{"id":3274,"date":"2016-11-25T00:55:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T23:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e3mag.com\/?p=3274"},"modified":"2024-01-19T14:54:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:54:30","slug":"the-german-middle-class-is-disappointing-it-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/the-german-middle-class-is-disappointing-it-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Are German SMEs missing out on IT trends?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sm-paragraph\" data-smarticle-viewer-image-size-watcher=\"\" data-ng-repeat=\"item in vmSmarticleViewer.currentArticle.items | filter:vmSmarticleViewer.isBodyItem\" data-ng-include=\"'\/app\/shared\/components\/smarticleViewer\/views\/items\/' + vmSmarticleViewer.getItemName(item) + '.html'\">\n<div class=\"sm-text-padding ng-binding ng-scope\" data-ng-bind-html=\"item.text\">\n<p>The majority of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-a8xjtr6xrrsusai4r2p06av64rw6et6b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Company<\/span> Also in the next five years, the company does not plan to make any acquisitions of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-14toj89pzdhplsavxsvwizl9xlohlhrq\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Communication<\/span>- and collaboration solutions.<\/p>\n<p>This is the main finding of a recent study by the IT house <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ubsj6li1gjmhjhjq89ipvia81mapqrh3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">All for One Steeb<\/span> in cooperation with the Hamburg-based consulting and market research company SoftSelect.<\/p><div id=\"great-2793985228\" class=\"great-fullsize-content-en\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6yfv7eho3Gc\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Fullsize\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150.jpg\" alt=\"Fullsize\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-480x60.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-640x80.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-720x90.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-960x120.jpg 960w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-1168x146.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>However, the study authors conclude that supplementing the company's own IT platforms is absolutely essential if SMEs do not want to miss out on current and future IT trends.<\/p>\n<p>Medium-sized companies have recognized the potential of a cross-location <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-gnzke8kxjr4ql4deqyhjkkefby7ucv5o\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Communication<\/span>- and collaboration platform has not yet been exhausted. Overall, investments are due not only in collaboration solutions, but also in other areas such as ERP and DMS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3290\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"are german SMEs missing out on it trends?\" class=\"wp-image-3290 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Steeb-Grafik.jpg\" alt=\"Investment planning Graphic Steeb\" width=\"500\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Steeb-Grafik.jpg 500w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Steeb-Grafik-100x94.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Steeb-Grafik-480x451.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Steeb-Grafik-24x24.jpg 24w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For which areas are investments in new enterprise software planned within the next three years? 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