%0 Journal Article %T The Romanian SME and the Information Integration %A ANA GRAMA %A DOINA FOTACHE %J Scientific Annals of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi : Economic Sciences Series %D 2006 %I %X Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) increasingly consider information as an important resource. The challenge consists in using all the integration techniques of the day ¨C whether they are information, data, application systems or even business-process integration ¨C to build an Information Technology platform that can meet the demands of real-time businesses. Over the last few years, new fundamental technologies have provided the basis for clearly improved functionality and quality of enterprise-wide information management. The fundamental nature of work is changing in the e-business era. The information integration offers SME tremendous benefits, such as streamlined business processes and increased efficiency. This paper draws on the reality of SME in Romania. %K small and medium-sized enterprises %K information technology %K enterprise resource planning %K internet. %U http://anale.feaa.uaic.ro/anale/resurse/44_Grama_A,_Fotache_D_-_Integrarea_informationala_a_IMM-urilor_romanesti.pdf