The 'Defining Innovation' consultation will review the current definition of R&D for tax purposes and explore areas it can be extended. The UK's IT industry is calling for an extension of the qualifying rules for tax credits on research and...
It is a row that has been raging for over three years now as the European Commission wrestles with arguments that software patents will protect the dominance of the big IT players and stifle innovation at the small and medium-sized end of the market.
By its own admission, although the company covers a number of areas now, from PCs for consumers and businesses, to higher-end IT gear, to consumer electronics even, its main areas of innovation are in its supply chains and assembly.
SAP has resisted a move away from its traditional perpetual licensing model until very recently with the launch of its Business ByDesign (formerly known as A1S) on-demand suite of applications. We're not trying to lead a crusade that says you must...
Moronic end users are putting paid to any hope of introducing innovation at Naked CIO's new company. What part of innovation do these morons not understand? Innovation is the art of applying new and better methods to solving traditional problems.
Zencke was responsible for SAP's major mid-market on-demand applications effort Business ByDesign. With the appointment of Leo Apotheker to the post of co-CEO, SAP is trying a tag-team, two-in-the-box CEO transition strategy it has used before.