SAP said Saturday that it will buy SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion, or $40 a share in cash. The move---combined with Oracle's acquisition of RightNow---highlights how legacy enterprise software ...

In an interview five weeks ago, SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott said his company’s cloud strategy was only just beginning to come together and that SAP would “let the tiger out of the cage” and into the ...

SAP’s US$3.4 billion purchase of SuccessFactors not only gives the company an increasingly popular set of on-demand human resources applications, but could also bring its entire cloud software ...

In the silicon-based world of enterprise IT, how in the heck has DNA—a child of microbiology—come to play such a huge role in discussions about SAP’s disruptive acquisition of SuccessFactors? Zach ...

German software vendor SAP announced it will part with US$3.5 billion to acquire SuccessFactors, a maker of cloud-based employee management software. With the purchase, SAP has tacitly admitted their ...

“Today's cloud is about two things: innovation and agility,” said Tim Minahan, CMO SAP Cloud. “The extension package for SuccessFactors gives companies the flexibility, choice and efficiencies needed ...

SAP is paying cash to acquire SuccessFactors for a reported $3.4 billion, which is a move that will add a great deal to SAP’s cloud portfolio. In fact, SuccessFactors is no small startup; the company ...