live Q&As, and free articles from SAPinsider and insiderPROFILES magazines. It also provides a central portal to access licensed content from the SAPexperts knowledgebases. Visit Insider Learning Network for more information.
About WIS Publishing
WIS Publishing is the leading independent provider of information to professionals who deploy, manage, support, configure, and customize SAP solutions. More than 250,000 professionals in 61 countries rely on products and events from WIS to improve their company's ROI in information technology. Products and services from WIS Publishing deliver value to every customer through field tested and validated content that helps companies find solutions to their most challenging IT and business issues. Find out more here: http://www.wisinc.com/Home
Media Contact: Matthew Shea, Marketing Coordinator, matthew.shea@wispubs.com
SAP and the SAP logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries. WIS Publishing is not affiliated with SAP AG or any of the SAP AG group of companies
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Press Release - February 2011
Customers Say Technical Challenges Are Main Obstacle to Following SAP's BI Roadmap
Wellesley Information Services (WIS Publishing), Dedham, MA
(February 2011)
A new report from insiderRESEARCH reveals that technical integration is the #1 challenge companies must face when following the SAP BI roadmap. Based on a survey of more than 300 SAP customers and consultants, the report finds that technical challenges rank ahead of budget, staffing, and understanding of BI applications when it comes to planning and executing an SAP BI project.
SAP announced that SAP BusinessObjects products would be the strategic direction for user-facing business intelligence (BI) shortly after acquiring Business Objects in 2008. Three years later, insiderRESEARCH finds that while 76% of customers say they are committed to following the roadmap, a majority of that group (52%) remains in the evaluation phase.
“Many companies are in a holding pattern right now,” says Davin Wilfrid, senior analyst at insiderRESEARCH. “They intend to follow the SAP BI roadmap, but they need more clarity into how the SAP BusinessObjects products fit their business needs, and to be better prepared for the unique challenges posed by an integration project.”
The insiderRESEARCH report, called The SAP BI Roadmap: Perceptions, Challenges, and Opportunities for SAP Customers, clarifies some of the most confusing aspects of the SAP BI roadmap and offers decision makers invaluable guidance based on:
- Insight into what their peers are doing
- Clarity into the SAP BI roadmap
- Objective analysis of the challenges of following the SAP BI roadmap
- Real-world advice for navigating those challenges
Other key findings
The report also found that:
- Only 15% of SAP customers track the ROI of their BI initiatives
- More than half of respondents (62%) say their end users do not have the skills necessary to get the most out of SAP BusinessObjects applications
- While most respondents (62%) say they do not have enough information about the SAP BI roadmap, a large majority are able to correctly identify the primary function of each application on the roadmap
- Almost half of respondents (44.5%) say gathering requirements for a BI project is “difficult” or “extremely difficult”
- Almost a quarter of respondents (24.1%) did not believe their consultants were capable of recommending the correct BI applications for their needs
The full report is available for download at www.insiderresearch.wispubs.com/SAPBIRoadmap
About insiderRESEARCH
insiderRESEARCH is an independent research firm from the publishers of SAPinsider Magazine. This report represents the independent work of insiderRESEARCH, and has not been sponsored by any outside party.
About WIS Publishing
WIS Publishing is the premier independent provider of SAP training materials, with more than 250,000 customers in 61 countries. WIS Publishing is the publisher of SAPinsider, insiderPROFILES, and the SAPexperts publications, and is the producer of the SAPinsider conferences and the Insider Learning Network. For more information, visit http://www.insiderlearningnetwork.com
SAP is a registered trademark of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries. WIS Publishing is not affiliated with SAP AG or any of the SAP AG group of companies.
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Press Release - November 2010
SAPexperts simplifies web searches for complete, technical SAP® answers
Wellesley Information Services (WIS Publishing), Dedham, MA
(November 22, 2010) -
SAPexperts (www.sapexperts.com) has launched new Web sites for their nine online knowledgebases to further help SAP professionals find proven answers to their technical questions faster than they previously experienced.
Each of the SAPexperts knowledgebases focuses on a unique area of SAP technology such as business intelligence, financials, supply chain management, and more. Included in the SAPexperts series is a new Web site for the SAP Professional Journal knowledgebase – catering to SAP developers and administrators.
“Many of our subscribers told us they needed to find thorough, validated SAP instruction faster,” says Michael Nadeau, publisher of SAPexperts. “We already provide some of the most comprehensive and proven SAP answers and tutorials on the Web, but because many SAP professionals deal with tight project deadlines, getting those answers faster is crucial. With the new Web site layout, users navigate with fewer clicks and get the answers they need in seconds. That’s not something that other SAP-related Web sites can claim,” Nadeau continued.
Other Web sites for SAP professionals often provide only pieces of answers that are sometimes laced with hidden agendas, or they force users to spend time sifting through vast amounts of uncategorized information just to find answers that aren’t always verified.
“Companies spend an enormous amount of money on their SAP technology investment. They deserve comprehensive instruction, tutorials, and best practices from an unbiased source that can give it to them quickly all year,” says Robert Croce, product director of SAPexperts. “Customers are telling us that the new knowledgebase design helps them find complete answers to their technical SAP challenges more quickly,” Croce concluded.
About SAPexperts
SAPexperts consist of nine online knowledgebases produced by WIS Publishing – the leading independent provider of publications and educational events focused on SAP technology. The nine SAPexperts knowledgbases consist of Financials Expert, BI Expert, SCM Expert, HR Expert, CRM Expert, GRC Expert, Solution Manager Expert, Project Expert, as well as SAP Professional Journal. Access to the SAPexperts knowledgebases is obtained on an annual subscription basis. More information can be found at www.sapexperts.com.
About WIS Publishing
WIS Publishing is the premier independent provider of SAP training materials, with more than 250,000 customers in 61 countries. WIS Publishing is the publisher of SAPinsider, insiderPROFILES, and the SAPexperts publications, and is the producer of the SAPinsider conferences and the Insider Learning Network. For more information, visit http://www.insiderlearningnetwork.com.
SAP is a registered trademark of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries. WIS Publishing is not affiliated with SAP AG or any of the SAP AG group of companies
Press Release - September 2010
Insider Learning Network Hosts Live Q&A: How to Transform IT into a Strategic Driver of SAP Projects
Wellesley Information Services (WIS Publishing), Dedham, MA September 21, 2010 –
WIS Publishing’s Insider Learning Network, an interactive Web platform that connects SAP customers with peers and experts, announces a live Q&A forum with Tom Rodden from Varian Medical on how to “Transform IT into a strategic driver of SAP projects.” http://bit.ly/bcAEPh . Participants can log in to the IT forum at InsiderLearningNetwork.com on September 23 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST to ask Tom questions and get his unique perspective on how IT departments can be better aligned with the business.
The Story
Tom Rodden, Director, Enterprise Applications at Varian Medical Systems, transformed his SAP IT department from a traditional technical support role to a position where IT is providing greater support for value-generating projects and initiatives. Tom shares his insights from this transformative experience undertaken during some major SAP initiatives (including an upgrade to SAP 6 and a roll out of SAP HCM to 31 countries) in an article “Redefining IT’s Role at Varian Medical Systems” from the July/August/September issue of insiderPROFILES.
Q&A Details
Insider Learning Network will run a live one-hour Q&A Forum where participants can:
- Learn how to expand the value of an IT department beyond a support-centric role
- Get tips on how to create a strong, valued partnership between the IT team and the business-side counterparts
- Understand why a strategic, innovative IT culture fosters more motivated employees
- Hear ways to get stakeholder buy-in for making this kind of IT transformation
Transform IT into a Strategic Driver of SAP Projects
Date: Thursday September 23, 2010
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
Find out more and participate or just in case you missed the live Q&A, you can view the archive at http://bit.ly/bcAEPh .
Membership to Insider Learning Network is free and provides access to blogs from leading independent experts on SAP technology, expert-led forums, and free articles from SAPinsider and insiderPROFILES magazines. It also provides a central portal to access licensed content from the SAP Experts knowledgebases. Visit www.insiderlearningnetwork.com for more information.
SAP and the SAP logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries. WIS Publishing is not affiliated with SAP AG or any of the SAP AG group of companies
About Wellesley Information Services
Wellesley Information Services is the premier independent provider of SAP training materials, with more than 250,000 customers in 61 countries. Wellesley Information Services is the publisher of SAPinsider, insiderPROFILES, and the SAP Experts publications, and is the producer of the SAPinsider conferences and Insider Learning Network. For more information, visit http://www.insiderlearningnetwork.com.
About Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., of Palo Alto, California, is the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics software for managing comprehensive cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers and medical oncology practices. Varian is a premier supplier of tubes and digital detectors for X-ray imaging in medical, scientific, and industrial applications and also supplies X-ray imaging products for cargo screening and industrial inspection. Varian Medical Systems employs approximately 5,200 people who are located at manufacturing sites in North America, China, and Europe and in its 70 sales and support offices around the world. For more information, visit http://www.varian.com/
Press Release - June 2010
New Insider Learning Network Connects Members to SAP-Specific Resources and Independent Experts
Dedham, MA – Wellesley Information Services (WIS Publishing), the leading independent producer of publications and educational events focused on SAP ® technology, announces Insider Learning Network — an interactive Web platform that connects SAP customers with peers and experts to share viewpoints and experiences while providing access to tips, strategies, and best practices.
Drawing on the extensive experience and knowledge of our independent experts, Insider Learning Network delivers unique content from SAP-focused conferences, knowledgebases, webinars, books, articles, journals, podcasts, and training videos. Plus, interactive networking features such as blogs, groups, and forums allow members to delve deeper into the content to address their challenges.
Members can select from a number of SAP interest areas, both functional and technical, and receive and manage relevant content from customized home pages. All members can find and invite colleagues, peers, speakers, and authors to their network to tap into their knowledge or explore new areas of interest.
“We created Insider Learning Network because SAP professionals need a one-stop online resource where they can find proven answers to their SAP questions quickly and easily — without all the clutter and uncertainty of an online search. Insider Learning Network uses Web 2.0 tools to connect members to the answers they need, allowing them to solve problems faster than ever,” says Benny DiCecca, CEO of Wellesley Information Services.
Membership to Insider Learning Network is free and provides access to blogs from leading independent experts on SAP technology, expert-led forums, and free articles from SAPinsider and insiderPROFILES magazines. It also provides a central portal to access licensed content from the SAP Experts knowledgebases.
Membership is free. Visit www.insiderlearningnetwork.com for more information.
SAP and the SAP logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries. WIS Publishing is not affiliated with SAP AG or any of the SAP AG group of companies
About: Wellesley Information Services is the premiere independent provider of SAP training materials, with more than 250,000 customers in 61 countries. Wellesley Information Services is the publisher of SAPinsider, insiderPROFILES, and the SAP Experts publications, and is the producer of the SAPinsider conferences.
