Six Enterprise Application Trends to Watch in 2008

2007 was the year which projects more mergers and acquisitions in IT/ITEs. 2008 will see more of product acquisition, pricing schemes and innovations.

This article gives some trends which are expected in 2008, and indeed they are quite sensible.

Let us have a look at the trends

More Application Vendor Consolidation Ahead in 2008

2007 saw big mergers and acquisitions like BusinessObjects and SAP, Oracle and Hyperion, IBM and Cognos and 2008  will see more of vendor consolidation.According to a survey from technology consultancy The 451 Group, people in the software industry expect more mergers. 

The Rise of the Vendor Ecosystem

A natural extension of consolidation will be vendor ecosystem.There will fewer and bigger players to choose from.So while CIOs may be buying an SAP or Oracle software package on the surface, they should also do their homework and figure out who are the businesses and alliances that are a part of SAP's ecosystem

Fierce Competition Continues

This is definitely obvious. Competition always continues, new players come in and try to compete. 

We Know About the Goliaths. Don't Forget About the Davids

The fact is smaller vendors can provide dynamic applications pretty quickly. It is difficult for a bigger firm to change dynamically compared with a smaller vendor.

What's to Come of Enterprise License Maintenance Fees?

The costs, which historically have averaged right around 22 percent a year for enterprise implementations, are a huge financial hit for many IT departments.

The Supply Chain Gets Even More Wireless—and Dangerous

The domination of wireless technology will increase more in 2008. At the forefront and gathering much of the attention is RFID, which, while still nascent, will continue to expand in 2008, say analysts.