Chapter 1. Introduction to Enterprise Software

  • What Is Enterprise Software?

  • Evolution of Enterprise Software

  • Enterprise Software and Component-Based Software

  • Summary

If you have heard of terms such as Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C), you are already familiar with enterprise software at some level. B2B and B2C are just some of the more popular manifestations of enterprise software.

This introductory chapter offers a more in-depth exploration of enterprise software and the challenges and opportunities that accompany it.

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