To gain an enterprise-wide view, organizations attempted to tie together their various incompatible packaged applications through long, complex, and costly integration efforts. Many of these attempts failed, in whole or part. Often after significant delay and expense. As a consequence, many large enterprises in point products to comprehensive, integrated business transitioned from multiple point products to conprehensive, integrated busdiness management suites, such as those offered by Oracle Corporation and SAP AG, as their core business management platforms.