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SAP cuts staff as part of ‘restructuring program,’ fewer than 30 impacted in Pacific Northwest

SAP has laid off employees based in the Pacific Northwest as part of what the tech giant describes as a… Read More

SAP plans to spin out Qualtrics with an IPO, two years after acquiring software company for $8B

SAP announced Sunday that it will spin out its Qualtrics unit with an IPO, less than two years after acquiring… Read More

SAP and Microsoft team up on 3-year cloud deal, strengthening relationship between tech giants

SAP and Microsoft struck a three-year partnership to help companies move their data to the cloud, a move that tightens… Read More

SAP snaps up Qualtrics for $8B days before its expected IPO, will keep Seattle office

After months of discussions between the two companies, SAP announced Sunday afternoon that it has agreed to acquire user experience… Read More

First look: SAP unveils real-time stadium operations analytics tool, in use with San Francisco 49ers

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Technology isn’t just improving athletic performance or changing the way we watch sports. It’s also being… Read More

Report: Amazon Web Services cuts deals with SAP, Symantec valued at a combined $1B

It’s become clear over the last several quarters that Amazon Web Services is signing longer-term cloud computing deals with big… Read More

TLDR: New study says Uber drivers are earning less

Today’s featured stories Uber drivers are earning less, Airbnb hosts are making more, and other insights from a new study… Read More

Microsoft teams up with Adobe and SAP on Open Data Initiative to link data across their products

Modern enterprise technology generates a ton of valuable data, but putting that data together can be quite tricky. Microsoft introduced… Read More

SAP vows to take on Salesforce, as cloud vendors line up to pitch its database customers

Salesforce upended the traditional market for customer-relationship management software led by Oracle and SAP more than a decade ago, and… Read More

SAP data management startup Winshuttle acquired by Symphony Technology Group

Winshuttle, a Bothell, Wash.-based startup that helps customers manage and automate their data in SAP environments, has been acquired by… Read More

Cloud Foundry now generally available for SAP customers, along with new infrastructure choices

SAP added several new features to its cloud services on Tuesday, giving customers the option of running their workloads on… Read More

Interview: New Docker CEO Steve Singh explains what’s next for the cloud container powerhouse

Container technology company Docker has a new leader, Steve Singh, the Seattle-area entrepreneur who was named the San Francisco-based company’s new… Read More

Steve Singh

SAP President Steve Singh says cloud computing is yesterday’s news — ‘microservices’ are the future

Cloud computing is so 2016. Sure, migration from client servers to the cloud is an ongoing megatrend, but tech moves… Read More

Concur president Elena Donio leaving company after 18 years; Mike Eberhard assumes role

Elena Donio, an 18-year veteran of Concur, and president of the company since December 2014, is leaving after accepting a… Read More

Software giant SAP will put its HR package on Microsoft’s cloud as well as its own

Microsoft has expanded its partnership with German enterprise-software giant SAP, agreeing to put SAP’s SuccessFactors software on the Azure cloud within… Read More

SAP teams up with Microsoft to integrate software, house databases in Azure

SAP is bringing its business database solution to Microsoft’s Azure cloud services, the company announced today. SAP is pushing its own… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle startup vet Joanna Lord heads to NYC, former Coinstar CFO joins Cray board, and more

—Joanna Lord, the Seattle startup veteran who has led marketing teams for Porch, Big Door and Moz, has moved on from the Emerald… Read More

SAP CEO Bill McDermott: We took our lumps and made the transition to the cloud

PALM DESERT, Calif. — SAP CEO Bill McDermott started his entrepreneurial career as a teenager serving deli sandwiches at a corner… Read More

Concur co-founders Raj Singh and Mike Hilton take top jobs at Pennsylvania healthcare company, plan new Seattle headquarters

Two co-founders and one longtime executive of Bellevue-based Concur announced today that they’re taking top jobs at a 700-person healthcare… Read More

Here’s what changed — and what didn’t — at Concur after its $8.3 billion acquisition by SAP

When your company gets acquired for $8.3 billion by a 43-year-old German multinational software kingpin, a lot can change to culture… Read More

Concur CEO sees future filled with ‘business networks’ following SAP acquisition

SAN FRANCISCO — Concur CEO Steve Singh sees a world in which new “business networks” help connect businesses with a broader… Read More

SAP opens coffee shop for those ‘who share a passion for technology’ in Silicon Valley

If the tech world is fueled by anything, it’s caffeine and ideas. So it was only a matter of time… Read More

Concur Startupday 2015

Concur co-founder on $8.3B SAP acquisition: It was a ‘gut-wrenching’ decision

Back in September, Concur co-founders Mike Hilton and Raj Singh faced a difficult decision. They had stuck together for the… Read More

How cameras, sensors and analytics will change live sports broadcasts

LAS VEGAS — Watching a live sporting event on TV several years from now might look and feel a bit different.… Read More

News Brief

Concur shareholders approve $8.3 billion acquisition by SAP

Bellevue-based Concur, the maker of travel and entertainment expense management software, is one step closer to becoming a part of… Read More

News Brief

SAP acquisition of Concur expected to close on Dec. 4

SAP’s blockbuster $8.3 billion purchase of Bellevue-based travel and entertainment expense management software company Concur Technologies still must meet with… Read More

Concur CEO says SAP acquisition is a ‘big bet’ that will accelerate company growth

SAN FRANCISCO – So, how did Concur land an $8.3 billion acquisition deal with SAP? According to CEO Steve Singh, the… Read More

Concur must pay $265M break-up fee if blockbuster SAP deal falls apart

SAP’s whopping $8.3 billion acquisition of Concur is moving forward, with approval from the boards of both companies. But the… Read More

SAP buying Concur for $8.3 billion

SAP is buying Bellevue-based Concur Technologies in deal valued at $8.3 billion, a 20 percent premium over the Sept. 17th… Read More

Expanded SAP deal gives Microsoft new ammunition against Amazon and Google

An expanded partnership between Microsoft and enterprise software giant SAP, announced this morning, has the potential to boost Windows Phone and help the… Read More

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