It takes a lot to get most people to switch software, and Internet Explorer is a good browser.
Ms. Parker said she's learned a lot from the process but doesn't plan on switching software again for a very long time — if ever.
Another stock he likes is Ulticom, which sells switching software to Ericsson, Siemens and Comverse Technology.
Infosys has developed switching software for Cisco, a factory management system for Nestl and an inventory tracking application for Nordstrom.
That's because once your core business processes are embedded into a SharePoint work flow, it'll take more than just a document converter to switch software suppliers.
"The reality of the industry is that when they get out they will move or switch software but they will still know all the basic principles," she adds.
They can buy servers from Sun; media gateways from Cisco or Tellabs; switching software from young companies like IPverse or Vsys; and voice mail and other features from companies like Iperia, a newcomer in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Stated reasons for switching software packages included: incompatibility issues between Reference Manager and Mac computers, difficulty importing references into EndNote, and, in one instance, a cost savings that would result from replacing EndNote with Zotero.
