COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR USE IN CREATING CUSTOM BUSINESS APPLICATIONS IN THE FORM OF A SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK HAVING SOFTWARE TOOLS AND UTILITIES WITH PRE-DEFINED FUNCTIONALITIES ADAPTERS THAT FACILITATE AND EXPEDITE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CUSTOMIZED BUSINESS APPLICATIONS; AND SOFTWARE PACKAGES AND MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING SOFTWARE PACKAGES THAT FACILITATE AND EXPEDITE THE INTEGRATION OF EXISTING SOFTWARE INTO A COMMON FRAMEWORK