Focus on enhancing business processes, and do not get side-tracked by technology, advised Ronnie Wee, president of the AITC (Association of IT Consultants) that was set up by Singapore's National Computer Board (NCB) and local IT consulting firms to help small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to computerise.
Despite declining revenues for top-tier ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendors, this may not necessarily signal the death of the software business, according to industry experts.
Software AG unveiled its Java-based software tool Bolero for the first time in Asia last week and is aiming the product at addressing electronic-business needs.
Fibre Channel appears set to be a significant technology offering this year, with costs coming down, and greater product availability.