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EnterpriseDB Disrupts Oracle's Hold on the Enterprise Database Market
Posted November 29, 2012 by Amanda Andonian
Founded in 2004, EnterpriseDB has made it its mission to disrupt the strangle-hold that Oracle has on the enterprise database industry. Employing the latest in open source and PostgreSQL technology, they're definitely making a difference… Read More
Behind the Jargon: Open Source Business Software Pt.2
Posted August 22, 2012 by Mark Aspillera
The first part of this feature was a brief history of Open Source as a trend that quickly grew into an entire philosophy of software programming. Alongside that we provided some tips to keep in… Read More
Behind the Jargon: Open Source Business Software, Part 1
Posted August 16, 2012 by Mark Aspillera
If you've been in the market shopping for a piece of business software recently, be it in ERP, CRM, business intelligence or most any other segment, the chances are you've encountered a few products advertising… Read More
The Best Free ERP Systems
Posted August 6, 2012 by James Sullivan
When it comes to free ERP systems, all the important players are open source. When someone refers to open source ERP, they’re talking about a system in which the source code is made freely available… Read More
Cloudera Applies Open Source Philosophy to Big Data Analytics
Posted July 16, 2012 by Mark Aspillera
These days it’s hard to read about Big Data or the business intelligence segment without seeing the name “Hadoop” come up, and with good reason. Hadoop is a software framework geared towards the creation of… Read More
Consona Acquires ERP Provider Comspiere
Posted June 17, 2010 by George Middleton
Yesterday, Consona Corporation announced its acquisition of Compiere Inc., an open-source, cloud-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) software provider. Term details are undisclosed. Compiere is a unique gain – a leader… Read More
Open Source: The New ERP Frontier?
Posted September 9, 2008 by John Harrison
Has enterprise resource planning (ERP) software become too rigid? Many experts believe it has, with its lack of innovation and limited ability to truly conform to the unique operations and processes of its users. And… Read More