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The recently-appointed chief executive knows Europe’s largest software company needs to play catch-up in cloud services
Recurring revenues are better than licence sales — they are more predictable
Group warns coronavirus resurgence will depress corporate spending
Christian Klein says there is not enough talent coming through as America sets pace of innovation
Investor exuberance should be tempered by SAP’s retention of a controlling stake
German software group will float online survey company just two years after buying it
Pandemic disruption and trade tension will spur demand for supply chain management software
Board member says tool will force customers’ rivals to be more transparent on measuring emissions
Turnover of top executives is too high and could damage software group, say shareholders ahead of AGM
Tech firm’s chief must win over investors and dispel criticism of past underperformance
German software company says it needs clearer leadership to cope with coronavirus pandemic
Shares drop as analysts flag ‘concerns’ over slowdown
Software group has two new co-chiefs but only one is likely to be there for the long haul
Shares jump as third-quarter results show 37% growth in cloud business
Shares down as much as 10% after Europe’s largest software maker falls short of expectations
German company reports first-quarter loss but cloud revenue exceeds €1.5bn
German group needs to integrate its acquisitions flawlessly to remain in the race
Software giant says it is building a ‘fighting machine’ and sets new subscription target
The $8bn acquisition shows how serious European group is in challenging Salesforce
The two are a good match, but the wedding will be expensive
Acquisition of survey software company is latest step in move to shift to cloud
Buybacks look overly defensive as group aims high
Business transitions require patience
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