Yes. SAP needs to address this market. Currently the need for thin client is only based on web-enabling SAP (Browser, XML) based. Pandesic was supposed to help SAP do that.
There are a few companies that help that.
Buyer: Ariba, Extensity, Elekom, Requisite, Aspect Development
Seller: Open Market, Commerce One, Sterling Commerce.
Business-Business: Rosetta.net, Crossworlds.
HR: Seeker Soft.
ERP: All home grown solutions.
Most, if not all these companies are private, ripe for acquisitions.
Plus a host of other services firms. Unfortunately the market is pretty nascent. I think, we will see a binge of acquisitions next year (fall 1998) to have SAP, PSFT, ORCL and JD Edwards compete in this space. |
