Taking back the word "Enterprise"

Miko Matsumura, the Chief SOA Strategist for Software AG writes on his blog:

In my new role as Software AG’s Chief Strategist, I would like to define a broad technology trend that I refer to as “The Human Enterprise”.

Taking back the word “Enterprise”

My first order of business in establishing “The Human Enterprise” is to take back the word “Enterprise”.

In the context of software, the word “Enterprise” has now officially come to mean software that sucks. Enterprise Software hit the nadir of suckitude at the launch of “Enjoy SAP” This is like the American Dental Association launching “Enjoy Root Canal”. SAP is certainly an easy target, but lets face it, “Enterprise Software” is generally a poorly integrated mess.

Working with Enterprise Software feels a bit like walking through an industrial landfill or an airport hangar. Nothing is built to human scale.

The word Enterprise used to mean an industrious undertaking requiring effort and/or boldness.

Nicely phrased, Miko!