Integrated Software for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Evaluation Criteria and Decision Factors A WHITE PAPER BY    Ali Jani    Chief Technology Officer    Everest Software, Inc.    Collections of standalone, single-purpose software products - even when loosely integrated on an ad hoc basis - cannot adequately address the needs of small and medium-sized businesses. As companies grow, they need more sophisticated, integrated solutions that unify a wide range of business functionality into a cohesive, centralized system that streamlines processes, creates appropriate employee empowerment, reduces IT costs, increases productivity, and improves the customer experience. This white paper addresses how a fully integrated software eliminates the challenges of learning and maintaining multiple versions of multiple products. You'll understand how real-time sharing of information at every level of the organization can provide the basis for converging the storefront with front- and back-office as well as e-commerce. The paper also provides a proposed list of appropriate evaluation criteria for selectors of integrated software, a list that includes financials, sales, customer service, fulfillment, and business analytics.

Everest – Fully integrated for maximum efficiency:
Everest is a fully integrated solution that covers accounting, inventory control, sales, order entry, marketing, purchasing, e-commerce, point of sale, shipping and receiving, RMAs and more. The strength of the product lies in its non-modular design that enables you to enhance your business productivity significantly without ever having to purchase and integrate separate 3rd party software applications. With Everest, you get a powerful yet affordable 'all-in-one' small business management software solution right-out-of-the-box!