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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.

Selling SaaS applications aimed at specific lines of business is one way that SAP has tried to stake a claim in the world of cloud computing and during the Sapphire conference it unveiled a broad series of updates to the portfolio.

SAP's HANA Cloud Platform, consisting of the core in-memory database plus application development tools, analytics and integration services, will eventually underpin all of its cloud-based applications, the company said at its Sapphire conference.

Jive Software, Inc. , a leading social business platform, today announced Robert Yue will join the company as vice president of Asia Pacific .

Kronos Incorporated today announced a partnership with SuccessFactors, an SAP company, and the leader in cloud-based business execution software, to allow global organizations to manage their employees effectively.

Can SAP get its cloud delivery models down? Is the maintenance hike worth it? These are among the burning questions as SAP's annual Sapphire conference kicks off.

SAP had a turbulent start in the cloud computing space. In 2010, it launched Business ByDesign as a SaaS offering to resounding yawns from the cloud computing industry.

SAP has been making a lot of news lately, and it's all in the database and cloud IT sectors.

Coca-Cola Enterprises, the company that bottles and distributes the famous beverage in Western Europe and Scandinavia, has adopted a de facto "cloud-first" policy - not just for new enterprise applications, but also for in-house developments.

It's official: Warren Buffett's on Twitter. He posted his first tweet just today, and already he's accumulated more than 100,000 followers.

The capital markets in the UK are not ready for growth in high-tech companies, according to John Newton, CTO and founder of open-source content management firm Alfresco.

Human capital resources management is an umbrella term that includes recruitment, talent and performance management, training and career development, as well as payroll.

Connect unified communications and collaboration system with SuccessFactors' Learning Management System .

SuccessFactors , an SAP Company and leader in cloud-based business execution software, today announced that DENTSPLY International , a leading manufacturer and distributor of dental and other healthcare products, was recognized by Ventana Research, a prominent business technology and research firm.

SAP reported strong growth in cloud subscription and support revenue in the first quarter, even as the company saw a decline in software and cloud subscription revenue in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region.