Force.com application types

There are some common types of applications that are required to automate an enterprise process. They are as follows:

• Content-centric applications: These applications enable organizations to share and version content across different levels. They consist of file sharing systems, versioning systems, and content management system.
• Transaction centric applications: These applications focus on the transaction. They are applications such as banking systems, online payment systems, and so on.
• Process centric applications: These applications focus on automating the business process in the organization such as a bug tracking system, procurement process, approval process, and so on. Force.com is suited to building these kinds of applications.
• Data centric applications: These applications are built around a powerful database. Many of the organizations use spreadsheets for these applications. Some examples include CRM, HRM, and so on. Force.com is suited to building these kinds of applications.