SAP outlines the advantages of collaborative networks SAP is one of the most enthusiastic proponents of networked business models and sponsors over 40 industry value networks. Below is an excerpt from their recent article Built to Adapt authored by Chakib Bouhdary, Chief Value Officer of Global Field Operations, SAP AG The rise in consumer power, facilitated by easy access to capital and the Internet, is converging with technology to drive rapid commoditization, necessitating the continuous assessment, reinvention, and innovation of business models at greater

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It offers a hands-on introduction to social, organizational and value network analysis (VNA) application technology. http://www.vncluster.com/YYZ09.htm Value network analysis is a superior method for understanding, visualizing, optimizing and leading complex organizations and businesses. quot; SAP AG [NYSE: SAP ], the central nervous system of 47,000 companies worldwide is leading dozens of industry value networks. Optimizing Business Performance San Francisco , CA (PRWEB) February 19, 2009 -- ValueNetworks.com® -- a leader in organizational network visualization and analysis applications -- announces the Value Network Analysis Workshop: Optimizing Business Performance. The Value Network Analysis Workshop will be held at the MaRS Collaboration Center in Toronto, Ontario , Canada, on 20 March 2009 .

Here is a small sample of representative projects. Strategy and Market Space Analysis SAP Transportation and Hospitality Industry group quickly identified emerging and complementary value networks. They quickly surfaced and prosecuted previously unrecognized sales and marketing opportunities. Big 4 Audit Firm identified new strategic opportunities for expanded or new roles in the changing financial services, risk management, and audit reporting industry. Pharmaceutical Industry Analyst identified key influencers in pharmaceutical industry in Europe and defined the innovation

They are primarily internally focused program managers. Technology Ken Kaplan, Broadcast and New Media Manager, Global Communications Group at Intel Corporation Bob Pearson, Vice President, Communities & Conversations at Dell Chris James’s Experience, Social Media & Community Strategist, Advanced Micro Devices Gunjan Rawal, Worldwide marketing manager at Intel Software Network Adam Christensen, Social Media Manager, IBM Corporation Bryan Rhoads, Sr. Marketing Manager - The Microsoft CIO Network at Microsoft LaSandra Brill, Manager, Web & Social Media

organizations to intelligently manage and deliver a broad set of corporate information to users over the Web, and features extensive usability upgrades, a new technology foundation, and deeper and more comprehensive integration with the Open Text ECM Suite and the SAP NetWeaver¿ Portal component.? Not only are they brining in social media components, but they are also offering tighter integration with legacy applications such as SAP. Open Text is a relatively old player in the enterprise content management and collaboration space. It recently announced Open Text Web Solutions

Microsoft could do something with the technology acquired from Parlano (persistent group chat was part of the OCS R2 release) but Microsoft's focus is so heavily on telephony that it's hard to see this capability causing them too much concern. Ditto for SAP although the ESME project has roots in the SAP ecosystem. I've posted a lot recently regarding enterprise social messaging ("Twitter for the enterprise"): Twitter in the Workplace

Océ is a leading international provider of digital document management technology and services. Samuel is located in the Netherlands and his responsibilities include both the information architecture for structured data in applications such as PLMS and SAP and the unstructured content in places such as email and knowledge management programs. Now Samuel is looking to find a short term project within the firm, such as an upcoming technology week, and encourage the organizers A few weeks ago I spoke with Samuel Driessen, Information Architect at Océ , about their enterprise micro-messaging experiences.

from SVSD Classroom Technology Kathy Sierra of Creating Passionate Users fame has hit a home run with her post on Building a User... [Read Read More] Tracked on Dec 4, 2006 11:34:05 AM » On Building a User Community from IT: Instructional Technology Kathy Sierra, one of the Head First authors, has an extremely useful and well thoughtful post on Building a User Community. The best community in action that I have seen is Creating Passionate Users About Search CPU Blog Past favorites Angry/negative people can be bad for your brain Code like a girl Ultra-fast release cycles and the new plane When only the glib win, we all lose How to be an expert Creativity on speed Micromanagement: the Zombie Function The hi-res user experience Mediocrity by "areas of improvement" Death by risk-aversion Crash course in learning theory Free Range Posts (open

technology and services. information in applications such as PLMS and SAP and the unstructured information I conducted a series on interviews interviews over the past two months on how Océ Is implementing enterprise 2.0. 2.0.