Comments on: Open source ERP in a box http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/ A blog for the enterprise open source community Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:21:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: 451 CAOS Theory » Open source ERP: the next big thing? http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-224034 451 CAOS Theory » Open source ERP: the next big thing? Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:37:26 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-224034 [...] EC’s attitude to open source) I was surprised to see that the fourth most popular post was this one about Openbravo’s deal with rPath to create an open source ERP [...] [...] EC’s attitude to open source) I was surprised to see that the fourth most popular post was this one about Openbravo’s deal with rPath to create an open source ERP [...]

]]> By: N David http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-217021 N David Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:36:40 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-217021 The Major ERP Vendors have failed to meet the aspirations of Small and Medium Industries vis a vis cost, performance, flxibility and ease of use. Over and above high costs, SMEs are forced to acquire large servers, highly qualified technical personnel, pay user based fees and recurring license costs etc. The core intent of SME of optimizing cost is lost the moment they are fooled into going for a oversized, underutilized, misfit ERP. Only open source ERPs like SYS-APPS (<a HREF="http://www.excltechnologies.com" rel="nofollow">www.excltechnologies.com</A>), designed to totally de-clutter operations and integrate Planning, Purchase, Inventory, Production, Sales, Accounting and HR into well knit, smooth running departments, can serve SMEs effectively and help them realize their goal of improved efficiency, with lower input costs. The Major ERP Vendors have failed to meet the aspirations of Small and Medium Industries vis a vis cost, performance, flxibility and ease of use. Over and above high costs, SMEs are forced to acquire large servers, highly qualified technical personnel, pay user based fees and recurring license costs etc.

The core intent of SME of optimizing cost is lost the moment they are fooled into going for a oversized, underutilized, misfit ERP.

Only open source ERPs like SYS-APPS (http://www.excltechnologies.com), designed to totally de-clutter operations and integrate Planning, Purchase, Inventory, Production, Sales, Accounting and HR into well knit, smooth running departments, can serve SMEs effectively and help them realize their goal of improved efficiency, with lower input costs.

]]> By: FreeSoftNews » Blog Archive » Open source ERP in a box http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-94605 FreeSoftNews » Blog Archive » Open source ERP in a box Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:55:02 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-94605 [...] Read more at 451 CAOS [...] [...] Read more at 451 CAOS [...]

]]> By: Ned Lilly http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-94257 Ned Lilly Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:34:15 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-94257 A good number of our direct customers subscribe to the Remote Server Maintenance service. We've also had our VAR partners resell that service - and of course, a number of them provide similar services as well. From our perspective, we don't care where the server lives - whether it's onsite or in one of our partners' data centers, it's easy to layer in basic network services into the ERP offering. Cheers, Ned A good number of our direct customers subscribe to the Remote Server Maintenance service. We’ve also had our VAR partners resell that service - and of course, a number of them provide similar services as well. From our perspective, we don’t care where the server lives - whether it’s onsite or in one of our partners’ data centers, it’s easy to layer in basic network services into the ERP offering.

Cheers,
Ned

]]> By: Matthew Aslett http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-94251 Matthew Aslett Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:19:09 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-94251 Cheers Ned. What's the uptake been like? Cheers Ned. What’s the uptake been like?

]]> By: Ned Lilly http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-94246 Ned Lilly Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:04:07 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/10/18/open-source-erp-in-a-box/#comment-94246 Hi Matthew, xTuple has offered an ERP appliance and managed network services, including backup and automatic updates, for some time. See http://www.xtuple.com/pricing ... Best, Ned Hi Matthew,

xTuple has offered an ERP appliance and managed network services, including backup and automatic updates, for some time. See http://www.xtuple.com/pricing …

Best,
Ned

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