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Alteryx has raised $12 million for its business intelligence service designed for data analysts to build tools out of their own internal data and that from third parties.

MONTREAL, May 17, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - More than 250 participants from the combined finance and information technology fields came together at the Mont-Royal Centre yesterday for the first edition of the FinTech Montreal Conference, under the honorary presidency of Mr.

Strong debuts in the initial public offerings of two business software companies on Friday underscored a pattern in the market: While consumer companies like Facebook Inc get the buzz, enterprise companies are racking up most of the market gains.

SAP customers are increasingly telling the company that user experience is the differentiator, not features and functions, starts the introduction to SAP's new UX strategy .

The tech conference reconfigured its keynote theater and grouped content by industry to provide a better experience for more than 20,000 in-person attendees.

SAP Ventures has more than doubled the size of its HANA fund of fund and expects to shortly close a second venture capital fund larger than its first.

It's the last day of SAP's enormous SAPPHIRE NOW 2013 conference here in Orlando, and the day opens with Hasso Plattner, one of the founders of SAP who still holds a role in defining technology strategy.

SAP is upping its commitment to investing with venture capital firms in an effort to broaden its exposure to the startup ecosystem.

SAPPHIRE NOW REPORT - SAP AG made its cloud software strategy more clear at its annual Sapphire conference in Orlando today, identifying a line of business strategy that would provide services for people, customers, money, and travel.

NEW YORK & ORLANDO, Fla. -- -- Knoa Software, the leading provider of end-user experience and performance management software, today announced the availability of Knoa Experience and Performance Manager version 7.1. The new version supports SAP enterprise software, including the SAP NetWeaver Portal, the SAP Customer Relationship Management ... (more)

SAP AG today announced that its SAP HANA Cloud platform will serve as the foundation for the full portfolio of cloud offerings from SAP.

He bounced a little, from the knees. He grinned. He held his palms out. It's the kind of demeanor you expect from a basketball buddy who just sunk a three-point shot over your outstretched hands.

SAP SAPPHIRE NOW 2013 Conference - Rimini Street, Inc., the leading third-party maintenance and support provider for enterprise software, including SAP AG software and Oracle Corporation's Siebel , PeopleSoft , JD Edwards , E-Business Suite , Oracle Database and Hyperion software, today announced that Southco, a leading international provider of ... (more)

Worksoft , a leading provider of automated testing solutions for SAP software and other enterprise applications, announced today its new Worksoft Adoption Program for SAP HANA to help customers successfully implement the SAP HANA platform in their existing technology landscapes.

HP Enterprise Services today announced a new global agreement with SAP AG through which it will deliver managed mobility services to help clients convert customer interactions into revenue opportunities and improve employee productivity with mobile applications.

SAP AG invites press, bloggers and analysts to attend its press conference and financial analyst and investor program at SAPPHIRE NOW, being held in Orlando from May 14-16. SAP Press Conference with Co-CEOs Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe Wednesday, May 15: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. CET The session will be broadcast ... (more)

Last month, during a trip to London, HP CEO Meg Whitman praised Autonomy's big data tech, calling it "almost magical" and declaring HP was "committed to Autonomy." Turns out, that commitment may have come after HP had floated Autonomy on the market, trying to get a buyer and even approaching SAP , Bill McDermott , co-chief exec of SAP, told The ... (more)

Fresh off the announcement that it was taking a $8 billion write-down on its purchase of Autonomy Corp., Hewlett-Packard Corp.

Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced a relationship with SAP AG to develop Extreme Applications for the retail industry, built on the SAP HANAA platform.

Rimini Street, Inc., the leading third-party maintenance and support provider for enterprise software, including SAP AG software and Oracle Corporation's Siebel , PeopleSoft , JD Edwards , E-Business Suite , Oracle Database and Hyperion software, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Anderson Aquino as country manager, Brazil.