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Open source solutions

Posted Jul 10, 2009 12:47 UTC (Fri) by job (subscriber, #670)
In reply to: USPS goes open-source with tracking system (GCN) by sbergman27
Parent article: USPS goes open-source with tracking system (GCN)

Open source business systems covering inventory, point of sale, payroll, taxes, ledgers and such are in a pretty healty state with OpenERP, OpenBravo and Compiere.

They are not plug-and-play with guaranteed yearly updates -- obviously, and neither are many proprietary systems -- but find a local consultant and they will constitute a very competitive offering.

SAP is way above all this, as well as everything else, so let's be realistic. But it goes well beyond personal ledger stuff which I presume Quick Books is an example of. It would not surprise me if open source solutions take a larger share in the small business segment in the near future.

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Open source solutions

Posted Jul 10, 2009 20:07 UTC (Fri) by sbergman27 (subscriber, #10767) [Link]

Thank you. I was aware of OpenERP and Compiere. I was not aware of OpenBravo. And it looks interesting. I'm installing it for evaluation now. My initial impression is that it is the most professional and capable OSS product that I have seen, when you put the POS and ERP products together.

I would be interested in any comments that anyone might have.