Analysts point out that the move has been slow, if not laborious, for some traditional software developers in this space. As such, their time to market has and may still have a dramatic impact on these companies. SAP and PeopleSoft are moving from a complex client-server architecture to the Internet. He points to delays with PeopleSoft's version 8, still in beta testing. Hamerman says Oracle has been among the companies successful in adapting their product for the Web.
Shepherd takes issue.
Remember, this is a hype war. ERP vendors need to find things they can say about the product that are Internet related. What hurt SAP was the market perception that they are behind. They are behind in a marketing perspective. Despite repeated requests, SAP declined to be interviewed.