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Our servers are boring- CompanyName1, CompanyName2, CompanyName3, etc... The printers were called after trees, but then we started running out and I wanted a laugh, so we started using football players: Rooney, Owen, Keane...

ERP systems fail primarily because the ERP sales reptiles define that gap and bridge it in terms of what their system can do, rather then to define that gap for what it is, and help build systems to bridge the gap. Yes, but if they did that, it would take longer to reach their bonus. ;-)

We're using StarOffice 6. Yes it's good. A few issues, but nothing drastic. Much better than 5.1 and 5.2. Also I notice StarOffice 7 was out today, and that it's got a few useful odds and ends in it.

I see your point, CajunCenturion, but even in the largest, strongest, stablest business, there is often a gap between senior management understanding of the business systems and the office/shopfloor practice. Surely this plays a large role in project failure?

The ERP vendor expects you, the business and the customer, to change your thinking and business practices to meet their software functionality. That is exactly backwards. It should be the software that it changed to fit into and support the customer's business. If the company can't handle...