Working for an organization that has utilized JD Edwards’ software for 20 years has allowed me to better appreciate the evolutionary process that has resulted in EnterpriseOne Version 8.12. TETRA Technologies, Inc. implemented its first instance of JD Edwards’ software in 1988 and, subsequently, maintained and upgraded it with successive versions, culminating in an implementation of World 8.1 that did a good job of supporting much of the Company’s business well into 2007. This longevity was possible, because, as TETRA grew from a small product manufacturing company into a much larger diversified products and services company, its JD Edwards software could be readily configured to address new lines of business.