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	<title>Best Commercial Open Source Software and Solutions for the Business Enterprise &#187; Customer Relationship (CRM)</title>
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		<title>Open ERP - Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.opnbusiness.com/open-source-software/enterprise-resource-planning/open-erp-open-source-enterprise-resource-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		
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OpenERP is an Open Source enterprise management software. It covers and integrates most enterprise needs and processes: accounting, hr, sales, crm, purchase, stock, production, services management, project management, marketing campaign, and management by affairs.
Once in production, it automates and help you to control all activities: sales triggers manufacturing orders, accounting entries are updated by stock [...]]]></description>
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<p>OpenERP is an Open Source enterprise management software. It covers and integrates most enterprise needs and processes: accounting, hr, sales, crm, purchase, stock, production, services management, project management, marketing campaign, and management by affairs.</p>
<p>Once in production, it automates and help you to control all activities: sales triggers manufacturing orders, accounting entries are updated by stock operations, incoming mails are tracked in the system, the integrated document management system helps your team to collaborate.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.openerp.com"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-266" title="openerpweb400" src="http://www.opnbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/openerpweb400.png" alt="" width="400" height="311" /></a></p>
<p>Synchronize with Magento Commerce with <a href="http://www.magentocommerce.com/extension/446/smile-openerp-synchro">Smile OpenERP</a>.</p>
<div id="requirements">Requirements:<br />
Download: <a href="http://openerp.com/downloads.html">Download OpenERP</a><br />
Demo: <a title="openerp online demo" href="http://openerp.com/demonstration.html">Online Demo</a><br />
License: GPL</div>
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		<title>Plazma - Open Source ERP + CRM</title>
		<link>http://www.opnbusiness.com/open-source-software/enterprise-resource-planning/plazma-open-source-erp-crm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Relationship (CRM)]]></category>

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Plazma ERP+CRM software provides the following benefits:
 Accounts Management: Accumulate all your accounts and opportunities in a single database. Maximize team selling effectiveness by combining all account data in one place. This includes orders, contacts, tasks, emails, files, comment. Segment all your accounts by groups and categories.
Contacts Management: Enables management of your contacts effectively with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://plazma.sourceforge.net"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-165" title="plazma open source erp and crm logo" src="http://www.opnbusiness.com/wp-content/images/2008/07/plazma_logo.jpg" alt="Plazma ERP + CRM Logo" width="160" height="61" /></a></p>
<p><a title="plazma open source ERP and CRM" href="http://plazma.sourceforge.net">Plazma ERP+CRM</a> software provides the following benefits:<br />
<strong> Accounts Management</strong>: Accumulate all your accounts and opportunities in a single database. Maximize team selling effectiveness by combining all account data in one place. This includes orders, contacts, tasks, emails, files, comment. Segment all your accounts by groups and categories.</p>
<p><strong>Contacts Management</strong>: Enables management of your contacts effectively with the history of all negotiations, phone calls, tasks, meetings, emails and documents. The Plazma ERP+CRM powerful search engine helps you to track down key information quickly using various characteristics.</p>
<p><strong>Sales Management</strong>: Capture and reference key information relating to sales opportunities. Forecast revenue and measure sales process effectiveness. Track opportunity status and dates. Analyze sales by manager, product, customer segment. View all actions, mails and documents related to sale.</p>
<p><strong>Tasks Management</strong>: Manage schedules and keep track of activities and events for multiple users. Track phone calls, meetings, to-dos, events, and literature requests. Monitor the work schedule of your employees. View all tasks per sales opportunity, account or contact.</p>
<p><strong>Campaigns Management</strong>: Plan and track your marketing campaigns. Analyze campaign results. Compare campaigns effectiveness. Optimize your marketing expences.</p>
<p><strong>Products Management</strong>: Accumulate all your product information providing and maximizing all product sales opportunities. Maximize team selling effectiveness by combining all contacts to products.</p>
<p><strong>Analytical Reports</strong>: Analyze the effectiveness of your sales team. Generate activity reports. Analyze sales forecast and results. Export data from any grid to PDF, HTML, XLS</p>
<p><a href="http://plazma.sourceforge.net/en/screenshots/screen-01.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-211" title="plazma-screen-01-mini" src="http://www.opnbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/plazma-screen-01-mini.png" alt="" width="440" height="323" /></a></p>
<div id="requirements">Requirements: Windows, Linux, MacOS, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Firebird, HSQL<br />
Download: <a title="plazma open source ERP and CRM download link" href="http://plazma.sourceforge.net/frameaction.php?lng=en&amp;page=download">Plazma Download</a><br />
Demo:<br />
License: Lesser GNU Public License (LGPL)</div>
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		<title>openCRX - Open Source CRM</title>
		<link>http://www.opnbusiness.com/open-source-software/customer-relationship-crm/opencrx-open-source-crm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		
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openCRX is an open CRM solution that meets the needs of organizations requiring multifunctional, enterprise-wide coordination of sales generation, sales fulfillment, marketing and service activities to customers, partners, suppliers or intermediaries.

What are the benefits of openCRX?

True Open Source
Professional CRM suite — limitless relationship management
Deployment-free client — simply connect with your browser
Easy to integrate and highly [...]]]></description>
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<p><span class="Content"><a title="openCRX - enterprise open source crm" href="http://www.opencrx.org">openCRX</a> is an open CRM solution that meets the needs of organizations requiring multifunctional, enterprise-wide coordination of sales generation, sales fulfillment, marketing and service activities to customers, partners, suppliers or intermediaries.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.opencrx.org"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-152" title="opencrx-screenshot" src="http://www.opnbusiness.com/wp-content/images/2008/05/opencrx-screenshot.png" alt="openCRX - enterprise open source crm screenshot" width="303" height="355" /></a></p>
<h2>What are the benefits of openCRX?</h2>
<ul>
<li>True Open Source</li>
<li>Professional CRM suite — limitless relationship management</li>
<li>Deployment-free client — simply connect with your browser</li>
<li>Easy to integrate and highly interoperable</li>
<li>Highly scalable</li>
<li>Extremely low operations and maintenance costs</li>
<li>Platform-independent and vendor-neutral</li>
<li>Easy to customize</li>
<li>Easy to extend</li>
</ul>
<div id="requirements">Requirements: Tomcat or J2EE / MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Oracle, or IBM DB2<br />
Download: <a title="openCRX - enterprise open source crm download link" href="http://www.opencrx.org/downloads.htm">Download openCRX</a><br />
Demo: <a title="openCRX - enterprise open source crm demo" href="http://www.opencrx.org/demo.htm">Hosted Demo</a><br />
License: GNU General Public License</div>
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		<title>Zoho - Hosted Office Suite, CRM, and Business Suite</title>
		<link>http://www.opnbusiness.com/open-source-software/customer-relationship-crm/zoho-hosted-office-suite-crm-and-business-suite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Office Suites]]></category>

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One of the main advantages of open source software is the freedom to modify and redistribute software as anyone sees fit thanks to the GNU General Public License many of the open source software packages carry. Unfortunately, a lot of these packages require somewhat intimate knowledge with the LAMP software bundle (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal">One of the main advantages of open source software is the freedom to modify and redistribute software as anyone sees fit thanks to the GNU General Public License many of the open source software packages carry. Unfortunately, a lot of these packages require somewhat intimate knowledge with the LAMP software bundle (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) that many people can find very intimidating.<span> </span>All of the latest and greatest packages remain just out of reach for the less tech savvy individuals and those small businesses lacking IT managers.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fortunately, there are hosted software solutions in existence that offer many of the same benefits and features found in the latest open source software, such as <a title="zoho hosted business suite" href="http://www.zoho.com">Zoho’s hosted business suite</a>.</p>
<p><strong>What is Zoho all about?</strong><br />
Zoho is a suite of online applications (services) that you sign up for and access from Zoho&#8217;s Website. The applications are free for individuals and some have a subscription fee for organizations. Zoho&#8217;s vision is to provide their customers (individuals, students, educators, non-profits, small and medium sized businesses) with the most comprehensive set of applications available anywhere (breadth); and for those applications to have enough features (depth) to make your user experience worthwhile.</p>
<p><strong>What is the main advantage of using Zoho?</strong><br />
Zoho is bringing together a wide range of online applications making it easier for individuals and businesses to manage all their work while dramatically reducing the cost. But being more productive and saving money is just the beginning of using Zoho. As they continue to integrate the various Zoho services and innovate on new ways of getting things done, they hope that you will find working online not only more rewarding, more collaborative, but more enjoyable. You can read some of their blog posts to learn more about some of the advantages of working online. Here are a couple of sample posts: <a href="http://blogs.zoho.com/general/office-vs-online-office-telephone-vs-mobile-phone/">&#8220;Offline vs. Online&#8221;</a>. and <a href="http://blogs.zoho.com/general/business-at-the-margins/">&#8220;Business at the Margins&#8221;</a>. a post by Zoho&#8217;s founder and CEO.</p>
<p>While using Zoho your documents and data are securely stored online on their servers and can be accessed from anywhere. This means as long as you have Internet access you can access your Zoho data from any computer and enjoy a productive and convenient working experience wherever you go without the hassle of bringing your computer with you. In addition, Zoho helps people collaborate on projects and share information with a simple mouse click. For example, in Zoho Writer, there are several ways to share documents in private, make them public or even perform collaborative editing in real time. Zoho also offers a very economical approach to getting your work done. While we offer free editions of all their applications, businesses also have access to our business editions at extremely competitive rates.</p>
<div id="requirements">Requirements: No Requirements<br />
Demo: <a href="http://www.zoho.com">http://www.zoho.com</a><br />
License: Varies</div>
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		<title>opentaps - Open Source ERP + CRM</title>
		<link>http://www.opnbusiness.com/open-source-software/enterprise-resource-planning/opentaps-open-source-erp-crm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Accounting]]></category>

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Free yourself from expensive commercial ERP software, diffficult to maintain legacy applications, and messy integration projects.  opentaps is a complete open source platform for your enterprise.  Its sophisticated features and modern architecture includes a full ERP and CRM solution plus mobile connectivity and built-in business intelligence tools.  Download opentaps today and see [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.opentaps.org/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-101" title="opentaps-logo" src="http://www.opnbusiness.com/wp-content/images/2008/04/opentaps-logo.png" alt="" width="247" height="51" /></a></p>
<p>Free yourself from expensive commercial ERP software, diffficult to maintain legacy applications, and messy integration projects.  opentaps is a <a href="http://www.opentaps.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=41&amp;Itemid=66">complete open source platform for your enterprise</a>.  Its sophisticated features and modern architecture includes a full ERP and CRM solution plus mobile connectivity and built-in business intelligence tools.  <a href="http://www.opentaps.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=blogcategory&amp;id=28&amp;Itemid=56">Download opentaps</a> today and see how it can automate processes, improve efficiency, and help your entire organization work smarter and better.</p>
<p>opentaps Open Source ERP + CRM brings you the power and features of Tier 1 ERP and CRM software with the flexibility and low cost of ownership that only open source can deliver.   You can use opentaps as an alternative to expensive and inflexible commercial ERP solutions, as a replacement for in-house solutions that are difficult to maintain or extend, or as a starting point to build your unique business model and processes.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.opnbusiness.com/wp-content/images/2008/04/opentaps-ss.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-104" title="opentaps-ss" src="http://www.opnbusiness.com/wp-content/images/2008/04/opentaps-ss.png" alt="" width="500" height="419" /></a></p>
<p>Key features of opentaps Open Source ERP + CRM include:</p>
<ul>
<li>A complete suite that deliver a 360-degree view of your business, from customers to orders to inventory to accounting.  opentaps is one application running on one unified data model with over 700 tables, so you&#8217;ll never have to do messy integration again.</li>
<li>Compatible all major open source and commercial relational databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Sybase, and Microsoft SQL Server.</li>
<li>Runs on Linux, Unix, and Windows.</li>
<li>Service-Oriented Architecture for easy interoperability with external or legacy applications.</li>
<li>Modular and tiered architecture allows for easy modifications or additions.  An add-on application could be unzipped into a directory and start running.</li>
<li>Synchronize your users&#8217; contacts and calendars with their mobile phones or Outlook and Evolution clients using the built-in open source Funambol Data Synchronization server.</li>
<li>Built-in business intelligence and reporting tools with JasperReports and Pentaho.</li>
<li>Integrate with PHP and Ruby On Rails applications, including the Joomla content management system or your custom web storefronts, or use the fully-integrated ecommerce store in opentaps.</li>
<li>Workflow for adapting to unique business processes.</li>
</ul>
<div id="requirements">
Requirements: -<br />
Download: <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=145855">Download Opentaps</a><br />
Demo: <a href="http://opentaps.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=22&amp;Itemid=46">Online Demo</a><br />
License: GNU General Public License
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		<title>PostBooks - Open Source ERP and CRM Software</title>
		<link>http://www.opnbusiness.com/open-source-software/enterprise-resource-planning/postbooks-open-source-erp-and-crm-software/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
 PostBooks is a full-featured, fully-integrated accounting, ERP, and CRM system, based on the award winning OpenMFG ERP Suite. Built with the open source PostgreSQL database, and the open source Qt framework for C++, it provides the ultimate in power and flexibility for a range of businesses and industries. It includes the following modules:

Accounting (general [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.xtuple.com/postbooks"> PostBooks</a> is a full-featured, fully-integrated accounting, ERP, and CRM system, based on the award winning OpenMFG ERP Suite. Built with the open source PostgreSQL database, and the open source Qt framework for C++, it provides the ultimate in power and flexibility for a range of businesses and industries. It includes the following modules:</p>
<ul>
<li>Accounting (general ledger, accounts receivable and payable, bank reconciliation, financial reporting)</li>
<li>Sales (quotes, order entry, sales reporting, shipping)</li>
<li>CRM (universal address book, incident management, opportunity management, to-do lists, project management)</li>
<li>Purchasing (purchase orders, receiving, vendor reporting)</li>
<li>Product Definition (items, infinite-level bills of material)</li>
<li>Inventory (multiple locations, other advanced warehouse features)</li>
<li>Light Manufacturing (work orders, strong support for make-to-order)</li>
<li>OpenRPT open source report writer</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.xtuple.com/postbooks"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-70" title="postbooks" src="http://www.opnbusiness.com/wp-content/images/2008/04/postbooks.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></p>
<p>Like all xTuple products, it runs equally well on Windows, Linux, and Mac - and is fully internationalized (multi-currency, support for multiple tax structures, and multilingual translation packs maintained by our global community).</p>
<div id="requirements">Requirements: -<br />
Download: <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/postbooks">Download PostBooks</a><br />
Demo: -<br />
License: <a href="http://www.xtuple.com/CPAL">CPAL</a></div>
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		<title>CiviCRM - Open Source Solution for the Civic Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.opnbusiness.com/open-source-software/customer-relationship-crm/civicrm-open-source-solution-for-the-civic-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		
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CiviCRM is the first open source and freely downloadable constituent relationship management solution. CiviCRM is web-based, open source, internationalized, and designed specifically to meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental groups.
CiviCRM is a powerful contact, fundraising and eCRM system that allows you to record and manage information about your various constituents including volunteers, activists, [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://civicrm.org/">CiviCRM</a> is the first open source and freely downloadable constituent relationship management solution. CiviCRM is web-based, open source, internationalized, and designed specifically to meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental groups.</p>
<p>CiviCRM is a powerful contact, fundraising and eCRM system that allows you to record and manage information about your various constituents including volunteers, activists, donors, employees, clients, vendors, etc. Track and execute donations, transactions, conversations, events or any type of correspondence with each constituent and store it all in one, easily accessible and manageable source.</p>
<p>CiviCRM is created by an open source community coordinated by CiviCRM LLC, and the 501c3 non-profit Social Source Foundation.</p>
<div id="requirements">Requirements: Joomla or Drupal<br />
Download: <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=177914">http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=177914</a><br />
Demo: <a href="http://drupal.demo.civicrm.org/">Drupal Demo</a> or <a href="http://joomla.demo.civicrm.org/">Joomla Demo</a><br />
License: GNU General Public License</div>
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		<title>Compiere - Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.opnbusiness.com/open-source-software/enterprise-resource-planning/compiere-open-source-enterprise-resource-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		
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Compiere is an integrated open source ERP and CRM business solution built on a powerful Model-driven Application Platform that gives you the capabilities to run YOUR business, YOUR way. Use Compiere business solutions software to automate all of your financial, distribution, sales and service processes&#8230; quickly, affordably and easily.
Broad Capabilities and Deep Integration
Compiere ERP business [...]]]></description>
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<p>Compiere is an integrated open source ERP and CRM business solution built on a powerful <a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/platform">Model-driven Application Platform</a> that gives you the capabilities to run YOUR business, YOUR way. Use Compiere business solutions software to automate all of your financial, distribution, sales and service processes&#8230; quickly, affordably and easily.</p>
<h2>Broad Capabilities and Deep Integration</h2>
<p>Compiere ERP business solution capabilities span Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.compiere.com"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-43" title="compiere_products_diagram" src="http://opnbusiness.com/wp-content/images/2008/04/compiere_products_diagram.png" alt="" width="500" height="315" /></a></p>
<p>Learn more about using Compiere ERP business solutions software for:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/capabilities/performance-management.php">Performance Management</a></strong> &amp; Reporting — Report and manage the performance of your enterprise business solutions.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/capabilities/purchasing.php">Purchasing</a></strong> — Automate the steps from procurement to payment.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/capabilities/materials-management.php">Materials Management</a></strong> — Manage inventory receipts, shipments, moves and counts across your warehouses, suppliers and customers.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/capabilities/manufacturing.php">Manufacturing</a></strong> — Control Manufacturing operations with material planning, production scheduling and shop floor execution capabilities.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/capabilities/order-management.php">Order Management</a></strong> — Create quotes, book orders, manage materials, generate invoices and collect cash.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/capabilities/sales.php">Sales</a></strong> — Control your valuable customer relationship management solutions.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/capabilities/service.php">Service</a></strong> — Manage the entire Service delivery lifecycle.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/capabilities/e-commerce.php">E-Commerce</a></strong> — Create and run a secure web store front.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/capabilities/point-of-sale.php">Point of Sale</a></strong> — Automate cash sales and inventory management.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/capabilities/financial-management.php">Financial Management</a></strong> — One system automates the processes of your business solution and manages your financial records.</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/capabilities/projects.php">Projects</a></strong> — Project management, planning and execution. Track costs associated with multi-phase projects across your business solution.</li>
</ul>
<div id="requirements">Requirements: Linux or Windows, Java JDK 5.0, Oracle Database or EnterpriseDB<br />
Download: <a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/download">http://www.compiere.com/products/download</a><br />
Demo: <a href="http://www.compiere.com/products/product-demos">http://www.compiere.com/products/product-demos</a><br />
License: GNU General Public License</div>
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		<title>HighriseHQ - Hosted Customer Relationship Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		
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Highrise is not an open source software solution, but it is an effective hosted crm solution that offers free use for 1-3 users and has a very affordable hosting plan. Highrise helps you track communication and conversations with leads, employees, clients, colleagues, vendors, or anyone else that matters to your business. With Highrise you know [...]]]></description>
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<p>Highrise is not an open source software solution, but it is an effective hosted crm solution that offers free use for 1-3 users and has a very affordable hosting plan. Highrise helps you track communication and conversations with leads, employees, clients, colleagues, vendors, or anyone else that matters to your business. With Highrise you know who’ve you talked to, what you talked about, and what you need to do next.</p>
<p><strong>Who can use Highrise?</strong><br />
Highrise is great for salespeople who want to keep track of their clients and leads, journalists who want to keep track of people and companies they’ve covered, real estate agents who want to keep track of their buyers and sellers, and plenty more.</p>
<p><strong>Plays well with Email</strong><br />
You can forward, cc, or bcc emails to Highrise and Highrise will attach them to the matching person or create a new person on the fly. You can also email tasks to Highrise.<br />
<strong><br />
Share it company wide</strong><br />
With Highrise you can share contact information and knowledge about vendors, clients, leads, and others with your co-workers. Now the next time you need to contact a customer you can find out who else talked with that customer, what was said, and what was done.</p>
<div id="requirements">Requirements: -<br />
Download: -<br />
Demo: <a href="outgoing.zrosites.com/click.php?id=6">Online Demo</a><br />
License: <a href="outgoing.zrosites.com/click.php?id=6">Signup &amp; Pricing</a></div>
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		<title>OpenBravo - Open Source Web Based ERP</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		
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Openbravo is a fully functional, integrated, web-based, open source ERP (enterprise management system) that offers a unique value proposition - a higher value at a lower cost. The system is for small and midsize enterprises that are looking for an integrated system to manage their business. One that is capable of managing daily operations, optimizing [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.openbravo.com">Openbravo</a> is a fully functional, integrated, web-based, open source ERP (enterprise management system) that offers a unique value proposition - a higher value at a lower cost. The system is for small and midsize enterprises that are looking for an integrated system to manage their business. One that is capable of managing daily operations, optimizing business processes, improving customer satisfaction and, ultimately, increasing profits.</p>
<p>OpenBravo&#8217;s customers have decided to take ownership of their ERP systems and only pay for the services they really need, when they need it. Thanks to their highly qualified network of partners, Openbravo ERP has been successfully implemented in companies of different sizes and across a wide variety of sectors and activities. Openbravo offers its partners the opportunity to build a truly differentiated business based on Openbravo ERP.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.openbravo.com"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-46" title="openbravo_screenshot" src="http://opnbusiness.com/wp-content/images/2008/04/openbravo_screenshot.jpg" alt="" width="340" height="243" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Fully Functional</strong><br />
Openbravo includes the full suite of functionalities that are common nowadays in an extended ERP: procurement, warehouse, project management, manufacturing, sales and financial processes. Basic CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and BI (Business Intelligence) are built in as well. Openbravo is already in production in companies spanning several industries, including distribution, services and manufacturing.</p>
<p><strong>Truly integrated, truly an ERP</strong><br />
Openbravo is different from other &#8216;ERP solutions&#8217; that piece together independent modules, often resulting in unnecessary complexity and unstable interfaces. From the start, Openbravo was designed with the whole at heart: all functionalities share a common architecture, philosophy, rules and user interface. Yet, you can still decide if and when you configure or use each functionality provided by Openbravo.</p>
<p><strong>Open Source</strong><br />
Openbravo&#8217;s open source license permits unrestricted access to the source code and makes it possible for an independent community of IT professionals to provide services without any type of vendor lock-in. Additionally, Openbravo provides a broad range of functionalities that can be easily customized to fit the common business needs of SMEs. We understand that each company is unique and has its own specific particularities. For these companies, that require a more particular customization, we offer something more: unrestricted access to the underlying source code to tailor to your specific needs. You&#8217;re not likely to get this kind of flexibility if you license a solution from a traditional vendor.<br />
<strong><br />
Revolutionary Architecture</strong><br />
Openbravo is developed around a revolutionary architecture that results in a better way to build software applications. Through a combination of well known standards such as MVC (Model, View, Control) and MDD (Model Driven Development) an abstraction layer has been created that provides the automation of code generation. This strategy enables higher productivity than in other architectures or development platforms. Besides, it provides better quality because the files are coded always using the same rules and style. Consequently, if a specific requirement, not met by the standard solution, needs to be developed from scratch, coders can greatly benefit from a consistent coding framework.</p>
<p><strong>Fast Implementation</strong><br />
Openbravo can be installed in just a few hours. After having your business needs defined, it can be customized to fit them in a matter of days. In just a few weeks you can have your current business information migrated to the Openbravo, integrations with other systems done, specific requirements developed and your employees trained to start working with the new enterprise management system. Openbravo does not require any irreversible implementation decisions. This allows you to go into production faster. Moreover, the system can be easily adapted to changing business needs whenever required and have a flexible deployment of new functionalities.</p>
<p><strong>Best-in-Class Usability</strong><br />
Because Openbravo is a pure web-based ERP users access the application with just a web browser, a well known user interface environment. The user interface is generated based on rules and these are designed to minimize the user learning curve. We continue investing to have the best-in-class usability, adopting the most recent presentation techniques for web applications like AJAX.</p>
<div id="requirements">Requirements: Linux or Windows, Apache-Tomcat 5.5, Apache-ant, Java 2 SE, Oracle 10g or PostgreSQL<br />
Download: <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=162271">http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=162271</a><br />
Demo: <a href="http://demo.openbravo.com">http://demo.openbravo.com</a><br />
License: Openbravo Public License Version 1.0</div>
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