BLACK Friday is an American invention, referring to the day after Thanksgiving in which American retailers place heavy discounts on thousands of products. It has become the biggest day of the year for consumers and retailers alike, kick-starting the Christmas shopping season. Hence, according to one story, its name, because it pushes retailers’ accounts from the red (debit) into the black (credit). This year, British retailers also will be slashing thousands of prices in shops and online, especially in electrical goods. John Lewis, a big department store, is keeping its doors open for the longest time in its 150-year history: from 8am to 10pm. How did Black Friday come to Britain?Given that Thanksgiving is an American holiday, Brits had ignored Black Friday, and had no formal start to the shopping season. Amazon, an American e-commerce giant, claims that it introduced Black Friday to Britain in 2010, but it was only last year that it really took off. In 2013, for the first time, both Amazon and Asda, a supermarket chain owned by Walmart, another American firm, went big on it, and were joined by other British companies. This year more British retailers are hoping to harness the same momentum. Visa Europe, a credit-card company, is predicting that shoppers will spend £6,000 (,500) a second on the day. As with most stores, John Lewis is hiring more staff to cope with the …

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Dedham, Massachusetts, November 19, 2014 – SAPinsider today announced that sessions are posted for Basis & SAP Administration 2015, March 9-12, 2015, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Attend to get actionable advice, field-tested guidelines, and new techniques to ensure your SAP^® landscape runs smoothly and efficiently.

Basis & SAP Administration 2015 is an annual collaboration of SAP and SAPinsider and is the preeminent event for organizations that manage, deploy, and support SAP environments. Bridget Kotelly, Basis & SAP Administration 2015 Conference Producer, discusses additions to this year’s event: “Basis & SAP Administration 2015 provides professionals with a deeper understanding of IT management and security for on premise, cloud and hybrid solutions; SAP HANA^® administration and monitoring; SAP Solution Manager, and much more.”

Here are the topics covered at Basis & SAP Administration 2015:

• Performance optimization and landscape architecture
• Security, high availability, and disaster recovery
• SAP Solution Manager
• Cloud and virtualization
• Data management
• SAP HANA system administration
• Mobility
• Installations, upgrades, and migrations

Basis & SAP Administration 2015 is co-located with BI 2015 and HANA 2015. When you register for one conference, you can attend all three for no additional cost. For more information and to register, please visit www.admin2015.com/lasvegas.

Contact:
Jonathan Kent

Vice President of Marketing

WIS Publishing, publisher of SAPinsider
Jon.Kent@wispubs.com 

About SAPinsider

SAPinsider, published by Wellesley Information Services, is the premier source of information on products, services, and strategic initiatives coming from SAP and its partners. More than 250,000 customers in 70 countries rely annually on education and training materials from Wellesley Information Services to optimize their investments in SAP solutions. Wellesley Information Services is the publisher of SAPinsider, insiderPROFILES, and the SAPexperts knowledgebases, and is the producer of SAPinsider conferences and seminars. For more information, visit www.SAPinsiderOnline.com.

SAP is a registered trademark of SAP SE in Germany and several other countries. Wellesley Information Services is not affiliated with SAP SE or any of the SAP SE group of companies.

SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries.  

All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.

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Dedham, Massachusetts, November 19, 2014 – SAPinsider announced today that sessions are posted for BI 2015, March 9-12, 2015, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Attend to get actionable advice, field-tested guidelines, and new techniques to maximize return on your BI investment.

BI 2015 is an annual collaboration of SAP and SAPinsider and is the preeminent event for professionals that use and support SAP^® BusinessObjects™ BI and SAP BW.  Bridget Kotelly, BI 2015 Conference Producer, discusses additions to this year’s event with a focus on BI trends: “While it is important to stay up to date on the latest tools and technologies, it is also a high priority to make the most of current BI investments. BI 2015 provides practical education so that you can choose the best tools for your organization’s needs, make smart investment decisions, and advance business intelligence within your organization.”

Here are the topics covered at BI 2015:

• BI strategy, tool selection, and user engagement
• Technology roadmaps and demos
• Dashboards and data visualizations
• Self-service and predictive analytics
• Web and formatted reports
• Data quality, governance, and integration
• BI administration and performance
• Implementations, migrations, and upgrades 

BI 2015 is co-located with Basis & SAP Administration 2015 and HANA 2015. When you register for one conference, you can attend all three for no additional cost. For more information and to register, please visit www.bi2015.com/lasvegas.

Contact:
Jonathan Kent

Vice President of Marketing

WIS Publishing, publisher of SAPinsider
Jon.Kent@wispubs.com 

About SAPinsider

SAPinsider, published by Wellesley Information Services, is the premier source of information on products, services, and strategic initiatives coming from SAP and its partners. More than 250,000 customers in 70 countries rely annually on education and training materials from Wellesley Information Services to optimize their investments in SAP solutions. Wellesley Information Services is the publisher of SAPinsider, insiderPROFILES, and the SAPexperts knowledgebases, and is the producer of SAPinsider conferences and seminars. For more information, visit www.SAPinsiderOnline.com.

SAP is a registered trademark of SAP SE in Germany and several other countries. Wellesley Information Services is not affiliated with SAP SE or any of the SAP SE group of companies.

SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries.  

All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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Dedham, Massachusetts, November 19, 2014 – SAPinsider announced today that sessions are posted for HANA 2015, March 9-12, 2015, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Whether you are considering SAP HANA^®, evaluating investment and implementation options, or seeking to optimize an existing SAP HANA installation – we guarantee that you will find the strategies, tools, and real-world experience at this conference invaluable.

HANA 2015 is an annual collaboration of SAP and SAPinsider and is the preeminent event for organizations evaluating, implementing, or optimizing SAP HANA for big data, real-time analytics, and business process optimization. Bridget Kotelly, HANA 2015 Conference Producer, shares her excitement about the new additions to this year’s event: “There is a lot of interest in learning from the experiences of early SAP HANA customers.  We have added a number of case studies and customer panels to provide first-hand lessons on use cases, best practices, and benefits realized, as well as challenges and solutions.”

Here are the topics covered at HANA 2015:

• Strategies and technology updates
• Deployment scenarios and use cases
• Reporting and analytics
• Data management, modeling, and application development
• System administration and security

HANA 2015 is co-located with Basis & SAP Administration 2015 and BI 2015. When you register for one conference, you can attend all three for no additional cost. For more information and to register, please visit www.hana2015.com/lasvegas.

Contact:
Jonathan Kent

Vice President of Marketing

WIS Publishing, publisher of SAPinsider
Jon.Kent@wispubs.com 

About SAPinsider

SAPinsider, published by Wellesley Information Services, is the premier source of information on products, services, and strategic initiatives coming from SAP and its partners. More than 250,000 customers in 70 countries rely annually on education and training materials from Wellesley Information Services to optimize their investments in SAP solutions. Wellesley Information Services is the publisher of SAPinsider, insiderPROFILES, and the SAPexperts knowledgebases, and is the producer of SAPinsider conferences and seminars. For more information, visit www.SAPinsiderOnline.com.

SAP is a registered trademark of SAP SE in Germany and several other countries. Wellesley Information Services is not affiliated with SAP SE or any of the SAP SE group of companies.

SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries.  

All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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Dedham, Massachusetts, November 17, 2014– SAPinsider announced today that sessions are posted for GRC 2015, March 17-20, 2015, at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Attend to hear the latest updates and best practices for SAP^® governance, risk, audit, and compliance solutions.

GRC 2015 is an annual collaboration of SAP and SAPinsider and is the preeminent event for organizations that use, deploy, manage, or are evaluating SAP solutions for GRC. Allison Martin, GRC 2015 Conference Producer, is excited about the new additions to this year’s event, saying, “We’ve added more customer stories to this year’s program than ever before. The Pre-Conference Workshop day includes a technical primer for administering your GRC system as well as a session that details the steps required for running your GRC applications on SAP HANA^®. This event is guaranteed to provide leading-edge sessions that will help you improve your leadership skills and prepare your next GRC project.”

In addition to these new features, this year’s program is packed with in-depth sessions, live product demos, and interactive forums designed to help organizations get the most from their SAP solutions.

Here’s the complete GRC 2015 agenda:

• 2015 GRC leadership, processes, and strategy
• Access control, role design, and segregations of duties
• System security, IT governance, and control optimization
• Process control, control automation, and continuous control monitoring
• Building, interpreting, and adding custom capabilities to GRC reports
• Implementations, upgrades, and migrations
• Fraud and audit management
• GRC and regulatory updates for finance teams

GRC 2015 is co-located with Financials 2015. Registration at one conference admits you to both events at no additional cost.

 For more information and to register, please visit www.grc2015.com/lasvegas.

Contact:

Jonathan Kent

Vice President of Marketing

WIS Publishing, publisher of SAPinsider

Jon.Kent@wispubs.com 

About SAPinsider

SAPinsider, published by Wellesley Information Services, is the premier source of information on products, services, and strategic initiatives coming from SAP and its partners. More than 250,000 customers in 70 countries rely annually on education and training materials from Wellesley Information Services to optimize their investments in SAP solutions. Wellesley Information Services is the publisher of SAPinsider, insiderPROFILES, and the SAPexperts knowledgebases, and is the producer of SAPinsider conferences and seminars. For more information, visit www.SAPinsiderOnline.com.

SAP is a registered trademark of SAP SE in Germany and several other countries. Wellesley Information Services is not affiliated with SAP SE or any of the SAP SE group of companies.

SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. 

All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.

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Dedham, Massachusetts, November 17, 2014– SAPinsider announced today that sessions are posted for Financials 2015, March 17-20, 2015, at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Attend to hear the latest updates and best practices for SAP^® financial and enterprise performance management solutions.

Financials 2015 is an annual collaboration of SAP and SAPinsider and is the preeminent event for organizations that use, deploy, manage, or are evaluating SAP solutions for financials. Allison Martin, Financials 2015 Conference Producer, is excited about the new additions to this year’s event, saying, “We’ve dedicated an entire track to SAP HANA^® due to the growing demand for education on this topic. The Pre-Conference Workshop day includes a full day workshop covering SAP Business Planning and Consolidation —  a great hands-on primer for users of BPC technology – as well as leading-edge sessions designed to help you improve your financial and managerial accounting skills and prepare you for the latest developments in finance.”

In addition to these new features, this year’s program is packed with in-depth sessions, live product demos, and interactive forums designed to help organizations get the most from their SAP solutions.

Here’s the complete Financials 2015 agenda:

• Financial and asset accounting
  • Core financial accounting
  • Accounts payable and invoice management
  • SAP General Ledger
  • Asset management and accounting
• Managerial and cost-of sales accounting
• SAP finance applications powered by SAP HANA
• SAP Business Planning and Consolidation
• Tax management and regulatory updates affecting finance
• Taking financial processes global
• Financial planning and performance management
• Consolidations and reducing the time-to-close
• Financial reporting, analytics, and business intelligence
• SAP implementations, integration, and enhancements projects
• Enterprise risk and compliance management for finance teams
• Strategies for improving finance productivity and the end-user experience
• Cash, treasury, and receivables management

Financials 2015 is co-located with GRC 2015. Registration at one conference admits you to both events at no additional cost.

For more information and to register, please visit www.financials2015.com/lasvegas.

Contact:

Jonathan Kent

Vice President of Marketing

WIS Publishing, publisher of SAPinsider

Jon.Kent@wispubs.com 

About SAPinsider

SAPinsider, published by Wellesley Information Services, is the premier source of information on products, services, and strategic initiatives coming from SAP and its partners. More than 250,000 customers in 70 countries rely annually on education and training materials from Wellesley Information Services to optimize their investments in SAP solutions. Wellesley Information Services is the publisher of SAPinsider, insiderPROFILES, and the SAPexperts knowledgebases, and is the producer of SAPinsider conferences and seminars. For more information, visit www.SAPinsiderOnline.com.

SAP is a registered trademark of SAP SE in Germany and several other countries. Wellesley Information Services is not affiliated with SAP SE or any of the SAP SE group of companies.

SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. 

All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.

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