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Ten More ERP Trends: Open Source and Pricing Pressures

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 27, 2011

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“Last month, eCRM Guide wrote an article on the top ERP
trends. As it turns out, there’s a lot more going on in this
vibrant $20 billion market than could be squeezed into one article.
So here are 10 more major trends in enterprise resource planning
(ERP).

“ERP license sales decline

“Forrester Research reports that the global recession sent new
ERP license revenue diving by 24 percent in 2009. That’s bad news
for the various vendors operating in this field. But it could well
hasten consolidation in the industry. And there’s hope: ERP market
leader SAP is posting its strongest sales growth in years and just
announced record revenues.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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