<s>
A	O
business	B-Application
suite	I-Application
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
business	B-Application
software	I-Application
functions	O
enabling	O
the	O
core	O
business	O
and	O
business	O
support	O
processes	O
inside	O
and	O
beyond	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
characteristic	O
of	O
a	O
business	B-Application
suite	I-Application
is	O
the	O
delivery	O
of	O
end-to-end	O
business	O
processes	O
which	O
span	O
organizational	O
boundaries	O
such	O
as	O
business	O
departments	O
and	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
last	O
years	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
business	O
processes	O
supported	O
by	O
business	B-Application
suites	I-Application
has	O
expanded	O
to	O
integrate	O
business	O
partners	O
such	O
as	O
customers	O
,	O
suppliers	O
and	O
service	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	B-Application
Suites	I-Application
are	O
generally	O
rooted	O
in	O
the	O
traditional	O
ERP	O
systems	O
that	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
common	B-Application
data	I-Application
model	I-Application
used	O
to	O
store	O
the	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
shared	O
between	O
departments	O
and	O
their	O
business	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
vendors	O
of	O
business	B-Application
suites	I-Application
claim	O
to	O
address	O
these	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issues	O
with	O
business	O
process	O
visibility	O
,	O
flexibility	O
,	O
efficiency	O
,	O
and	O
integrity	O
in	O
heterogeneous	O
business	B-Application
application	I-Application
environments	O
have	O
recently	O
created	O
2	O
basic	O
types	O
of	O
business	B-Application
suites	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
cumulative	O
"	O
business	B-Application
suite	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
previously	O
separate	O
applications	O
that	O
are	O
connected	O
at	O
the	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
or	O
database	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
integrators	O
are	O
addressing	O
this	O
issue	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
a	O
business	B-Application
suite	I-Application
owner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
organic	O
"	O
business	B-Application
suite	I-Application
delivers	O
end-to-end	O
business	O
processes	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
one	O
offering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
organic	O
business	B-Application
suites	I-Application
provide	O
additional	O
openness	O
to	O
integrate	O
with	O
other	O
applications	O
or	O
extend	O
processes	O
to	O
business	O
partners	O
through	O
SOA	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
business	B-Application
suite	I-Application
usually	O
encompasses	O
all	O
core	O
business	O
and	O
business	O
support	O
processes	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
,	O
unlike	O
business	B-Application
applications	I-Application
such	O
as	O
treasury	O
management	O
or	O
CRM	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
designed	O
to	O
serve	O
a	O
single	O
line	O
of	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundational	O
set	O
of	O
business	O
processes	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
business	B-Application
suite	I-Application
includes	O
business	O
support	O
processes	O
to	O
manage	O
financials	O
,	O
build	O
,	O
develop	O
and	O
administer	O
the	O
workforce	O
,	O
run	O
facilities	O
,	O
support	O
the	O
procurement	O
of	O
generic	O
goods	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
business	B-Application
suites	I-Application
offer	O
a	O
layer	O
of	O
deep	O
industry	O
processes	O
-	O
either	O
through	O
industry	O
extensions	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
business	B-Application
suite	I-Application
or	O
through	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
frequently	O
certified	O
3rd	O
party	O
software	O
providers	O
which	O
adopt	O
compatible	O
or	O
identical	O
process	O
and	O
data	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
no	O
commercial	O
business	B-Application
suite	I-Application
can	O
cover	O
all	O
business	O
process	O
requirements	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
business	B-Application
suites	I-Application
offer	O
an	O
environment	O
in	O
which	O
an	O
organization	O
can	O
develop	O
or	O
modify	O
business	O
processes	O
reusing	O
the	O
supplied	O
standard	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
advanced	O
business	B-Application
suites	I-Application
allow	O
the	O
fast	O
composition	O
of	O
new	O
business	O
processes	O
from	O
process	O
fragments	O
or	O
process	O
steps	O
.	O
</s>
