I often see the (buzz)word "enterprise" used by people who market software to businesses. Typical uses might be "enterprise software" and "enterprise solutions." What do they mean by the use of that word? Is there any difference in meaning between the phrase "enterprise software" and the phrases "business software" or "commercial software" or even "professional software?"

Corinthian Leather.

Enterprise software usually means the high end. business, version. Such as the difference between Oracle standard and enterprise edition.

While both can be used with multiple users, the Enterprise works much bettter with large numbers of users. Its also used to designate software used in a network type environment.

At least the way they use it here where I work, it means a solution you can use for your whole business, not just one department or location, but something that will benefit your entire operation.

"Business" or "commercial" software would be more generic, to be used for anyone, not neccessarily designed for your specific business needs.

C'mon salesguys, you can do better than I did.

Thanks. I think that I get it now: they are talking about software like SAP, which is designed to tie together various parts of the business like accounting, inventory control, shop floor control, etc. in one big database as opposed to having separate programs to perform all of those tasks.

Nailed it.

That's essentially the pitch. Enterprise means business wide, whatever that may be.

"enterprise" in the name of a business used to indicate the business was new, run by rookies or immature individuals. No serious business owner would be caught dead (or in bankruptcy court! ) with the word "enterprise" in the business name.

Think about it:

John Smith, Inc.

The John Smith Company.

John Smith Enterprises.




Software or not, "enterprise" should be reserved for naming star fleet spacecrafts only.

Logical.

The bloated code appears to be impenetrable, Captain.

Amen to that.

I'm on a fricking trip right now, with some enterprise experts here to detail why and how the software didn't meet expectations, despite being enterprise class, and to fix it.

(wish me luck, the customer is pissed, and I'm the handler for the day. Ugh...)

Missing, That's not a bug, it's a feature!

Yeah....

I'm getting jaded. That's just not so funny anymore.

Maybe if this kind of thing happened in the better cities at better times, I would be more up for it!

What city are you in?

It can't be any worse than Gary, IN.

Gary was one described to me like this; If God was going to give the world an enema, Gary is where he would stick it in!

Spokane for the night. Will be going to Idaho tomorrow.

Well, have a safe trip!

I spent a month in Spokane one week a few years back! The only good point was I stayed at the Marriott Courtyard downtown and my room backed right up to the Spokane River. Nice view!

Yep.

I like that part about this city. Also, I will frequently drive out onto the prarie. There is a road near the airport that takes you to some nice places. Snag a drink and a book, and just relax for a while. Way better than killing time in the terminal.

"I spent a month in Spokane one week a few years back!"

HAH! Having grown up in Spokane, I find that funny as hell!

And KSKD - about the only thing I can recall driving to up near the airport is trailer parks and Fairchild Air Force Base in Airway Heights. Hardly a highlight! Unless they've actually DONE something with up there.

The best thing about Spokane is, it's on the way to Coeur d'Alene.

Fairfield Air Force Base is the site of the idiotic B-52 crash. A show-off pilot banked the plane a little too steeply (actually, a lot, as the wing was almost vertical) during a low pass close to the ground with a FULL LOAD of Air Force brass.

Thats all I know thats worthy of mention about Spokane.

Nope, it's far less than that. Really, on the way to the airport, you can take a right, drive down this nice road with houses sprinkled on it. Go farther and it turns to gravel.

From there, a nice turn or two will leave you on the edge of the shallow canyon there, where a nicely shaped rock or two, cool breeze, view, quiet all combine for a nice relaxing hour or two reading, or perhaps just relaxing.

In the warmer times, I do this often.

Once in a while, I'll hear horses, or the occasional motorbike, but that's about it.

Simple, I know, but I often like that.

Downtown mostly Spokane looks like it's straight out of the 1960's urban-renewal era, but the park-with-waterfall in the middle of the river downtown is pretty sweet.

Downtown has really been cleaned up, a lot of the old apartment buildings have been gutted and re-done. Riverfront Park has been a mainstay since Expo 74, but don't you dare wander around there after dark scccccary.

And, yes, Coeur d'Alene is magnificent. Once you get over the disproportionate number of white supremacists north of Coeur d'Alene (my mother once told Richard Butler, leader of Aryan Nations, to take his business elsewhere and that she didn't "help his type"!!!), it's beautiful.