A Fresh Look at Integrated Business Applications - Neither Package nor Custom - Made

<body> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td align="center"> This page requires frames. <a href="http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/viewPDFInterstitial/340/306">Click here</a> for the non-frames version. <p>Non-frames version <a href="http://dl.acs.org.au/index.php/ajis/article/viewPDFInterstitial/340/306">available</a>.</p> </td> </tr> </table> <h1>A Fresh Look at Integrated Business Applications - Neither Package nor Custom - Made</h1> <h2><i>Andrea Engelhardt</i></h2> <h3>Australasian Journal of Information Systems</h3> <h4>Abstract</h4> <div>Since integrated business applications demonstrate weaknesses, intermediate solutions positioned in between packages and custom-made software need to be explored. One suggestion for such an adaptable architecture uses a functionally stable core with peripheral applications. This architecture accounts for software market dynamics and interests of different parties involved. The ideas developed stem from a case study in the German market for small business software. The case describes the problems within this business configuration and presents a technical solution that implements a core application approach. The concept could turn out to be useful for other business networks, as first hypotheses hint.</div> </body>