<p>The series "Aachener Marktspiegel Business Software" aims to give interested readers from research and practice a quick overview of the software market. Business experts and decision-makers are thus provided with basic information about the currently available range of products.</p>
<p>The introductory part creates transparency with regard to the software sector and its structure of planning tasks, followed by a fundamental evaluation of the examined software with regard to task support. Subsequently, concrete assistance is given for the implementation of a project to select a system. Finally, the market review provides an overview of the relevant software vendors, their software offerings and typical target markets.</p>