Becoming and succeeding as an independent consultant isn't as easy as one might think, just ask the many struggling consultants in the market looking for a way to make ends meet.

SAP AG announced a new, comprehensive tiered support model that is being offered to customers worldwide. This support offering includes SAP Enterprise Support services and the SAP Standard Support option and will enable all customers to choose the option that best meets their requirements.

Over the next five years, the business analytics software-as-a service (SaaS) market will grow more than three times as fast as the total business analytics software market with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.4% through 2013.

The Belgacom International Carrier Services (BICS), a subsidiary of the Belgacom Group and the first telecommunications company in Belgium, has selected the Teradata Active Enterprise Data Warehouse platform.

Outsourcing of application development needs remain an important strategy for many companies particularly as rising costs and ability to tap the right technical skills. But how do you minimize failed engagements? Compuware's Paul Valley lists the reasons why companies outsource and why some projects fail. He also offers insight into minimizing failures citing Compuware's success in this regard.

QlikTech's QlikView analytics application will soon be available on the Android operating system.

The newly released Oracle Project Portfolio Management Integration Pack for Primavera P6 and the Oracle E-Business Suite integrates project management and financial information for complete enterprise project portfolio management (PPM) functionality.

Poised to take the lead in technological innovation over the next few years, the Singapore-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation (SIIRD) has invested in six new R&D projects amounting to as much as S$10 million.