SAP Launches New Social Media Tools for SAP Community Network.Summary: Recently named one of the top-10 "most engaged brands on the Web" for its engagement with customers and partners through its social media channel, the SAP community network, as well as through Facebook, Twitter A Web site and service that lets users send short text messages from their cellphones to a group of friends. Launched in 2006, Twitter (www.twitter.com) was designed for people to broadcast their current activities and thoughts. , wikis See wiki. and blogs, SAP AG (company) SAP AG - (Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung - German for "Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing") A company from Germany that sells the leading suite of client-server business software. The US branch is called SAP America. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SAP) continues to add new services and features to the SAP community network to enhance the user experience for its more than 1.7 million global members. Recently named one of the top-10 "most engaged brands on the Web" for its engagement with customers and partners through its social media channel, the SAP community network, as well as through Facebook, Twitter, wikis and blogs, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) continues to add new services and features to the SAP community network to enhance the user experience for its more than 1.7 million global members.Wetpaint/Altimeter Group's ENGAGEMENTdb report ranks SAP as the only business-to-business company in the top 10 of 100 global brands in terms of social media engagement, noting the company's robust strategy, dedicated team and strong presence in social media. The report uncovers how the world's most valuable brands are experiencing a direct correlation Noun 1. direct correlation - a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1 positive correlation between financial performance and deep social media engagement.Continuing to invest and expand its involvement in social media, SAP announced the launch of new community network offerings such as additional Business Process Expert (BPX BPX Business Process Expert BPX Business Process eXcellence (Delphi Group event) BPX Burning Plasma Experiment BPX British Petroleum Exploration BPX Broadband Packet Exchange BPX Bus Parcel Express (Canada) ) communities dedicated to understanding International Financial Reporting Standards International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are standards and interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Many of the standards forming part of IFRS are known by the older name of International Accounting Standards (IAS). (IFRS IFRS International Financial Reporting Standard(s) IFRS Inter Frame Relay Service IFRS Indiana Facilities Registry System ), implementing SAPA SAPA South African Press Association SAPA Società in Accomandita Per Azioni (Italy) SAPA Society of Army Physician Assistants SAPA Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site (US National Park Service) Business Suite 7 software and supporting the recently announced PlaNet Finance partnership (see "SAP and PlaNet Finance Join Forces to Create Sustainable Business A business is sustainable if it has adapted its practices for the use of renewable resources and holds itself accountable for the environmental and human rights impacts of its activities. Models Through Access to Microfinance and Technology"). SAP will now serve as an OpenID provider, which will enable easier access to the large network of partners and other resources offered by the SAP community network. Additional collaboration platform An emerging category of computer software, collaboration platforms are unified electronic platforms that support synchronous and asynchronous communication through a variety of devices and channels. enhancements improve overall performance and collaboration through the addition of ratings and improved search capabilities providing members increased value from the community network."SAP's innovative 'community' programs help it to engage deeply and build long-term loyalty with both customers and partners, while enlisting their feedback on industry-specific needs and solution requirements," Ovum analysts Warren Wilson and Nishant Singh wrote in a recent report. "The community programs tend to foster stability in challenging economic times and growth opportunities as the economy rebounds."Technology Enhancements Improve the Experience of Community UsersTechnology enhancements have improved the user experience for community network members by making searches and access to content easier. In response to members' feedback, an improved user interface and search application was delivered making information searches easier and allowing editors to identify content that is important and relevant to the entire community, increasing accessibility of resources to a larger audience. Additionally, partners will find that their content, promotional materials and links can be found more easily with the enhanced search services applications.With the introduction of the SAP community network's OpenID, members can use Single Identity managed by OpenID foundation to access multiple Web sites with one sign-on. Members will have the convenience of using the same identity to log onto different sites, which simplifies the overall experience by eliminating the need to remember multiple passwords and user names. OpenID will enable faster and more personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. service and greater access to information from the wide network of SAP partners. Members using OpenID will no longer need to register for new accounts as the service will automatically log users into participating Web sites, as well as authenticate (1) To verify (guarantee) the identity of a person or company. To ensure that the individual or organization is really who it says it is. See authentication and digital certificate. (2) To verify (guarantee) that data has not been altered. and confirm that the sites are trusted.The success of the SAP community network can be directly attributed to the openness and the ability of members to provide feedback on the content others contribute. The rating and ranking features allow direct feedback from community members to help other members navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. through the large amount of content available in the community network virtual library. Members can now provide feedback on additional resources, such as whitepapers, webinars, blogs and e-learnings. Expanding the opportunity to provide feedback will help content owners understand the relevance of their materials to other users and adhere to adhere to verb 1. follow, keep, maintain, respect, observe, be true, fulfil, obey, heed, keep to, abide by, be loyal, mind, be constant, be faithful 2. the quality standards expected by the community.New Business Process Expert (BPX) Communities AddedThe Business Process Expert (BPX) community is an online network that connects SAP customers, partners and community members by offering a unique forum and repository for knowledge that focuses on a wide variety of SAP-related topics. New additions include the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and SAP Business Suite 7 user communities, where members can post and respond to inquiries, share articles and documents, and contribute to blogs about their experiences relevant to IFRS and SAP Business Suite 7.SAP believes that IFRS represents a major change in the way many companies currently present their financial results. The new community will focus on the impact that IFRS will have on business and how SAP solutions make the transition easier. As solutions from SAP are already IFRS capable, the community offers a knowledge center containing information on how to get started with IFRS projects, blogs by experts and a forum where members can ask questions about implementation. The SAPA EcoHub site will also contain information about SAP partners and the services they offer to help implement IFRS.The new SAP Business Suite 7 community offers a forum for users of the next-generation software suite that helps businesses optimize their performance and reduce IT costs. It provides a resource for members to engage openly and learn from each other, offering materials and information about the software and industry-rich value scenarios--end-to-end business processes that focus on industry-specific outcomes that span organizational boundaries and application silos.In support of the long-term strategic collaboration between SAP and PlaNet Finance, a leading international non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that provides support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to microfinance institutions in some of the poorest regions of the world, SAP launched a new community initiative to encourage active contribution by the community and help under-served markets. Upon reaching the goal of 3,000 active contributors (over 250 points) for 2009, SAP will contribute EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 200,000 toward programs managed through its partner PlaNet Finance."SAP's communities of innovation harness the collective knowledge and power of developers, partners, customers, business process experts and others to help customers maximize their technology investments," said Mark Yolton, senior vice president, SAP Community Network, SAP AG. "The SAP community network provides a trusted and validated environment to exchange ideas, discuss needs and identify solutions for co-innovation that leads to more revenue, growth and value for customers."The SAP community network is an active and vibrant community of customers, partners, employees and other thought leaders from around the world that share knowledge and experience on numerous SAP-related topics. It provides an open environment for experts to collaborate openly through interactive blogs, wikis and forums, giving members access to information and trusted resources so they can truly co-innovate to solve problems and obtain fast, high-quality responses to questions. About SAPSAP is the world's leading provider of business software(*), offering applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries to become best-run businesses. With more than 89,000 customers in over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. and NYSE, under the symbol "SAP." For more information, visit www.sap.com. 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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