Just as Web 2.0 has been getting a lot of buzz over the past few years, ERP 2.0 is also getting its share of the spotlight particularly in the enterprise systems software world. ERP 2.0 is touted by some as being an advanced ERP solution and others claim that is an add-on to current ERP software.

Just as Web 2.0 has been getting a lot of buzz over the past few years, ERP 2.0 is also getting its share of the spotlight particularly in the enterprise systems software world. ERP 2.0 is touted by some as being an advanced ERP solution and others claim that is an add-on to current ERP software. The features of ERP 2.0 are in large a revamp of ERP to get enterprise applications to talk to the latest technologies on the market. Keep in mind that ERP systems were discovered and created for the most part in the 1980s and the 1990s. These earlier systems were not necessarily easy to use nor did they have seamless connectivity with IT systems. Compounded by the fact that advancements in technology over the last years have excelled at exponential proportions, the gap to connect ERP systems with current IT, wirless, mobile, social networks, internet and computers has widened. With the pace of the first wave of ERP solutions ignited by the Y2K frenzy, new ERP innovations seemed to stabilize somewhat entering 2000. However, 2000 was just the beginning of the intense developments in wireless mobility, internet development and hardware innovations such as the iPod and more. ERP 2.0 are enterprise solutions focused on filling this gap and making ERP solutions current with today’s technologies. ERP 2.0 solutions are more nimble and modular than its large and bulky predecessors. ERP solutions have had a tendency to be built and the companies tended to form their operations and organizations around the ERP solution. Enterprise solutions did not vary among the different industries. ERP 2.0 solutions are industry specific with a full array of features and components. A key to the flexibility of ERP 2.0 solutions is that they are more modular in design that allow customers to focus on components that are aligned with their specific business as well as allow for even more customization and compatibility. The innovations in ASP (application service providers), SOD (software on demand), and now SaaS (software as a service) gaining massive market share in the last few years are getting users accustomed to easy deployment and virtually zero implementation standards. ERP 2.0 solutions are focusing on features and current technologies to help companies get up and running at unprecedented speeds and on features and solutions that help companies maximize their resources and spending their resources on increasing sales and profits rather than spending their valuable resources implementing, training, and maintaining their enterprise software solutions.

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