Monthly Archives: December 2014

What's New at SAPinsider's GRC 2015…

Dedham, Massachusetts, December 22, 2014 – SAPinsider’s GRC 2015 in Las Vegas, March 17-20, at the Wynn Las Vegas, is packed with brand new content that will help you complete your governance, risk, and compliance projects on time, on target, and … more »

Dedham, Massachusetts, December 22, 2014 – SAPinsider’s GRC 2015 in Las Vegas, March 17-20, at the Wynn Las Vegas, is packed with brand new content that will help you complete your governance, risk, and compliance projects on time, on target, and under budget. 

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 all the new content on this year’s program, saying, “We’ve added more customer stories to this year’s program than ever before. We’ve also added a number of labs to provide attendees with a more hands-on approach to learning about SAP’s GRC technology. Another component of this year’s event is a much more robust track on GRC reporting, which includes a number of sessions on how to build, interpret, and add custom capabilities to GRC reports. This is a topic that we’ve seen a growing interest in among our customers.” 

  • 80 new sessions, including hands-on labs covering the latest release of SAP GRC 10.1
  • Over 17 brand new customer case studies dedicated to the hottest projects with regards to SAP governance, risk, and compliance solutions
  • Expanded track on GRC reporting, including how to build, interpret, and add custom capabilities to GRC reports
  • Additional pre-conference sessions to accelerate your knowledge of new trends and strategies discussed at the conference
  • Networking opportunities, such as our Customer Networking Roundtables organized by both topic and industry, Speed Networking, and Evening Receptions, help you forge new relationships with other SAP professionals and build a lasting network of peers that you can call on for years to come 

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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What's New At SAPinsider's Financials 2015…

Dedham, Massachusetts, December 22, 2014 – SAPinsider’s Financials 2015 in Las Vegas, March 17-20, at the Wynn Las Vegas, is packed with brand new content that will help you complete your SAP® ERP Financial and SAP enterprise performance management projects on … more »

Dedham, Massachusetts, December 22, 2014 – SAPinsider’s Financials 2015 in Las Vegas, March 17-20, at the Wynn Las Vegas, is packed with brand new content that will help you complete your SAP® ERP Financial and SAP enterprise performance management projects on time, on target, and under budget.

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, “This year’s program is different than any other we’ve held in the past, with so many new advancements in SAP’s financial technology in 2014 and moving into 2015, this event provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity to see it all up close. One of the main focuses this year was to incorporate more facilitated networking into the schedule, which you will see as you navigate the program.” 

What’s new at Financials 2015: 

  • 95 new sessions, including new tracks covering global finance, SAP HANA®, and tax management best practices
  • Over 15 brand new customer case studies dedicated to the hottest projects with regards to SAP ERP Financials and SAP enterprise performance management
  • Additional pre-conference sessions to accelerate your knowledge of new trends and strategies discussed at the conference
  • Networking opportunities, such as our Customer Networking Roundtables organized by both topic and industry, Speed Networking, and Evening Receptions, help you forge new relationships with other SAP professionals and build a lasting network of peers that you can call on for years to come

 

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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Hydropower in Laos: Unquiet grows the Don…

UK Only Article:  standard article Fly Title:  Hydropower in Laos Rubric:  Laos’s neighbours do not like its plans to dam the Mekong. They can do little about it Location:  PAKSE AND VIENTIANE Main image:  20141220_asp502.jpg THE Mekong river, sustaining around … more »

UK Only Article: 
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Fly Title: 

Hydropower in Laos

Rubric: 

Laos’s neighbours do not like its plans to dam the Mekong. They can do little about it

Location: 

PAKSE AND VIENTIANE

Main image: 

20141220_asp502.jpg

THE Mekong river, sustaining around 60m people, mostly rural and poor, is the world’s largest and most productive inland fishery. It is hardly surprising, then, that NGOs and downstream governments are fretting about the impact of yet another planned upstream dam. On December 11th the Mekong River Commission (MRC)—an intergovernmental body of the four riverside, or riparian, states (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam) along the lower Mekong—held a public consultation over Laos’s plan to dam the river two kilometres north of its border with Cambodia.
Along with Vietnam, Laos’s other downstream neighbour, Cambodia is unhappy with the Don Sahong dam project. Environmental NGOs, such as the WWF and International Rivers (IR), worry about the damage it could cause to communities …

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SAPinsider Announces Topics Covered at HANA 2015 in Las Vegas…

Dedham, Mass., December 15, 2014 – SAPinsider announces the topics to be covered at HANA 2015, March 9-12, 2015, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This event is an annual collaboration of SAP and SAPinsider and … more »

Dedham, Mass., December 15, 2014 – SAPinsider announces the topics to be covered at HANA 2015, March 9-12, 2015, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

This event is an annual collaboration of SAP and SAPinsider and is the preeminent event for organizations evaluating, implementing, or optimizing SAP HANA® for analytics, Big Data, and business optimization.

Bridget Kotelly, HANA 2015 Conference Producer states, “We are definitely seeing more interest in SAP HANA, and the number of companies who are on the deployment path has increased. So this year’s program brings added case studies on analytics strategy, as well as more technical education for deployment, optimization, and security.” 

Important topics covered at HANA 2015:

  • New customer case studies providing invaluable lessons on deployment options, best practices, business use cases, and reporting strategies
  • What’s new with the latest release – SAP HANA SPS 09
  • New track focused on SAP HANA system administration and security
  • Up-to-the minute information on new functionality, the latest product updates, and integration scenarios
  • In-depth evaluation of SAP HANA cloud solutions and deployment options

 

HANA 2015 is co-located with BI 2015 and Basis & SAP Administration 2015. When you register for one conference, you can attend over 200 sessions at all three conferences 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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Meet with top SAP experts at SAPinsider's BI 2015 conference in Las Vegas…

Dedham, Mass., December 15, 2014 – SAPinsider announces expanded opportunities to interact with speakers and attendees at the BI 2015 event, March 9-12, 2015, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This event is an annual collaboration … more »

Dedham, Mass., December 15, 2014 – SAPinsider announces expanded opportunities to interact with speakers and attendees at the BI 2015 event, March 9-12, 2015, at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

This event 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 states, “Year after year, I hear from attendees that the opportunity to meet our faculty of industry leaders is invaluable. So for 2015 we are adding more opportunities to get one-on-one advice from speakers, as well as new opportunities to interact with peers who can share personal experiences and lessons learned.”

Attend Ask the Experts for the opportunity to ask your specific questions; and build a lasting network of peers you can call on for years to come at the Speed Networking event.

Interact with speakers, partners, and your fellow attendees as you:

  • Attend the new pre-conference workshops, including sessions on visual storyboarding, analytics strategy, change management, and user engagement strategies
  • Get up-to-the-minute information on new functionality and the latest product updates in the technology roadmaps and demos track
  • Hear new customer case studies providing invaluable lessons on BI tool selection, user engagement, SAP HANA®, and more
  • Receive essential tips and techniques to executing successful implementations, migrations, and upgrades; including invaluable customer lessons

BI 2015 is co-located with HANA 2015 and Basis & SAP Administration 2015. When you register for one conference, you can attend over 200 sessions at all three conferences 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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Renewable energy: Perfect storms…

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Past and future tense Fly Title:  Renewable energy Rubric:  The use of offshore wind power is growing, but costs must come down Location:  BARROW-IN-FURNESS AS A sharp winter wind whips up the Irish Sea … more »

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Issue: 

Past and future tense

Fly Title: 

Renewable energy

Rubric: 

The use of offshore wind power is growing, but costs must come down

Location: 

BARROW-IN-FURNESS

AS A sharp winter wind whips up the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumbria in north-west England, a group of engineers—snug in their onshore control room—gaze contentedly at their screens. Almost all of the 108 giant offshore wind turbines that make up the West of Duddon Sands wind farm are flashing green, indicating that they are operating at full capacity.
With a following wind, each turbine at this 26-square-mile (67-square-kilometre) facility can contribute as much as 3.5 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the national grid, enough to provide power for more than 2,500 households per year. That adds up to around 389MW for the whole farm at full capacity, making it one of the biggest offshore wind farms in Britain, though the nation’s largest coal-fired plant can produce ten times that much energy.

That …

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The Economist explains: What has gone wrong with Germany's energy policy…

ON DECEMBER 3rd the German government announced plans to redouble its Energiewende, or “energy transition”, and accelerate progress so that the country can meet its goal of a 40% cut in greenhouse gases (from 1990 levels) by 2020. The same week, … more »

ON DECEMBER 3rd the German government announced plans to redouble its Energiewende, or “energy transition”, and accelerate progress so that the country can meet its goal of a 40% cut in greenhouse gases (from 1990 levels) by 2020. The same week, E.ON, a big German utility, announced its decision to split into two companies. One will focus on traditional nuclear and fossil-fuel electricity generation, and the other on renewable energy, electricity distribution and “energy services” for cost- and climate-conscious customers. Both decisions have been seen as evidence that the Energiewende has failed. But what has gone wrong?The Energiewende has two main policy tools: generous support for renewable sources of energy, and an exit from nuclear power by 2022. The government supports renewables by promising those who install solar panels or finance windmills a fixed, above-market price for each kilowatt-hour of energy they feed into the grid. Those renewable sources have grid priority, meaning they must by law be drawn upon before other energy sources, like electricity from coal, gas or nuclear plants.The above-market prices meant that many Germans rushed into renewables, from installing solar panels on barn roofs to buying shares in wind farms. Renewable capacity expanded quickly, and now accounts for an impressive 27% of electricity production. But …

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SAPinsider Announces Sessions Posted for Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2015 in Las Vegas…

Dedham, Massachusetts, December 08, 2014 – SAPinsider today announced that sessions are posted for Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2015, March 30 – April 1 at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Attend to hear the … more »

Dedham, Massachusetts, December 08, 2014 – SAPinsider today announced that sessions are posted for Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2015, March 30 – April 1 at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Attend to hear the latest updates and best practices for SAP® SCM solutions.

Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2015 is an annual collaboration of SAP and SAPinsider, and is the most important event of the year for organizations using SAP solutions to drive operational excellence across the extended supply chain. James Ciccone, SAPinsider Conference Producer, is excited about the new additions to this year’s event, saying, “For the very first time, we will kick off the conference with hands-on pre-conference workshops for those attendees looking to test out SAP EWM and get more value out of SAP ECC. We’re also excited about the lineup of case studies this year, including brands like Bose, Hallmark Cards, and Vistaprint. And with the growth of SAP cloud solutions, we have an entire track dedicated to supply chain and procurement cloud content.”

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 are the Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2015 tracks and topics:

  • Supply chain strategy and design
  • Demand planning and S&OP
  • Supply and production planning
  • Logistics and order fulfillment

–         Warehouse management

–         Transportation management

–         Order fulfillment

–         Service and reverse logistics

  • Data management, reporting, and analytics
  • Supply chain compliance and global trade
  • Product lifecycle management
  • Manufacturing operations and execution
  • Procurement and supplier management
  • Cloud

 For more information and to register, please visit www.scm2015.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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German utilities: E.ON and E.OUT…

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Sheikhs v shale Fly Title:  German utilities Rubric:  A German power-producer is breaking itself up to face the future Location:  BERLIN Main image:  Spot the nuclear off switch Spot the nuclear off switch FOR … more »

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Issue: 

Sheikhs v shale

Fly Title: 

German utilities

Rubric: 

A German power-producer is breaking itself up to face the future

Location: 

BERLIN

Main image: 

Spot the nuclear off switch

Spot the nuclear off switch

FOR many Germans, E.ON, the country’s biggest utility, is a symbol of stability. But on November 30th it surprised by announcing it would split itself up. In 2016 it will float a new company which will include its power generation from nuclear and fossil fuels, as well as fossil-fuel exploration and production. The rump—which will keep the E.ON brand—will make money from renewable energy, distribution and “customer solutions”, a grab-bag of offerings such as advice, smart-metering and the like. The firm’s boss, Johannes Teyssen, said that as a sprawling integrated utility E.ON could only be “mediocre”. Two focused ones would do a much better job.
Germany’s Energiewende, or “energy …

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Nuclear power in China: Promethean perils…

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Sheikhs v shale Fly Title:  Nuclear power in China Rubric:  After a hiatus, nuclear power is set for a revival in China Location:  SHANGHAI Main image:  20141206_WBP001_0.jpg AFICIONADOS of fission have had to wait … more »

UK Only Article: 
standard article

Issue: 

Sheikhs v shale

Fly Title: 

Nuclear power in China

Rubric: 

After a hiatus, nuclear power is set for a revival in China

Location: 

SHANGHAI

Main image: 

20141206_WBP001_0.jpg

AFICIONADOS of fission have had to wait nearly two decades for another public flotation of a firm operating nuclear power plants. The last one, that of British Energy, was back in 1996, and that troubled company has since been taken over. Now investors have the chance to get in on the action in the hottest place in the global nuclear business: China.
China General Nuclear Power (CGN), a state-owned enterprise (SOE) that is the country’s largest nuclear firm, is planning to float shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange on December 10th. Market rumours suggest it will raise well over billion. Dealogic, a research firm, reckons this is likely to be the biggest listing in Hong Kong as well as the largest utility IPO …

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