SMEs lagging in IT, e-readiness

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According to a survey on e-readiness (electronic readiness) of India, only
8-10 per cent of the over three-million SMEs have ventured into IT usage,
said Ms R. Rajalakshmi, Director, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI),
who is also associated with the study. The study dealt with IT deployment
and e-readiness of SMEs.In a sample of 4,000 large SME firms (above 500
employees), only about 35 per cent were in the transaction preparation
stage - invested in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. About 33
per cent were planning to go in for an ERP, which attempts to integrate all
departments and functions across a company on a single computer system, she
said.

Source:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/05/02/stories/2004050201180500.htm