Is Enterprise Resource Planning Becoming a Commodity?

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Sage Software, Microsoft, and 3i Infotech are the kind of vendors in this category. They have been providing extended solutions to SMBs for some years now. Current volume levels achieved by some of these vendors have come about mainly through inorganic growth.

A visual modeling tool for explore-and-configure adaptive processes aspires to be “tomorrow’s model-driven design,” according to Bill Gates in his presentation at Convergence 2005.

Mid-tier vendors also offer third-party partner products integrated out of the box. However, unlike the traditional vendors, these applications are not an option to reduce TCO. They act rather as complementary products to bring about a comprehensive solution framework.

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