Jeff Howell, Vice President, High Tech Industry Business Unit, SAP  The high tech world moves fast – and it’s getting faster. Consumer demand for the latest, innovative technologies drives ever-shorter new-product development times. Meanwhile, the p...

The economic boom of the 1950’s led to enterprises looking to automate accounting functions to keep up with the accelerating speed of business.  Large electro-mechanical devices were installed that used plugboards, plug-in cables run by experienced...