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Openbravo Releases 2.50 - Modules Are Here

osserpguru — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:43:36 +0000

Open source ERP vendor Openbravo yesterday announced the release of Openbravo 2.50 - you can download it from here. From a product perspective, the most important feature of this release is Modules. Openbravo now provides the platform required to extend its ERP offering, but it’s up to the community and partners to take Openbravo to [...]

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ERP Consulting

osserpguru — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:03:13 +0000

We started Open Source ERP Guru over a year ago recognizing two things: adoption of open source ERP solutions is going to grow exponentially, and a huge knowledge gap exists around these solutions. Since then, it’s been nothing but good news for the industry. Multiple vendors reported double and triple digit growth, venture money was [...]

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Apache OfBiz Revamps Website

osserpguru — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:33:24 +0000

One of our favorite open source ERP solutions is Apache OfBiz. Apache projects are ‘notorius’ for being of very high quality. The Apache web server literally powers the Internet and is considered one of the best applications ever written. OfBiz is Apache’s take on business management software, and can either be used as an out [...]

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The Dusk Of Enterprise Open Source? Oracle Acquires Sun

osserpguru — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:20:26 +0000

Several months ago we speculated about a possible acquisition of an open source ERP project by one of IT megavendors - IBM, Sun or Oracle. Much have changed since then, especially for Sun, who lost a lot of its value as a public company and became an easy target for an acquisition. Rumors of talks between [...]

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Openbravo ERP Localization

osserpguru — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:48:49 +0000

ERP localization is an important indicator of the maturity of any business application, and of ERP applications specifically.Most efforts going into ERP developments focus on supporting generic functionality, required by as many potential customers as possible. The reality is that if you plan to offer your ERP solution globally, functionality alone is not enough. Support for [...]

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Compiere ERP In Amazon’s Cloud

osserpguru — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:26:05 +0000

Not only is cloud computing a hot trend these days, it also makes a lot of sense in the context of the open source ERP industry. Cloud, or Software as a Service(SaaS) offerings, appeal mostly to the huge SMB market. Compiere, one of the leading open source ERP vendors, announced it will offer a [...]

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Openbravo World Conference 2009

osserpguru — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:39:48 +0000

Barcelona is an amazing city, some would argue the most attractive tourist destination in the world. You don’t need many excuses to go their - great weather, best football(soccer?) team in the world, and the Dali museum is a short ride away. Openbravo, one of the leading open source ERP vendors, is holding the 3 [...]

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Hosted ERP System

osserpguru — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:09:02 +0000

I often get visitors to my blog searching for ‘hosted ERP systems’, ‘Openbravo hosting’ or ‘hosted Compiere’. One of the hottest current trends in IT is hosted, or SaaS( software as a service), business software. There are many advantages to using a hosted ERP system, especially for small-medium businesses. We cover the subject of on-demand (hosted) ERP systems [...]

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ERP Training Agenda And Schedule

osserpguru — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:32:35 +0000

This is the official free online ERP training agenda and schedules page. If you plan to attend our live ERP sessions, make sure you visit this page to get the latest updates. Course Name: ERP 101 Next Sessions: Thursday, March 19th, 2009, at 16:00 GMT Sunday, March 8th, 2009, at 15:00 GMT (Completed) March 3rd, 2009, at 17:00 GMT (Completed) Next Session [...]

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Open Source ERP E-commerce With Apache OfBiz

osserpguru — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:32:21 +0000

E-commerce solutions have been around for several years. Back in the early days of online shopping, during the late years of the last century, E-commerce solutions were stand alone applications, built using modern web technologies. Integration between these systems and ERP systems were cumbersome, unreliable and insecure. As open source ERP solutions began to emerged in the [...]

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