John Blau

Money talks. That's why mobile phone advertising has become such an irresistible topic.

Following through on plans to win more midsize businesses as customers, SAP AG has filled several key positions in its newly formed global small and medium-size enterprise unit.

European car manufacturing giant PSA Peugeot Citro

The German government is taking a lead in Europe with draft legislation to control data generated by nongovernmental orbital systems. The draft Satellite Data Security Law aims to significantly curb the ability of commercial companies to create and distribute satellite-generated data of the country.

Visitors to the German Web site of Google Inc. were met with a strange sight early Tuesday morning: gone was the Google logo, replaced by the name of a local Internet service provider with the message that no content was available for the domain.

Siemens AG has launched its Siemens IT Solutions and Services (SIS) division, three months after announcing plans to bundle all of its worldwide IT services and software activities.

A second U.S.-German group of investors, led by Sentex Sensing Technologies Inc., plans to make an offer for insolvent mobile phone maker BenQ Mobile GmbH & Co. OHG, following a bid by a rival group of American-German investors, Sentex said Monday.

Henning Kagermann, chief executive officer (CEO) of business software maker SAP AG, is expected to renew his contract for another year after it expires in December 2007, according to a source familiar with the situation.