Vertical market software is aimed at addressing the needs of any given business within a discernible vertical market (specific industry or market). While horizontal market software can be useful to a wide array of industries (such as word processors or spreadsheet programs), vertical market software is developed for and customized to a specific industry's needs. Vertical market software is readily identifiable by the application specific graphical user interface which defines it. One example of vertical market software is point-of-sale software. See also Horizontal market software Horizontal market Product software implementation method Enterprise resource planning Customer relationship management Content management system Supply chain management Resources Microsoft ships first Windows OS for vertical market from InfoWorld The Limits of Open Source - Vertical Markets Present Special Obstacles Software by type