Manufacturing management computer software, namely, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software applications for use by manufacturers for entering and maintaining data, running transactions, gathering and reporting information and automating functions for supplier management, sales management, sales force automation, warehousing, distribution, logistics, customer service, customer asset management, customer relationship management, product lifecycle management, transportation logistics management, transportation resource planning, supplier relationship management, order entry, inventory and production planning, product design, procurement order management, supply chain management, facility planning, tax planning, accounting, financial and business analysis, business administration and forecasting, technical support services, supply chain collaboration, human resource administration and resource planning, distribution resource planning, retail resource planning, electronic data interchange, management of accounts payable and receivable, ordering, invoicing, telemarketing, shipping customer orders, management of field customer support services, quality management of manufactured goods, management of manufacturing execution systems, product and sales order configuration, enterprise resource planning, and for performing business transactions over the Internet, namely, ordering and the fulfilling orders for products, tracking product order status and managing information relating to business transactions