Surprise! Software for small and midsize companies isn't just a scaled down version of enterprise applications. While large and small companies share many concerns, SMBs are more innovative, more optimistic, and more likely to buy than build.

These conclusions come out of a recent Forrester Research report The State Of SMB Software: 2009 and data from Forrester's Enterprise and SMB Software Survey: Enterprise Versus SMB: Who Influences Your Software Purchasing Decisions? and Software Budget Outlook And Preferred Purchasing Channels By Company Size: 2008 To 2009.