Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have traditionally been thought of as a pure enterprise type of technology, the thinking being that small and medium-sized businesses don't have the need for that comprehensive level of software.
More and more, however, small and medium-sized businesses are discovering that smaller size doesn't necessarily translate to less sophisticated accounting or sales or customer relationship management needs, and the ERP market is expanding in the small and medium-sized business sector.
Small and medium-sized businesses often to turn to ERP as a method of planning for future growth and it tends to be a watermark project for many.
