Should You Customize Open Source ERP?

When I first found out about open source software, I felt the sky was the limit — with the source code, I could do anything now! But after working on open source ERP for the last seven years, I’ve come to realize that customizing software, even open source software, should not be taken lightly. I [...]

Datamation Collects Over 100 Enterprise Open Source Apps

We’ve reported before on how the gloomy economic environment is increasing enterprise adoption of open source software, and we’re not the only ones. As we reported here, when respondents to North Bridge Partners’ Future of Open Source Survey were asked if the economic downturn is having a good or bad effect on open source, a [...]

Open source webERP takes on the big guns

ERP software may be largely the realm of large enterprises, but little known open source application, webERP, is becoming more popular and fits into businesses of all sizes. WebERP is released under the GPL and now averages more than 100 downloads per day from SourceForge.net and has totalled some 250,000 from SourceForge alone. Developed with [...]