Net Suite Compared to the Unicode Consortium

Among its many qualities, Net Suite has another principal advantage in its company structure, that is very similar to the composition of the Unicode Consortium (the cooperative of associated diverse industrial clusters which developed one of the earliest types of ERP software systems -- Unicode -- and expanded it into later upgraded versions, the latest of which is Unicode 6.0, released in 2011). In fact, even though Net Suite is a private company (and this also explains the expansion of its various areas of expertise into multiple business sectors operating in multiple industries of the most various kinds), while this differs in part from the nature of the Unicode Consortium, which is a non-profit organization and not a private entity, they share a number of important traits.

ERP Software Systems

Additional Considerations Concerning the Special Characteristics and Qualities of U.S. ERP Companies (Part I)

 Net Suite: A Comparison with Other ERP System Vendors  

First of all, they were both founded -and are still managed, and in part funded- by senior professionals with rich expertise and advanced career backgrounds in multiple industries ranging from the high-tech, Internet, and information technology as well as general manufacturing and distribution industries. There is a further characteristic which places Net Suite right alongside the Unicode group in regards to the composition of its business clientele-- the fact that it also extends its services to nonprofit organizations in particular, as well as start-ups especially and small businesses from the most diverse industries.

Additionally, like Unicode, Net Suite also has offered its services to train consulting firms in the process of ERP system implementation; another invaluable asset contributing to the successful dissemination of ERP technology, and the global implementation and deployment of ERP software systems among multiple industries.

The services which consultant firms provide for potentially interested buyers of ERP software systems, are essential in maintaining a mutually beneficial vendor/client relationship for those ERP vendor companies that enlist consultants to train their company’s workforce, clientele and business clients. These processes shows once again the importance of expanding a company's infrastructure to encompass (at least initially), other potentially bigger players in the ERP scene (especially if the company happens to be a start-up or small business with limited market presence), either through merger operations or by entering into a partnership with a major cooperative composed of associative clusters of professionals and organizations that originate from the most multiple and varied industries. The reason for this assertion is obvious: Such a condition or atmosphere affords multiple business opportunities- of the most different kinds; for both vendors and buyers of ERP software systems.

Written by :

Don Cooper