ERP: October 2007

Faced with the daunting challenge of building a channel from scratch for its first SaaS product, SAP names 13 North American reseller partners.

The software-as-a-service vendor announced new tools designed to make it easy for third-party developers to create vertical-industry components for its Web-based application suite.

Strong license sales boosted the enterprise software firm's profits, and it announced a sweet deal with retail giant Wal-Mart.

Eager to expand its developer community, the enterprise software giant will unveil a new licensing option at its TechEd '07 conference next week.