In March 2006, SAP Research convened a daylong meeting of several dozen thinkers and entrepreneurs in Darmstadt, Germany, to discuss the future of information and communication technologies (ICT). The forums findings have been captured in this text.

In May of 2007, SAP Research hosted the second International Research Forum in Eltville, Germany, and brought together leading thinkers from academia, business, and government to examine mega trends in information technology. This text captures the insights and advances from the forum.

In May, 2008, top researchers from around the world people gathered near Potsdam, Germany for the International Research Forum sponsored by SAP Research. For two days, these thinkers from business, academia and government examined a topic that will increasingly become part of our vocabulary: the Internet of Services. The discussion illuminated how the Internet of Services will change enterprise computing. It will help businesses leverage core strengths, find partners in new business networks, collaborate and tap new global markets. Software as a service, cloud computing and other trends are...