Should I Buy ERP source code?

Seradex is an 'off the shelf' package run by thousands of users. The software is flexible and sophisticated and you are buying a product whose cost is amortized over the user base. The other type of software that you may use is custom software developed for your particular organization. There are various advantages and disadvantages to both approaches. Why would someone want to buy the Source Code? The reasons commonly given for buying source code are:

• It protects your Business: if your supplier goes out of business, you can still support your applications.
• You can customize the application to conform exactly to your requirements
• Users may find it easier and to use as you can remove unnecessary functionality
• You can incorporate business processes that are specific to you and which do not exist in any packaged solution

Seradex has incorporated a vast array of flexibility into our software to enable us to tailor the system to your business processes. In addition because of our Microsoft .Net technology platform mini business process modules can be attached to the main system without altering the main product's source code.Seradex is also incorporates data base independence so you can choose whatever database offers you the best competitive advantage including Microsoft SQL, DB2 and Oracle. The database is completely accessible to you so you can integrate any other application or business process at the database level. By using Crystal Reports as our standard Report Writer you can customize or add additional reports. You can also use any other report writer or business intelligence tool to process or display information.If you take on the project of modifying source code be prepared for large expenditures and stranding yourself on the current version of the ERP system. This makes upgrades impossible or prohibitively expensive.