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SAP’s AUS Traffic Twitter/Google Maps iPhone App

Sean Anderson — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:26:34 +0000

In this video, the SAP research team explains how the SAP AUS Traffic iPhone App uses SAP BusinessObjects Text Analysis to automatically search Twitter feeds for relevant traffic updates and display them on a Google city map on the iPhone. The application is being used to help people navigate their way around traffic jams and road construction areas in Brisbane and Sydney, two of Australia’s busiest cities, helping to reduce nerves and time spent commuting.

Sweat The Small Stuff

Sean Anderson — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:16:52 +0000

In this video from TED, Rory Sutherland gives examples of how seemingly small, relatively inexpensive changes can produce BIG results, and argues, as such, for the creation of a new job title in business and government organizations alike – the Chief Detail Officer.

Interesting viewpoint and suggestion to say the least, and I can say in my 2 years here at SAP BusinessObjects, that likewise small investments in software and process, can really produce big results. Not uncommon to see 5X+ first year hard ROI results on investments in things like data quality where even a minute 2% reduction in duplicates in a customer list can result in hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings.

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SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio Value Proposition

Sean Anderson — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:18:31 +0000

If you’re evaluating business intelligence solutions, you’ll find that there are 3-4 main vendors in the market (SAP Business Objects, Microsoft, IBM Cognos, Oracle) who are gobbling up emerging technologies to add into their overall stack and that the overall stack can now include segments that were once considered separate (eg ETL tools and performance management). There are also emerging niche vendors who can tell very good stories of specific areas within business intelligence but struggle with overall picture. This 3-minute animated video explains the unique value proposition of the SAP BusinessObjects portfolio compared to the competitive offerings.