Figure 1. The share of ERP systems
implementation [6]
According to Gartner Group the consolidation
of vendors and the return to basic business
operations had a crucial influence on ERP
solutions in the area of higher education [17].
ERP vendors are divided by Gartner Group
according to their vision and the possibility of
solution implementation. Their "Magic
Quadrant” comprises four groups of vendors[10]:
• “Leaders”: enterprises with a good market
position and an excellent vision regarding
future business activities. SCT (Banner
solution), Datatel (Colleague solution) and
PeopleSoft belong to this group.
• “Challengers”: enterprise with a good
market position, but without a deeper
understanding of future development
trends.
• “Visionaries”: enterprises with a good
vision regarding their operations in future,
but slightly worse present business
operations. Oracle belongs to this group,
yet the merger with PeopleSoft can change
the situation in the future.
• “Niche players”: enterprises which are
successful in certain market segments.
SAP belongs to this group, as they are a
leading company in the field of integral
information solutions. But Gartner assesses
their vision and strategy in the field of
higher education as rather questionable.