Compared to custom developed applications, high performance packaged applications provide several additional benefits to those who adopt them, in particular:

• They significantly reduce the time it takes to roll out the application;
• They minimize the risks associated to the project since it builds upon proven applications whose performance is known and documented;
• They allow clients to benefit from continuous improvements made to the application by the application vendor;
• They often come with an advantageous support and maintenance program, which is particularly useful in cases where regular updates to the application are required, for instance the address database updates required by an address capture application.