Posted on September 27th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Entrepreneurship, Green Energy, Leadership, South Africa, Technology
Even though Lyndon Rive is the architect and builder of a successful IT company and now serves as CEO of a growing solar power operation, the most interesting thing about this 30-year-old South African may be that he plays mid-mid position on the (and I’m not making this up) U.S. Men’s Underwater Hockey Team. The [...]
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Posted on September 24th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, SAP, Saas, Technology
My plan was to report in depth on SAP’s Business ByDesign product, however I decided to rather point you to a number of well crafted blogs summarizing the launch. My friend Tom Otter provides an insider’s view. Bob Warfield writes a great blogs on all things SaaS, and Web 2.0. His BbD summary is very [...]
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Posted on September 19th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, SAP, Saas, Technology
SAP officially launched A1S today and it’s called: SAP Business ByDesign. It will cost $149 per user per month. A quick initial review of SAP BBD looks a lot like current self service scenarios and webdynpro transactions. I will do a more detailed review soon.
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Posted on September 14th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, South Africa, Technology
Mark Shuttleworth is a young, South African multi-millionaire who places himself in the category of people who are both privileged and lucky and want to do something positive with their good fortune. His Ubuntu Project, HBD enterprise, and the Shuttleworth Foundation all serve as reflections of that thought. Born in Welkom, South Africa in 1973, [...]
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Posted on September 10th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, HCM, Leadership
Published in the mid-1950′s — Parkinson’s laws are still very relevant today. PARKINSON’S LAW: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. “An official wants to multiply subordinates, not rivals” “Officials make work for each other.” PARKINSON’S SECOND LAW: Expenditure rises to meet income. PARKINSON’S THIRD LAW: Expansion means complexity, and [...]
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Posted on September 5th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under HCM, SAP, Technology
Bill Kutik’s recent HRMS Happenings article is a very good overview of what’s coming from the prominent HCM vendors. The following highlights caught my attention: Oracle will continue to develop Peoplesoft, Oracle HCM and Fusion HCM as separate product lines. Workday is busy developing a payroll engine. All the vendors have interesting Web 2.0 plans. [...]
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