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  <title>SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group and SUGEN initiative to increase value for SAP BusinessObjects users</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=89</link>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:30:48 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>SUGEN SAP BusinessObjects charter aims to improve customer interaction </description>
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  <title>SAP User Group Executive Network Announces SAP BusinessObjects Charter</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=88</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 11:47:22 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>SAP User Group Executive Network Announces SAP BusinessObjects Charter</description>
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  <title>SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group works with SUGEN to help shape and plan SAP product roadmaps</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=87</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:03:24 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Through the formation of a working group, the joint initiative between SUGEN and SAP is aimed at making it easier for customers to get involved and influence SAP at a much earlier stage in the product development process.  </description>
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  <title>Yorkshire Water builds benefits scheme... with a little help from some User Group friends</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=86</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=86</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:14:45 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>CBR (Computer Business Review) has written an article highlighting the work that the SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group has done with Yorkshire Water to help it successfully roll out a salary sacrifice scheme using SAP.</description>
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  <title>SAP Expands Maintenance and Support Portfolio, Offering Choice, Predictable Pricing and Best Value to All Customers Globally</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=85</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=85</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:01:46 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Announces Availability of Tiered Support Program; Maintains SAP® Enterprise Support Pricing for 2010</description>
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  <title>Computer Weekly - Durex maker gets satisfaction with SAP</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=84</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=84</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:32:25 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>Computer Weekly - In bed with SAP: the future for enterprise software?</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=83</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=83</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:31:24 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>Computer Weekly - SAP user groups make 'great progress' working with SAP</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=82</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=82</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:30:23 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>Computer Weekly - SAP at odds with user group over prices</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=81</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=81</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:29:24 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>Computer Weekly - SAP vows to get closer to its users</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=80</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=80</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:28:28 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>Computing - SAP criticised for slow pace of innovation</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=79</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=79</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:27:30 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>V3 - SAP set for vital KPI announcement</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=78</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=78</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:26:37 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>SAPinfo - SAP UKI User Group: How innovative is SAP?</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=77</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=77</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:25:34 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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<item>
  <title>SAP user group 'proves its worth' it tells members</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=76</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=76</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:24:36 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>ComputerworldUK - SAP not delivering on innovation user group told</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=75</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=75</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:23:30 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>ZDNet - SAP users start to flex their muscles</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=74</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=74</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:22:42 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>ZDNet - Fawning over Chatter and how SAP missed its chance</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=73</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=73</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:21:42 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>CIO - SAP user group 'proves its worth' it tells members</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=72</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=72</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:20:43 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>CIO - SAP not delivering on innovation user group told</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=71</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=71</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:19:02 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>InfoWorld - SAP not delivering on innovation user group told</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=70</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=70</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:17:58 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>Industry Standard - SAP not delivering on innovation user group told</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=69</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=69</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:12:10 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>IT News - SAP set for vital KPI announcement</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=68</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=68</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:11:17 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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<item>
  <title>Silicon - Users tell SAP we need to talk more</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=67</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=67</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:09:43 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>85% of UK organisations want greater access to IT vendor senior management</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=66</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=66</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:48:19 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Survey reveals IT directors’ frustrations with IT vendors 
and the need for strong user groups
</description>
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  <title>Stick or twist? Assessing the risks of outsourcing</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=65</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=65</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 16:21:31 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>In a recent article in the Financial Times, Alan Bowling, SUG Chairman discusses the risks of outsourcing.

There was a time when organisations would not outsource their core systems. However, outsourcing is back on the agenda for many organisations as</description>
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  <title>The incredible shrinking system</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=64</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=64</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:38:28 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Alan Bowling, User Group Chairman quoted in Financial Times article</description>
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  <title>SAP and SAP User Group Executive Network (SUGEN) Announce SAP® Enterprise Support Milestones</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=63</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=63</guid>
  <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 15:13:16 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>We wanted to share some important breaking news with you. After several months of working with SAP on the area of Enterprise Support, your User Group, along with the other members of SUGEN are pleased to inform of the following announcement.</description>
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  <title>SAP Global, Software Security - Notification</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=62</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=62</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:48:08 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>SAP is urging it's customers to take immediate action to address security issues. 

</description>
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  <title>How to do well in 2009!</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=61</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=61</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:43:44 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>With the country seemingly hurtling towards economic melt down, we would be
forgiven in thinking that 2009 is all about cost cutting, redundancies and survival.

The message to SAP Users is do not panic, you are in a better place than most.</description>
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  <title>SUGEN position statement on recent SAP Enterprise Support Announcements</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=60</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=60</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:58:35 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Following recent events that occurred in Germany and Austria concerning SAP Enterprise Support, your User Group has been working with SUGEN (SAP User Group Executive Network) and the following statement has been sent to SAP’s board.</description>
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  <title>SAP Communicate New Enterprise Support Deliverables</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=59</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=59</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:28:15 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>SAP has written to their customer base to inform them of the new deliverables that now appear in Enterprise Support.</description>
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  <title>Video report on SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group Conference 2008</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=58</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=58</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:51:09 GMT</pubDate>
  <description></description>
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  <title>SAP and the SAP User Group Executive Network (SUGEN) Liaise to Quantify Value...</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=57</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=57</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:52:06 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Following work with SUGEN the UK &amp; Ireland User group is pleased that SAP have listened to the concerns of its members. The result of direct discussions can be found below.</description>
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  <title>Over half of UK organisations still don’t fully understand SOA</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=56</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=56</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:22:56 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Preliminary results of a global survey undertaken by the SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group and the global SUGEN community has revealed that 55% of UK organisations questioned either didn’t understand SOA or hadn’t got a strategy ti implement it.</description>
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  <title>SAP User Group &amp; Business Objects User Group To Investigate Collaboration</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=55</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=55</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:50:35 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>The SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group (SUGUKI) and the Business Objects User Group UK (BOUG) have today announced that they are establishing a joint working party to examine the opportunities for closer collaboration between the two groups.</description>
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<item>
  <title>Magazine SAP INFO discontinued and replaced by SAP SPECTRUM</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=54</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=54</guid>
  <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:51:17 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>As you might already know, the printed customer magazine SAP INFO has been discontinued and will be now delivered via e-mail as an e-magazine (PDF file). The first edition of this new magazine, called SAP SPECTRUM, was just launched. 
</description>
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  <title>SAP Enterprise Support - Your User Group's Response</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=52</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=52</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:05:37 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>This article contains a press release from the UK &amp; Ireland SAP User Group in response to the rollout of SAP Enterprise Support, detailed in the article below.</description>
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  <title>SAP Enterprise Support Offering Rolled Out to All Customers - SAP Press Release</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=51</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=51</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:05:23 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>This article contains SAP's press release regarding the rollout of SAP Enterprise Support</description>
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  <title>Organisational Changes at SAP</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=50</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=50</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:33:47 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>We have received some important news from SAP with regards to their organisational changes, which can be viewed in this article.</description>
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  <title>SAP Appoints Léo Apotheker Co-CEO</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=49</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=49</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:55:54 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>WALLDORF, Germany — April 2, 2008 — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced the appointment of SAP Deputy CEO Léo Apotheker as the company’s co-CEO alongside SAP CEO Henning Kagermann, effective immediately.</description>
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  <title>The User Group Goes International!</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=48</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=48</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:05:37 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Well not exactly – what we’re really doing is joining together with several other user groups around the world to work more effectively with SAP.</description>
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  <title>Well Connected</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=47</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=47</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:17:34 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>SAP Info interviewed the SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group Chairman Alan Bowling, and his predecessor Glynn Lowth about the issues facing the User Group.</description>
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  <title>Americas SAP Users' Group (ASUG) Affiliation</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=13</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=13</guid>
  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:36:58 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>The SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group has signed an affiliation with the Americas SAP Users’ Group (ASUG), affording our members many membership benefits with ASUG. 

Part of these benefits is access to asug.com, with full instructions in the main article.</description>
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  <title>User Group Affiliate LRS Achieves “Powered by SAP NetWeaver” Status</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=46</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=46</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:50:04 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>User Group Affiliate LRS Achieves “Powered by SAP NetWeaver” Status for their Document Solution</description>
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  <title>Q&amp;A: SAP UK and Ireland User Group</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=45</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=45</guid>
  <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:02:22 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>After six years service as chairman of the SAP UK and Ireland User Group, Glynn Lowth has handed over to user group vice chairman Alan Bowling.</description>
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  <title>We have been complacent, SAP exec tells UK user group</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=36</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=36</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:04:07 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Computerworld.com reviews the Computerworld (UK)'s article.</description>
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  <title>SAP User Conference: Warburtons SAP systems secures better deals on supplies</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=44</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=44</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:57:22 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>The UK's largest independent bakery, Warburtons, has implemented a mobile SAP purchase order approval application to improve productivity and speed up decision making.</description>
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  <title>Warburtons takes SAP mobile</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=43</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=43</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:53:40 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>National bakery speeds up purchase order procedures, re-using existing SAP and BlackBerry investments without the need for additional middleware.
</description>
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  <title>Jeweller Garrard rushes to SAP in IT overhaul</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=42</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=42</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:52:18 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Sale to private equity firm enables Garrard to implement greenfield technology, but to very tight timescales.
</description>
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  <title>We have been complacent, SAP MD tells UK user group</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=41</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=41</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:51:05 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>CIO.co.uk reviews the Computerworld article.</description>
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  <title>UK SAP users 'among slowest' to upgrade ERP</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=40</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=40</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:49:37 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>UK organisations are among the slowest to adopt the latest version of SAP’s core ERP product, according to Martin Riedel, head of SAP’s global upgrade office.</description>
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  <title>SAP admits to being complacent</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=39</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=39</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:47:51 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Techworld.com review the Computerworld UK article.</description>
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  <title>Special Report: we've lacked customer intimacy, says SAP UK MD</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=38</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=38</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:46:25 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>SAP's UK managing director Steve Rogers has spoken frankly about the company's shortcomings - but promises better things for the future.</description>
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  <title>SAP Conference: user group reaches out to IT departments</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=37</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=37</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:31:39 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Finding easier and less disruptive ways engaging SAP users in the business world is one of the main areas of focus for the incoming chairman of the SAP UK and Ireland User Group, Alan Bowling.</description>
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  <title>We have been complacent, SAP exec tells UK user group</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=35</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=35</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:11:27 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>ARNnet.com reports on the Computerworld article.</description>
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  <title>SAP users want licensing clarity</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=34</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=34</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:28:57 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Computerworld UK's interview with Glynn Lowth of the SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group.</description>
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  <title>We have been complacent, SAP MD tells UK User Group</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=33</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:19:30 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Computerworld UK reviews Steve Roger, MD SAP UK's keynote session at the SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group Conference.</description>
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  <title>Garrard sparkles with latest SAP platform</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:13:27 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Garrard, the exclusive jeweller, has become one of the UK’s first organisations to implement SAP ERP version 6.  Computerworld UK interviewed Harry Patel, Finance Director of Garrard at the SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group Conference.</description>
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  <title> SAP confesses to failings</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:07:45 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>CBR Online interviewed Steve Rogers, SAP managing director for UK and Ireland, at the SAP UK and Ireland User Group's annual conference in Birmingham.</description>
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  <title>SAP user group chairman steps down</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:57:05 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Computer Weekly interviewed Glynn Lowth regarding his decision to step down as Chariman of the SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group after six years.</description>
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  <title>Stay on top of IT industry news</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:12:41 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Computer Weekly interviewed 3 CIO's, including User Group Vice Chairman Alan Bowling, to ascertain how today's CIOs stay on top of developments.</description>
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  <title>SAP Announce Business ByDesign Solution</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:17:14 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Yesterday SAP unveiled a new solution for mid-sized organisations - SAP Business ByDesign. SAP Business ByDesign is a business solution designed to unify and streamline core business operations, for organizations at the lower end of the midmarket.</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:51:06 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>In May this year SAP further expanded the Office of the CFO suite with the acquisition of Corporate Performance Management (CPM) vendor OutlookSoft. The OutlookSoft software has now been incorporated into the existing Office of the CFO, becoming an entire</description>
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  <title>The Best Recommendation for a Partner</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:57:09 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>At the recent SAP Partner Awards at The Savoy Hotel in London Atos Origin was awarded the SAP UK Partner Excellence Award for Customer Satisfaction and Quality Performance for a 3rd consecutive year.</description>
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  <title>SAPPHIRE ’07 Vienna - The World's Most Comprehensive Business &amp; Technology Forum</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=25</link>
  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=25</guid>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:07:09 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>In a business environment that changes by the second, you need to adapt more quickly than ever. And no event helps you stay ahead of change like SAPPHIRE '07 Vienna, SAP's international customer conference</description>
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  <title>Change to Daylight Savings Time (DST)</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:01:36 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>The governments of the U.S.A. and Canada decided that the change to Daylight Savings Time (DST) will take place on the second Sunday in March (in 2007: March 11th)</description>
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  <title>Hybrid database solves data conflict.</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:05:11 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>IBM, working together with SAP, has developed DB2v9 — the first hybrid database that allows all data types to be stored and analysed together.</description>
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  <title>Central Entry for Maintenance Processes</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=22</link>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:56:23 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>A new functionality of strategic importance is Maintenance Optimizer. It will provide central access to all maintenance related activities, be it planning, implementing or transparent reporting. 
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  <title>Glynn Lowth on strategies and challenges of the UK &amp; Ireland User Group.</title>
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  <guid>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=21</guid>
  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:48:05 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>&quot;We can talk to SAP about anything&quot;</description>
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  <title>SAP User Group Conference is a resounding success</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=20</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:28:43 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>User Group Chairman advises SAP users to look beyond Basic Functionalities of Software, if they want to add value to their business.</description>
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  <title>SAP Appoints Steve Rogers Managing Director for SAP UKI</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:32:50 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>SAP has appointed Steve Rogers to the role of Managing Director, United Kingdom and Ireland (UKI).</description>
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  <title>SAP announces new Technical Strategy</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:20:56 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>SAP have announced that all new implementations from the start of 2007 will only be supported on 64-Bit platforms and utilising Unicode.</description>
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  <title>SAPPHIRE '06 - Paris, May 30-June 1</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=16</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:15:30 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Accelerating innovation. Energizing growth. At SAPPHIRE, you and your colleagues will discover how to streamline your critical business processes, bring innovative products to market faster, and outthink, outexecute, and outperform your competitors.</description>
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  <title>End of life of SAPNet R/3 Frontend</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:21:15 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Last Month Frans de Roy van Zuijdewijn &amp; Heinz Schroeder, ICCC co-chairmen, informed of the end of life of SAPNet R/3 Frontend (formerly known as ‘OSS’). We have published their letter below ...
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  <title>CRM Group Launched</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=14</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:21:04 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>The SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group is launching a new CRM Special Interest Group, with its inaugural meeting on 29th November.</description>
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  <title>User Group HR &amp; Payroll Conference 2005</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:04:07 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>The SAP UKI User Group is pleased to announce details of it’s Fifth Annual HR &amp; Payroll Conference, which will be held at The Moat House Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon on the 15th and 16th November.</description>
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  <title>Independently Minded - Focus on the Training Special Interest Group</title>
  <link>http://www.sapusers.org/view_news.php?story_id=11</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>The Spring edition of the SAP Education Solutions magazine features an interview with the Chairman of the Training Special Interest Group and the User Group Operations Manager. Read the full article here ....</description>
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  <title>Dates Confirmed For HR &amp; Payroll Conference 2005</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2005 12:53:57 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>The SAP UK &amp; Ireland User Group HR/Payroll Conference will take place on the 15th and 16th November in Stratford Upon Avon.</description>
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  <title>ICCC and ASUG announce mutual intention to enter into a partnership</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:36:04 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>The ICCC and ASUG met at last week to discuss the start of a joint partnership on global SAP issues. Full details will become available at a later date - for the moment see the attached ICC letter.</description>
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  <title>SAP schedule for the rundown of OSS</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2005 21:42:17 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>Following many years of usage the OSS system used by SAP is to be gradually run down and moved to the SAP Support Portal on the Internet.</description>
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  <title>ICCC holds review and joint statement with SAP</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2005 21:31:23 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>At the 10th Annual CCC infoforum the ICCC (International Customer Competency Centre Community) held a review meeting SAP and issued a joint statement of achievement.</description>
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  <title>SAP announces restart of the CCC certification program</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2005 21:18:36 GMT</pubDate>
  <description>On 23rd June at the 10th CCC Infoforum SAP announced that the Certification program for CCC's would start again. The full assessment details were jointly announced by the ICCC and SAP.</description>
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