Happy Birthday beteo ALM Experts Blog10/09/2008 by Peter Helfenstein
On Oct. 8, 2008 beteo Blog celebrated its first birthday. In the first year of beteo Blog a lot has happened.
As a company we were able to win interesting Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) projects with reputable customers in the German speaking area allowing us to intensify our core subject activities. The experience we gained in [...]
E2E SAP Testing – Halfway Under Control?08/05/2008 by Peter Helfenstein
In many blogs, we have discussed the deficiencies in SAP testing. Changes to an existing system are the order of the day. Again and again, errors are corrected, customizing and programs must be adapted, new functions are rolled out. Also, technical changes as hot fixes and service packs must be installed, as well as upgrades. [...]
HP BTO Software Centers – Overview07/24/2008 by Peter Helfenstein
HP offers a number of BTO Centers. These software packages support in the context of a BTO strategy specific phases of the application lifecycle. The following overview is meant to shed light on the HP BTO jungle.
IT STRATEGY
Project and Portfolio Management Center (CIO Office)
The IT management solution enables control and documentation of the enterprise [...]
Forrester: HP is Number 1 for Functional Testing07/14/2008 by Peter Helfenstein
According to then most recent Forrester Wave Report dating July 8, 2008 on Functional Testing solutions HP clearly keeps on leading this market.
Using 96 criteria Forrester evaluated 6 solutions and came to clear results:
HP continues leading the functional testing market since it acquired Mercury Interactive in 2006.
IBM has a very promising product roadmap and [...]
beteo SAP Change Control Miniguide06/11/2008 by Peter Helfenstein
The new SAP Change Control Miniguide below has just been posted on our beteo website. Additions and feedback are welcome!
SAP Change and Transport Management Tools
Product
Vendor
Modules
Conigma Suite
Galileo Group
Change and Transport Management
Newmerix Automate!
newmerix
Change and Transport Management
PPM
HP
Change and Transport Management
Rev-Trac
Revelation
Change and Transport Management
SAP Solution Manager
SAP
Change and Transport Management
TransportManager
REALTECH
Change and Transport Management
Additional ALM information
SAP Transport Management Discipline
Protecting [...]
Business and IT – Change Impact Must Be Managed04/17/2008 by Peter Helfenstein
Continuously growing system complexity
Nowadays, existing IT systems cover more or less the complete business processes. In most cases, strategic decisions to buy commercial software - instead of making software - are in place. New developments of complete business systems are the exception to the rule. Against the background of this situation, a new concept of [...]
Application Management Reduces SAP Costs03/04/2008 by Peter Helfenstein
In the context of large commercial software installations, the opportunity to reduce costs in the long run – all through the life cycle of the systems – is tremendous. Four fields of Application Management, pragmatically introduced and applied, are able to substantially contribute to this potential benefit.
Project Portfolio Management
A consistent Project Portfolio Management (PPM) which [...]
Global Swiss Start-ups Stand Shoulder To Shoulder - Press Release12/13/2007 by Peter Helfenstein
Collanos Software and beteo, two Swiss global start-ups, close ranks to share resources, expertise and partnerships. Collanos Software CEO Peter Helfenstein in addition takes on the COO position of beteo. Hence both Collanos and beteo can profit from the experiences and structures of both companies. Despite the intensive cooperation and the shared [...]