What R & D do ERP vendors attempt?
The research and development by the ERP vendors is both in the technology and application perspective. The application groups continuously monitor improved business practices of the leading edge corporations, new business practices pioneered by innovative upcoming companies and re-engineer business process from process modelling consultants. At the technology level ERP vendors continue their support for promising and upcoming technologies such as object technologies distributed components messaging standards, multimedia support, multi processor support, next generation processors, operating systems, databases and networking technologies.