The SAP vs. Oracle battle for business applications supremacy is raging on -- who
will come out on top, Oracle or SAP? All this month, SearchOracle.com will examine this controversy
from all sides. We'll be bringing you new articles and analysis, as well as providing one easy
resource of related content from our archives.
| Oracle vs. SAP |
- NEW In SAP vs. Oracle war, promise of Fusion puts Oracle strategy on top, report says: SAP and Oracle swap spots in this year's Forrester strategy report, because while Oracle pushes on with Fusion, SAP continues to push customers onto a two-year-old ERP release.
- Oracle vs. SAP: Top five headlines : Get up to date on Oracle's longtime battle with its biggest rival, enterprise resource planning giant SAP AG.
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- Oracle takes on SAP with new GRC suite: Oracle's new GRC suite should help the database and business apps giant level the playing field with SAP, according to one expert.
- Podcast: Oracle vs. SAP -- SOA and Web services security : Oracle and SAP have been slowly getting their customers to build a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and adopt Web services practices. In this podcast, Jason Bloomberg, an analyst with Web services analysis firm ZapThink, gives an overview of the security issues that are unique in an SOA environment.
- Oracle vs. SAP: The new battlegrounds: IT industry experts predict where the coming battles between Oracle and SAP will be fought and rate the success of Oracle's acquisition spree thus far.
- Iron
Age Shoes gives the boot to Microsoft and SAP: When Iron Age Shoes execs wanted to gain
more insights into business processes, they chose the Oracle E-Business Suite over competing
products from Microsoft and SAP.
- Report
finds SAP winning war with Oracle: A new report from Forrester Research finds that SAP has
the edge in its longstanding battle with Oracle.
- SAP,
Oracle playing catch-up with BPM technologies: Large software vendors are 12 to 18 months
away from catching up to the established pure-play business process management vendors, according
to an analyst with Gartner Inc.
- Expert
predicts new front in Oracle-SAP battle: Forrester Research analyst Ray Wang sizes up the
past, present and future of Oracle and SAP's fight for business applications dominance.
- Face-off:
SAP vs. Oracle: The SAP/Oracle battle for supremacy in the business applications market is
as fierce as ever. Who will emerge victorious? Who should? In this face-off article, two prominent
experts from both sides of the fence make their respective cases.
- SAP
vs. Oracle: Users speak out: As the battle for business applications supremacy heats up,
Oracle users are standing by Larry Ellison and Fusion while SAP customers say NetWeaver will lead
the way to victory.
- SAP
vs. Oracle: Round two: We recently asked two prominent experts to argue their respective
cases for SAP vs. Oracle. These follow-up columns are their official rebuttals of each other's
arguments.
| News and analysis |
- Oracle
further unwraps Fusion, nips at SAP: Oracle Corp. executives said the company is at the halfway
point in building a services-enabled Fusion Application suite as the battle of words between Oracle
and SAP continues.
- Can
Oracle be unseated as a top SAP database?: SAP would love to change the fact that the Oracle
database is highly used among its customers, explains Joshua Greenbaum, principal analyst at
Enterprise Applications Consulting.
- Words
of welcome from SAP's hosted competition: As SAP jumps into the on-demand CRM market,
established vendors have some interesting things to say.
- Is
Ingres a viable alternative to Oracle for SAP users?: Database pros responding to a column
express serious reservations about one venture capitalist's plan to market open source Ingres to
SAP users.
- SAP,
Oracle make public services push: Many municipalities are seeking to standardize their IT
systems to run more efficiently. In response, Oracle and SAP are entering bidding wars to get
license wins.
- SAP
set to launch hosted CRM: SAP plans to enter the hosted CRM market in 2006 and will make an
announcement to that effect as early as February, according to remarks from CEO Henning
Kagermann.
- Microsoft's
strong midmarket channel thwarts Oracle, SAP: As Oracle and SAP aim for more small and midsized
businesses, they are encountering a strong and complicated Microsoft channel partner network.
- SAP's
new ad blitz takes aim at Oracle: Hoping to improve brand recognition in the U.S., SAP launched
a major advertising campaign, with a TV ad that aims at Oracle's newly acquired J.D. Edwards and
PeopleSoft customers.
- SAP
protest of Oracle contract called standard procedure: SAP is protesting an $88.5 million
contract awarded to Oracle Corp., to install a combat support system for the U.S. Air Force. The
protest delays Oracle's revenue gains.
- SAP
launches midmarket push against Microsoft, Oracle: SAP is aiming at the midmarket with new
versions of its preconfigured best practices software. Challenges exist as Microsoft is gaining the
most momentum, according to analysts.
- SAP
trumps Oracle in march to SOA: SAP is several steps ahead of rival Oracle Corp., as it makes
its business software services based by 2007, according to a report by Forrester Research
Inc.
- Oracle's
Phillips swings at SAP: Oracle president Charles E. Phillips Jr. sharply criticized SAP, and
touted his company's ability to deliver a complete infrastructure and application package.
- Oracle's
OFF SAP program shows early results: It's only been a month, but already Oracle is touting its
OFF SAP program as a growing pipeline of success.
| Acquisitions |
- Oracle
takes integrated approach with G-Log buy: Oracle bought G-Log to address a growing demand for
logistics software integration, but the firm still trails rival SAP and other transportation
software makers, analysts said.
- Siebel's
reign ends as shareholders approve acquisition: Siebel's shareholders approved Oracle's
acquisition of their company, further shrinking the number of enterprise CRM vendors and setting up
a battle between SAP and Oracle.
- Oracle
adds pieces to retail suite: Oracle acquired two software vendors in recent weeks to bolster
its retail-specific software suite against rival SAP. Meanwhile, SAP hangs its hat on two retail
customer wins.
- Column:
Oracle vs. SAP: The Siebel Factor: The sudden uptick in big deals reported by Siebel made
Oracle look good, but it's unlikely a Siebel acquisition will alter the competition between SAP and
Oracle.
- Oracle
acquisition highlights data management wars: The Oracle-Siebel combo not only gives Oracle
access to Siebel's customers, but also its infrastructure, improving Oracle's standing in the
battle against SAP and IBM.
| Case studies |
- Nortel
to dump Oracle, solve fiscal woes using SAP: Nortel Networks is implementing SAP's master data
management. But SAP MDM lacks functionality, and customers need third-party tools to meet typical
MDM requirements, an analyst says.
- Pennsylvania
firm chooses Oracle over SAP: An evaluation team at York, Pa.-based York Water Company chose
Oracle over SAP, citing cost as a major factor in the decision.
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