[citation needed] Enterprise information systems provide a technology platform that enables organizations to integrate and coordinate their business processes on a robust foundation.
[1] Financial value is not usually a direct outcome from the implementation of an enterprise information system.
[2] At the design stage the main characteristic of EIS efficiency evaluation is the probability of timely delivery of various messages such as command, service, etc.
An EIS differentiates itself from legacy systems in that it is self-transactional, self-helping and adaptable to general and specialist conditions.
[2] A typical enterprise information system would be housed in one or more data centers, would run enterprise software, and could include applications that typically cross organizational borders such as content management systems.