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We now have a YouTube channel

We are pleased to introduce you to our brand new YouTube channel, which is all about SAP S/4HANA. Subscribe to our channel so you don’t miss any new videos. Link to channel

Benefit realization of ERP systems

How long takes it, until a new implemented ERP system really brings benefits? A paper of Gerhard Jurasek in the magazine Wing answers this Question. The Paper is in German language. To the paper

Video studio enhanced

The own video studio was equipped with additional LED spots at the beginning of 2024 in order to optimize lighting.

Successful Fiscal year 2022

SAPPHIR could increase the turnover in the last year by 15.1 percent and exceeded the level before Corona. EBIT rose by 15.5 percent.

Refurbishment of the network structure

The refurbishment of the complete network structure in April 2023 doubles the internet speed. This will improve the customer experience in the webbased trainings. The WLAN protocol will be changed to increase security.

Relaunch of the SAPPHIR website

The SAPPHIR website is redesigned in cooperation with Grafik-Design Marka in Vienna from scratch and gets a new fresh look and an improved usability.

Next level of our video studio

A professional HP workstation with highspeed graphic card for a better streaming performance replaces the existing server. Two large Sennheiser in-ear monitoring provides the perfect audio back channel.

Green screen for video studio

A new green screen extends the functionality of the video studio. It allows to use virtual backgrounds like photos or presentations. Tis is a considerable improvement for presentations in our training.

SAP Authorized Trainer for the second time

Gerhard Jurasek receives the award SAP Authorized Trainer 2021.

Award as SAP Authorized Trainer

Gerhard Jurasek receives the award SAP Authorized Trainer 2020.

New S/4 HANA book

New book of Ilona Hesse about price determination and condition techniques published by Espresso Tutorials.

Successful fiscal year 2018

Sales could be increased in the year 2018 by 20,4%. revenue surged in the same dimension.

New book project

Gerhard Jurasek contributes to the hand book for SAP-Revision Internal control and GRC, which is published in March 2019 by SAP Press.

Successful fiscal year 2017

SAPPHIR increased sales in the last fiscal year by 2 percent and for the seventh time in sequence. The result could be increased by 14 percent.

First order from Poland

SAPPHIR could deliver the first order from Poland.

Online-Training

In March 2018 the first SAP training for participants from several countries was held via internet from our premises in Graz.

Export prize 2018

SAPPHIR participates in the contest for the Exportpreis 2018 of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce after a top export ratio of 88 percent could be reached in 2017.

The new reporting in SAP S/4 HANA

In the latest issue 48 of the magazine “Der Controllingberater” Karlheinz Weber and Gerhard Jurasek publish an article about the reporting innovations based on the new SAP S/4 HANA software.

S/4 HANA

Starting in 2017 we offer Consulting services and workshops for SAP S/4 HANA Financials.

First order from India

Sapphir could acquire a first order from India in March 2016.

Successful year 2015

In the last year we could increase the turnover by 11% and acquire several new customers for Consulting.

First order from Malaysia

SAPPHIR acquired a first order for SAP Malaysia. Now SAPPHIR is also active in Asia.

10 years SAPPHIR

Gerhard Jurasek received a honorary certificate of the Styrian Chamber of Commerce at the occasion of the 10th anniversary of SAPPHIR on November 13th, 2015.

New customer in Portugal

SAPPHIR acquired the first customer in Portugal. SAPPHIR started a cooperation with SAP Portugal. The first workshop in Lissabon has already been conducted successfully.

First order from South Africa

SAPPHIR has a new customer in South Africa. SAPPHIR will deliver workshops and trainings for SAP South Africa.

SAPPHIR grows

Jennifer Weidinger and Daniel Leidorfer join the SAPPHIR team to support the further growth of the company.

EUROMA 2015

Gerhard Jurasek presented a paper about the benefit management of IT-projects at the international EUROMA 2015 conference in Neuchâtel.

New office

At its tenth anniversary in April 2015, SAPPHIR moved to new, more spatious premises in Plüddemanngasse 67a in Graz, which offers new opportunities for the future development.

Cooperation with the FICO-Forum

SAPPHIR participates in the FICO-Forum, a renowned platform for accounting topics by means of SAP software, with professional papers. The first paper is dedicated to the Simple Finance Addon powered by SAP HANA. Read the complete paper here.

SAP Simple Financial Add-on

SAPPHIR erweitert sein Beratungsangebot für SAP. Wir bieten ab sofort Machbarkeitsstudien, Workshops und Beratung zum neuen SAP Simple Finance Add-on powered by HANA an. Das Simple Finance Add-on bietet schnelle Auswertungen auf Basis von Einzelposten in Finanzwesen und Controlling, eine schnelle Umstellung auf das Neue Hauptbuch, eine neue kostenartenbezogene Ergebnisrechnung, eine einheitliche Datenhaltung ohne Abstimmaufwand und ein neues Cash Management.

Umsatzsteigerung 2014

SAPPHIR blickt auf ein erfolgreiches Geschäftsjahr zurück! Im Jahr 2014 wurde der Umsatz im Vergleich zum Vorjahr um 10,6% gesteigert. Wir bedanken uns bei unseren Kunden und verfolgen weiterhin gemeinsam den Weg zur Spitze.

Neuer Webauftritt

SAPPHIR bekommt einen völlig neu gestalteten, frischen Webauftritt. Gleichzeitig erfolgt der Wechsel auf die Domäne www.sapphir.at, welche die bisherige Seite www.sapphir-academy.at ablöst.

Neue Veröffentlichung im Controllingberater

In der nächsten Ausgabe der Zeitschrift „Der Controllingberater” erscheint ein Artikel von Gerhard Jurasek über neue Entwicklungen in der Ergebnisrechnung mit SAP ERP.

Verleihung des Zertifikats der Leitbetriebe Austria

Die Geschäftsführerin der Leitbetriebe Austria, Mag.a Monica Rintersbacher, überreichte bei einer Festveranstaltung am 12.Juni 2014 das Zertifikat für die Aufnahme von SAPPHIR in den Kreis der Oesterreichischen Leitbetriebe an Gerhard Jurasek. Der Zertifikatsverleihung ist die erfolgreiche Prüfung verschiedener Kriterien wie Geschäftsentwicklung, Nachhaltigkeit des Wirtschaftens und Bonität durch ein unabhängiges Institut vorausgegangen.