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No accounting software for Linux?

No accounting software for Linux?Compiere in no way can compete...with the likes of even Quickbooks. There are no third party vendors writing specific addons for compiere. CPA's don't support it so don't take a copy of your Compiere data files to your CPA at tax time. And uptodate payroll support...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, SMB/SME, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, accounting, Linux, accounting software, Compiere

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

If+you+don%27t+like+it%2C+fork+it

If+you+don%27t+like+it%2C+fork+itAmicable forksDo keep in mind that some forks are made, not over disagreement, but over the need to move the project forward. Two that come to mind are the [i]egcc[/i] fork of [i]gcc[/i] and the recent fork of [i]Apache[/i]. IIRC Samba may have had one of these, too.In...

Tags: Mozilla Branch, Compiere, open source, If+you+don%27t+like+it%2C+fork+it, fork

Discussion threads 2008-02-01

Sizing an open source company is not always easy

So, how many people you got?It was an innocent question near the end of a friendly breakfast interview next to the Atlanta Airport.How many people work for you?Compiere principal Jorg Janke's spokesman piped up. "About 150.""Well," said Janke. "Not exactly." If you go to Compiere's Portland office, in a small...

Tags: partnership, Jorg Janke, Compiere

Blog posts 2006-02-03

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News to know: Windows 7; IBM; Sony; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Measuring Windows 7 performance Dancho Danchev: Click fraud facilitating Bahama botnet steals ad revenue from Google ...

Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Sony Vaio, Apple Inc., Laptop Computer, IBM Corp., Eaton, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Compiere launches enterprise ERP version

One leading open source ERP provider this week launched an enterprise edition of its software as well as upgrades to its standard and professional versions. Redwood Shores, Calif. based Compiere has released a version of its open source ERP application that offers more scalability and availability. The...

Tags: Enterprise Edition, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Planning, Enterprise Software, Open Source, Software, Finance, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Enterprise 2.0: what a crock

Enterprise 2.0 is a label, not a revolutionThe key is one's definition of Enterprise 2.0.If one defines E2.0 as a revolution in the way people do business, of course it's a crock. There is rarely anything new under the sun in the world of management, and technology certainly isn't...

Tags: Enterprise 2.0, E2.0, crock

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

xTuple 3.3 open source ERP debuts

xTuple is making its open source ERP platform more sophisticated and easier to use. The xTuple 3.3 release, which was announced today at the start of OpenSource World, offers support for international taxation and distribution requirements planning as well as numerous usability improvements. "We're...

Tags: ERP, xTuple, Taxes, Free Trade, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Personal Finance, Open Source, Financial Planning, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-08-11

News to know: Windows 7; Google Wave in enterprise; SaaS in Europe; Wordcamp;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Mager: Live: Wordcamp 2009 Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft sees sense,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Data Center, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Storage, Software As A Service (SaaS), Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-01

SugarCRM, SourceFire, Compiere upgrades almost ready to roll

As the month of May closed, a number of top open source application vendors announced beta releases and forthcoming upgrades. These include open source CRM, security and ERP vendors.  SugarCRM, of Cupertino, Calif., announced the beta release of version 5.5 of its namesake open...

Tags: Sourcefire Inc., Mobile, Snort, Open Source, ERP, SugarCRM, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-05-31

Apache releases new version of OFBiz

The OFBiz project includes many functions well-known to fans of such open source companies as SugarCRM, Compiere, and Magento. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Apache Software Foundation, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-04-22

The biggest threat to Microsoft's bottom line isn't Mac or Linux

The biggest threat to Microsoft's bottom line isn't Mac or LinuxBalmer got his wish calling for lower hardware prices"And as hardware prices continue to fall which they will, this is only going to get worse for Microsoft."http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-139236.htmlfoot, shoot, ouchI'm still waiting for anyone to give cogent reasons why Microsoft should...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Macintosh, netbook, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

News to know: IBM; Microsoft; Googlehoo; Safari; Enterprise 2.0

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft looks to make product planning more science than art. Gallery right. Better the Windows Vista devil you know than the Windows 7...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Safari, Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-04-17

Open source ERP rivals Compiere, OpenBravo expand partner networks

Two leading open source ERP players are working to expand their solutions and partner ecosystems. On Wednesday, Compiere, a Redwood Shores, Calif. company whose management is comprised of many ex Oracle execs such as President and CEO Don Klaiss, announced an upgrade of its ERP and CRM...

Tags: Network, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-04-16

Lokad Excel Sales Forecasting 1.3.0 (Windows)

Lokad Excel Sales Forecasting is an open source add-in. Native integration into Microsoft Excel 2000 or higher. Import sales data for 20+ business applications into Excel. Explore, visualize and organize your sales data through Excel. Upload your sales data to Lokad in one click. Define customizable forecasting...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Forecasting, Lokad, Lokad Excel Sales Forecasting, Sales Data, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Sales, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2008-04-10

Can Sourceforge marketplace open the cash drawer?

Sourceforge has always been more about traffic than money. No more. Sourceforge.Net Marketplace registers those with skills, organizes the skills into categories (even non-programming categories) and tries to make money from the deals which result. The system launches with over 600 listings...

Tags: SourceForge, Sourceforge.Net Marketplace, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Tools & Techniques, B2B, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-12-07

Apatar Data Mashup Integration 1.0.1 (Windows)

Apatar is the open source leader in data mashup integration. Apatar brings ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) functions and allows easily join your desktop data with the Web. Connectors include Salesforce.com, Amazon, MySQL, PostreSQL, Oracle, MS SQL, Compiere, SugarCRM, Oracle, XML, CSV and even Flickr. Visual job designer and mapping...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Integration, Mashup, Apatar, Collaboration, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-04-23

CentricCRM Does Well In IBM Posse

CentricCRM Does Well In IBM Posseis this for real"IBM's is like the company itself, quiet, corporate, and shy unless they have something to say."They are nothing but political. I dont see much IT innovation moves from them, just politics that they play.HP is the now the biggest IT company (revenue...

Tags: Linux, Strategy, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-03-15

Where are the open source VARs?

Where are the open source VARs?Consumer Driven Health CareI work with/for a company called AmeriplanUSA who offers consumer driven health care. The benefits are for anyone! No limitations or paper work and it's not insurance. Ameriplan allows Those who are uninsured or underinsured to have health benefits at an affordable...

Tags: Retail, Channel management, Novell Inc., benefit, value-added reseller, open source, open source VAR

Discussion threads 2006-10-03

Ludd vs. open source

Ludd vs. open sourceDamage by choice of those damaged.Your comparison would be more apt if the Luddites had volunteered to work with the machinery without pay, knowing that by doing so they were taking jobs from and lowering the pay of people just like themselves.That's not true of all open...

Tags: Strategy, open source, competitive advantage, software

Discussion threads 2006-09-08

AMR: SOA will kill ERP

Bruce Richardson of AMR Research predicts the unthinkable: that "rapid adoption of SOA will lead to the end of the ERP market as we know it." "Here’s the doomsday scenario, circa 2010: SAP and Oracle customers have stopped buying applications from their ERP vendors. Instead, they contract with low-cost Indian...

Tags: SOA, ERP

Blog posts 2006-08-28