Agresso Business World, the international ERP system UNIT4 for medium and large service-intensive organizations, is through its VITA architecture to more easily adapt to business change than comparable applications in a service oriented architecture (SOA). According to a recent report by Robert Frances Group (INTEGRA ERP), an analyst firm in the US that specializes in ERP software.
integra ERP recommends IT managers including in aligning IT with business strategies, driving sales, improve productivity and cut IT costs. The analyst firm has an established name in the technology and knowledge of complex technologies and architectures.
integra ERP concludes in its report: "The VITA architecture of Agresso Business World has unique value for organizations and managers and unmatched in the world of ERP. It enables our leaders to be operational more quickly, at lower cost and without a large team of consultants and programmers. Users can carry out by means of the architecture independent changes. This means that businesses and government agencies can almost immediately anticipate changing conditions, without additional costs and delays because of the use of external programmers and other IT staff. These factors make Agresso Business World ERP the preferred solution for organizations that have to deal with constantly changing conditions. "
integra ERP compares VITA architecture with SOA architectures
The report by integra ERP takes the service oriented architecture (SOA) and other alternatives of the VITA model under scrutiny. integra ERP that a SOA as it is used today, is no more than a number of adapters to different, non-connected applications work in tandem with each other. "SOA supports business needs and allows solutions including business intelligence and ERP communicate with each other."
But according integra ERP only allows connecting various technologies via SOA frameworks are not enough change. "The model of UNIT4's Agresso Business World is unique in the world of ERP systems, because it is built from the underlying business processes with the end result in mind. In addition, there is an added flexibility concept that is widely used in relational database models. UNIT4 uses a single data model for its business logic, information model, information delivery and procedure in all applications - whether for business process automation, route planning and asset management, financial management, HR, payroll, procurement, costing and invoicing of projects or reports and analyzes. Because of this consistency and solidarity work Agresso applications seamlessly and anticipate change them without any adjustments are needed in the programming. Agresso also supports SOA interfaces to allow external applications to communicate with each other. "
Competing ERP systems cost businesses millions each year
A recent IDC study commissioned by UNIT4 among 214 managers of medium and large companies from different industries showed that average sized business alone spend $ 1,2 million in ERP implementations.
Respondents indicated that it is difficult to adjust their ERP system has serious consequences: decisions are delayed and delayed product launches and acquisitions. The impact is considerable: the cost of rigid ERP systems can reach up to 350 million euros, but also an effect called on the share price (average decrease of 20.9%), the 14,3% revenue loss due to delayed product launches and 16.6% were less satisfied customers. The study is available at source