Enterprise Open Source » ERP http://www.opensource-it.com/blogs About the use of open source software in the entreprise Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 ERP & Open Source: the real start http://www.opensource-it.com/blogs/2007/02/erp-open-source-the-real-start/ http://www.opensource-it.com/blogs/2007/02/erp-open-source-the-real-start/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:17:57 +0000 admin http://www.opensource-it.com/blogs/2007/02/08/erp-open-source-the-real-start/ Today, the Apache Fondation announced that Apache OFBiz is now officially a top level project. OFBiz is more than just another open source ERP like Compiere ou ERP5. This is a set of components that enable the build of applications by assembling them. Some OFBiz components are already used to integrate Workflow or caching in applications.

With this in mind, this announce is probably the real beginning of open source in the ERP arena, even for large corporation. Why?

- The Apache Foundation has a great momentum, and a great reputation for software quality. Many integrators will use more and more OFBiz components. The more they will be used, the more genericity and robustness they will have. The more they will be adopted. etc..

- This announce will put OFBiz under the spotlights. People will realized that after databases, applications servers, DMS, Business intelligence, ERP is a new front in the closed/open source war

- Many people will just give a try to OFBiz and realized how it is a well designed software

- SOA adoption is increasing. I strongly believed that SOA foster component based development adoption. OFBiz comes with the right timing.

- Last but not least, OFBiz is java based. J2EE is the platform of choices of large corporation. It will not end SAP supremacy on that area, but it will accelerate the adoption of the “Assemble or Buy” paradigm

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