A report, ‘Exploting Enterprise Applications”, published yesterday [Wednesday] by analyst firm, Butler Group, suggests that no organisations in Europe ever use more than 50% of the functionality covered by their software licensing agreement.
“Certainly many organisations don’t use all the functionality included [in applications], so you can draw the conclusion that they are wasting their money.” said Butler Group senior analyst Mark Blowers.
Part of the problem stems from some organisations’ obsession with buying the ‘latest and greatest’ applications without taking the time to examine whether they fit precise business needs, but software vendor’s insistence on pushing buyers into regular upgrades is also to blame.
