Sap news and trends

SAP Pushes Back on EU Regs as FDA Tightens AI Oversight
artificial intelligence // October 23, 2024

European tech leaders warn against stifling AI innovation as SAP’s CEO pushes back on European Union regulations. At the same time, the FDA rolls out new healthcare AI oversight measures, and major tech companies struggle to meet European compliance standards. Testing reveals that even top...

SAP Adds Capabilities to AI Copilot Joule
artificial intelligence // October 08, 2024

Enterprise application software firm SAP has added new capabilities to its AI copilot Joule. The new offerings, announced Tuesday (Oct. 8) at the company’s annual SAP TechEd conference, include collaborative artificial intelligence (AI) agents “imbued with custom skills to complete complex cross-disciplinary tasks.” “On the eve of...

Sovos Debuts Indirect Tax Suite for SAP
Taxes // October 01, 2024

Tax compliance company Sovos has unveiled its indirect tax suit for SAP. The new offering, announced Tuesday (Oct. 1), is a “first of its kind” solution for indirect tax determination, electronic invoicing, filing and reporting that works in any SAP environment. “With our deep expertise in tax compliance and...

Musk’s AI Safety Push Could Have Other Companies Following Suit
artificial intelligence // August 28, 2024

Elon Musk’s endorsement of a controversial California artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill signals the legislation’s far-reaching implications for the eCommerce sector, potentially forcing companies to overhaul their AI-driven customer service and sales algorithms. On Monday (Aug. 26), the Tesla CEO threw his support behind Senate...

Interviews & Exclusives
What’s In Your ‘Citizen Wallet?’

March 22, 2019
Government moves at its own pace, for better or worse or both, but that pace can provide opportunities for fraud and expensive errors – mistakes and missteps that can cost hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Take all the paperwork required to access federal benefits in the U.S. Not only does that encourage the spread of […]

SAP, Chrome River, Bottomline Give Their Quarterly Numbers

May 01, 2017
Earnings season has fallen upon the markets once more. This week we take a look at the quarterly results from major B2B companies including SAP and FICO, along with other...

Quick Reads
Amazon and SAP Team to Help BBC’s Cloud Move

November 27, 2024
Amazon Web Services says it’s helping the U.K.’s most famous broadcaster move to the cloud. The British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) will embark on this transformation using RISE with SAP on Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company said in a news release Wednesday (Nov. 27). “As part of the BBC’s continued digital transformation journey, the move […]

SAP Adds Capabilities to AI Copilot Joule

October 08, 2024
Enterprise application software firm SAP has added new capabilities to its AI copilot Joule. The new offerings, announced Tuesday (Oct. 8) at the company’s annual SAP TechEd conference, include collaborative artificial intelligence...

Sovos Debuts Indirect Tax Suite for SAP

October 01, 2024
Tax compliance company Sovos has unveiled its indirect tax suit for SAP. The new offering, announced Tuesday (Oct. 1), is a “first of its kind” solution for indirect tax determination, electronic invoicing, filing and...

SAP: AI-Focused Restructuring to Add €200 Million to Bottom Line

July 22, 2024
Seven months after launching an artificial intelligence (AI)-focused restructuring program, SAP said Monday (July 22) that it has raised its 2025 operating profit ambition to reflect the efficiency gains it...