{"id":978,"date":"2009-11-18T07:00:28","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=978"},"modified":"2009-11-18T07:00:28","modified_gmt":"2009-11-18T15:00:28","slug":"enterprise-software-a-wave-of-customizations-about-to-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/enterprise-software-a-wave-of-customizations-about-to-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Enterprise Software:  A Wave of Customizations About to Hit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After years of multi-million dollar enterprise software customization projects, it had seemed that both vendors and customers were coming to the conclusion that large customization projects are costly and risky because they often fail or fall short of their original vision, not to mention that they often rely on technology that is often dated by the time that the customizations are complete. \u00a0 The alternative to custsomizations is to stick closer to standard software features, relying more on standard configurations.\u00a0 SaaS and on-Demand vendors are finding some success in promoting this idea.<\/p>\n<p>But a recent survey by SoftServe of large enterprise companies reports that many companies are still aggressively pursuing custom software development.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>71 percent said that their companies see new product and software development as a top priority for their organizations<\/li>\n<li>49 percent have improving application usability for end users as a top priority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What type of applications and customization work is being planned?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>42 percent said they are focused on Microsoft Dynamics\/Sharepoint<\/li>\n<li>38 percent are focused on Oracle applications<\/li>\n<li>29 percent are focused on\u00a0 SAP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"gwProxy\" \/><!--Session data--><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"jsProxy\" onclick=\"jsCall();\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"refHTML\" \/>\n<div class=\"lightsocial_container\"><div 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