-- 100% of executives (C-Level and VPs) in Best-in-Class companies have
direct access to data in enterprise applications
-- Best-in-Class companies are 3.6-times more likely than Laggards to be
able to complete process flows without switching between applications (both
desktop and enterprise)
-- Best-in-Class are 3-times more likely to coordinate business processes
between departments with fully automated workflows
Converging enterprise applications -- like ERP -- and desktop tools such as
those found in Microsoft's Office Suite make data needed for
decision-making more easily accessible. This is most effective when
enterprise applications become a natural extension of the desktop tool.
Ultimately, from the end user's perspective, the goal is to improve
personal productivity, in the hope that this will translate to corporate
productivity. From the enterprise application vendor's point of view, it's
about getting more workers in a company as ERP users. The convergence of
these goals is synergistic.
"The key to wider adoption of enterprise applications throughout the enterprise is to make them easily accessible, intuitive to navigate and perhaps even transparent to the users that they are using applications such as ERP," says Cindy Jutras, Vice President and Group Director, Aberdeen Group. Jutras adds, "By providing easy access, easy analysis in a familiar setting, while keeping users captive within the secure ERP environment, we get the best of both worlds." A complimentary copy of this report is made available due in part by the following underwriters: Exact Software, Microsoft, and Tectura. To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=4316. About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen™ for insights that drive decisions. As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to http://www.harte-hanks.com.
© 2007 Aberdeen Group, Inc., a Harte-Hanks Company 260 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110-3112 Telephone: (617) 723-7890 Fax: (617) 723-7897 www.aberdeen.com
Contact Information: Media Contact: Cindy Jutras Aberdeen Harte-Hanks (617) 854-5247 cindy.jutras@aberdeen.com