In truth, these larger institutions will become platforms with APIs that these custom front-ends will consume according to their needs in combination with their own, unique content and services.
But the company is struggling to establish itself as a leader in SaaS. It has spent a substantial amount of time and money migrating its technologies to web-based front-ends enabling access to its services via the Internet.
Last year, my friend Sam, a retail operations manager of a CSA and agritourism farm, asked if I could help him find software that would enable him to connect the back and front-ends of the farm he managed.