ERP-Wars (was: Re: [ILUG] Open Source for local business)

[Bernhard Rohrer]

I had a look at it too, but decided on OpenERP in the end. easier to configure and much more lightweight than OpenBRAVO.

B

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From: "David Pintor"
To: g.hooton at ucc.ie
CC: ilug at linux.ie
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:11:52 +0100
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> Hi Ger,
>
> Openbravo ERP <http://sourceforge.net/projects/openbravo/> might be
> suitable
> too. Never used it myself but I believe it's one of the most popular ERP
> projects for small and medium companies in Sourceforge. Might be worth
> giving it a try...
>
> David
>
>
> On 15 September 2011 13:54, Michael Jonker michael at reviveyourpc.ie wrote:
>
>> The enthusiastic response is encouraging! Great work guys.
>>
>> To Ger -
>>
>> Try OpenErp.
>>
>> http://www.openerp.com/
>>
>> It has accounting and payroll.
>>
>>
>> On 15/09/11 12:27, Ger Hooton wrote:
>>
>>> What do you propose for accounting/book keeping and payroll ?
>>>
>>>
>>> //Ger
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 2011-09-15 at 11:59 +0100, David Pintor wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>
>>>> That sounds great. I'm sure I'm not the only one here that is excited to
>>>> hear about it.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck for the next sessions and please keep us updated if you
>>>> organise
>>>> more seminars!
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 15 September 2011 11:16, Paul
>>>> Scollon
>>> z>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> just writing to let you know the outcome of a workshop/seminar
>>>>> myself
>>>>> and
>>>>> fellow open source crusader Andrew Clarke held in Dundalk
>>>>> yesterday.
>>>>>
>>>>> About 6 months ago I approached the Chamber of Commerce suggesting
>>>>> a
>>>>> workshop in saving software costs for small businesses. They
>>>>> offered to
>>>>> organise it and the local Enterprise Board offered to pay for the
>>>>> training
>>>>> facilities. We waved any fees in the spirit of what we were hoping
>>>>> to
>>>>> get
>>>>> across to people.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was hoping for 10 or 11 local businesses to show up.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the end end 50 businesses asked to be on the list, and we had to
>>>>> turn
>>>>> others away as the facilities could only hold 25 (so we did 2
>>>>> sessions,
>>>>> morning and afternoon).
>>>>>
>>>>> I can only say it went INCREDIBLY well, and the feedback form local
>>>>> business was astounding. We covered mostly open source software
>>>>> alternatives
>>>>> for Windows, plus some stuff on Portable Apps, but also mentioned
>>>>> Linux
>>>>> and
>>>>> how it was a great server solution for hosting your own services.
>>>>> We
>>>>> spoke
>>>>> about the origins of open source, and the difference between it
>>>>> and
>>>>> 'free'
>>>>> software. We also gave a lot of stats, case studies and bar charts
>>>>> and
>>>>> stuff
>>>>> that business people can relate to.
>>>>>
>>>>> We demonstrated how easy it is to migrate users from Microsoft
>>>>> Office to
>>>>> LibreOffice, Phtoshop to GIMP and so on. They was particular
>>>>> interest
>>>>> and
>>>>> amazement at the availability of open source CRM and Groupware
>>>>> packages
>>>>> that
>>>>> we demonstrated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Afterwards we were bombarded with questions and requests for
>>>>> mote
>>>>> hands-on
>>>>> workshops, further seminars etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm thinking that small IT companies who support open source
>>>>> around the
>>>>> country should similarly approach their local Chamber of
>>>>> Commerce and
>>>>> arrange similar events. The time for open source to make headway
>>>>> in
>>>>> business
>>>>> in Ireland seems to be now, if yesterday is anything to go by.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some of the material we used, with more to follow, is available at
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.opensourceireland.****biz<http://www.**opensource
>>>>> ireland.biz<http://www.opensourceireland.biz>
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul Scollon
>>>>>
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