Many companies use almost the same IT infrastructure in terms of operating system,
database and communication platforms, ERP, CRM, and so on they still work in different
ways with those systems. They all have some unique factors that differentiate them and their
businesses from competitors on market segment. To be unique in this sense, they often
need specific software tailored to their requirements and imaginations.
Because of these differences in how businesses use and think about their IT infrastructures, they
also need to consider what kind of software to develop to best support their specifi c business
processes. These management applications are often called line-of-business(LOB) applications,
or LOB software.
Why need to develop LOB App.....
There are many reasons why companies may need to develop LOB application, including the following:
- To create an application that meets business needs not currently met by existing systems
- To develop satellite applications to support existing systems
- To establish an ergonomic user interface (UI) for a legacy system
Developing LOB applications is a challenging task. Some of these challenges arise from technical or
functional complexity, but the toughest ones reflect the different mindsets of the people involved