
Home Grown
Products in the Home Grown tier typically have the following characteristics
- Full integration capabilities
- Standalone batch processing capabilities
- Support industry standard network and workstation operating systems
- Require complex implementation processes
- Are customizable
Lower Tier Products in the Lower Tier typically have the following characteristics
- Standalone batch processing Systems
- Support the Microsoft network and workstation operating systems (Windows)
- Provide flexible business rules
- Offer a simplified implementation processes
- Are less customizable than custom solutions
This tier of the market is dominated, primarily, by products from:
Products in this tier are best suited for companies or individuals that meet the following criteria:
- Budgets for these solutions are limited
- Data hygiene can be performed on a fixed or ad hoc schedule
- Less sophisticated needs from users
Middle Tier Products in the Middle Tier typically have the following characteristics
- Standalone batch processing Systems
- Support the Microsoft network and workstation operating systems (Windows)
- Provide flexible business rules
- Offer normal implementation processes
- Are less customizable than custom solutions
This tier of the market is dominated, primarily, by products from:
Products in this tier are best suited for companies or individuals that meet the following criteria:
- Budgets are not as limited
- Data hygiene can be performed on a fixed or ad hoc schedule
- Less sophisticated needs from users
The BIG 3Products in the Big 3 tier typically have the following characteristics
- Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for integration with other products
- Standalone batch processing Systems
- Support Microsoft and Unix network and workstation operating systems
- Provide flexible business rules
- Require more complex implementation processes
- Are highly customizable
This tier of the market is dominated, primarily, by product from:
- First Logic
- Trillium
- Group 1
Products in this tier are best suited for companies or individuals that meet the following criteria:
- Budget is not as limited
- Require an enterprise, seamless solution
- Data hygiene can be performed on a fixed or ad hoc schedule
- Sophisticated user requirements