To better understand the dynamics in the distribution software market, MDM spoke with distributors and more than a dozen software providers. This is the first in a series of articles based on those interviews. This article focuses on the relatively recent consolidation in distribution software and its impact on the distribution industry. Part II of this series will run Oct. 10, 2008.
Take a snapshot in 1995 of software for distributors. The picture is fragmented. For the most part, there were small providers, most focused on one or two product sectors. The landscape today looks very different from even five years ago -not to mention the vast shift we’ve seen over the past decade.
Consolidation of software providers in the early part of this decade resulted …
State of the Distribution Software Industry, Part I: The Impact of Consolidation
To better understand the dynamics in the distribution software market, MDM spoke with distributors and more than a dozen software providers. This is the first in a series of articles based on those interviews. This article focuses on the relatively recent consolidation in distribution software and its impact on the distribution industry. Part II of this series will run Oct. 10, 2008.
Take a snapshot in 1995 of software for distributors. The picture is fragmented. For the most part, there were small providers, most focused on one or two product sectors. The landscape today looks very different from even five years ago -not to mention the vast shift we’ve seen over the past decade.
Consolidation of software providers in the early part of this decade resulted …
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