What is the grand daddy of apps?
If we don’t consider operating systems, then the single software which has its stamp of indispensability imprinted on all commercial organisations is SAP, the ERP software.
Effectively, at its core it is an accounting software. Tally for the big daddies. But with lots of added features and functionalities. Lots of customisation options, ability to add modules, to manage multiple currencies and so on.
Most every big Indian company worth its salt runs its operations on SAP. Even government organisations like Indian Railways, ONGC, NTPC, the oil companies, and even ISRO, use SAP extensively.
The mother of all ironies – our major software companies like Infosys, Wipro etc. run their accounting on SAP.
Why? Pray why?
India’s major banks run their banking operations on software from Infosys and they compete with big banks globally. Why can’t we have equally good offerings from Indian companies in the field of ERP?
Our humble accounting software Tally, generates a revenue of Rs 700 crores for its parent company. Why does it rest on its laurels? Why not set its sights on big brother SAP?
Hoping for Indian-origin state of the art ERP systems in the future.