[Zope] Zope capabilities

Hello anyone: My plan for my manufacturing client of 10-20 nodes was to use Linux as a server to Applixware clients coupled to Sybase. Am I to understand that I can use Zope to put an extensive library of applications (accounting, order entry, inventory, etc) on my website that will be available to my client's enterprise, and, better yet, available to other clients, as well. What about performance? Will the database be on my client's hardware or on my website? Reviewing the installations list, I didn't see anything that approached enterprise class operations. Is the system that robust? Thanks for your comments. I will continue exploring the site with a high sense of excitement. Bill Barnes