HANNOVER, Germany, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced a new release of the SAP® Business One application that accelerates time-to-value, facilitates business adaptability and increases ease-of-use and affordability based on strong co-innovation with SAP partners for small and midsize companies. Read this article: SAP(R) Business One 8.8 Beckons New Era of Software...

TechRepublic’s Jason Hiner evaluates the Google Nexus One smartphone from a business and IT perspective and sizes up the pros and cons of the device. by Larry Dignan See original here: TechRepublic product spotlight: Nexus One for business (ZDNet)

Greenwood Village-based Emergency Medical Services Corp. reportedly is seeking $550 million in loans to refinance its debt. Read this article: Ambulance-service firm reportedly seeking $550 million in loans (Denver Post)

More than $200 million in distressed loans left on the books of failed New Frontier Bank are being auctioned by the federal government in coming weeks — at least the third such sale in recent months. Read this article: Another $220 million in New Frontier loans on the auction block (Denver Post)

The entertainment media has become a cradle-to-grave business. Read the original post: Mom.me: Kids’ use of entertainment media expands dramatically (The Sacramento Bee)

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Malaysia is likely to give equal tax treatment to Islamic finance and conventional banking under a new tax regime next year, ensuring sharia banking products are not disadvantaged, a tax expert said today. Malaysia plans to impose a goods and services tax from 2011, a move that would potentially raise the cost of Islamic financing transactions as they typically involve … Original...