GFOA 2010 – Government ERP Software

Posted by spencer on July 14, 2010 under Government Software | Be the First to Comment

Governments, special districts, utilities, and other similar organizations have some very unique requirements that not all financial/ERP software vendors can handle. For this reason, there are many software solutions that focus on this market – offering government entities a variety of options to consider. We attended the GFOA conference in Atlanta at the beginning of June 2010 and interviewed some of the financial/ERP software vendors that focus on government organizations.

This year, the show was definitely quieter than in past years. No doubt the economy has had a big impact on the number of people attending as governments just do not have the discretionary income to send many people to GFOA. However, as we talked with many of the software vendors, they seem to be seeing an increase in interest and sales from government entities so hopefully things are turning around and the market and economy in general are improving.

Over the next few weeks, we will be publishing video interviews with many of the government ERP software vendors, so watch for them! These videos will help you get some background on the various government software vendor’s ERP products, their target markets, and new functionality that will be released soon. Hopefully, this will help you focus on vendors that may be right for your software selection project. If you would like our take on any of the software vendors that you may be considering, feel free to call us at SoftResources (425) 216-4030 and we would be happy to discuss our experience working with them for our software selection clients, and things to look for as you evaluate them for your requirements.

If you weren’t able to make it to the show, check out the video posted below to get a quick view of the GFOA tradeshow floor and some of the ERP software vendors that exhibited.