New takes on emerging software - SaaS-based solutions, fresh spins on optimization create opportunity for innovative vendors

摘要

The steady consolidation in the enterprise software industry hasn't driven choice out of the market - at least not yet. Software vendors continue to emerge by carving out new niches or by winning over companies interested in alternative delivery models for established application categories. Take the case of iPurity's ERP choice. In some ways, it was driven by some of the same factors surrounding ERP selection in manufacturing - e.g., in-depth production management functionality, and certain vertical needs. But iPurity is far from your typical company.