Economic gardening initiatives and accelerator programs for startup companies sprouted in the area in 2012.
Last April, StartNorfolk held its second startup weekend designed to connect entrepreneurs with people who have investment capital, management, design and programming experience to jump-start the best business ideas.
Inside Business highlights the top stories of 2012....
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Following last month’s release of xTuple version 4.0, featuring a fully interoperable cloud CRM and 400+ other enhancements, vice president of sales Wally Tonra demonstrates the game-changing Mobile Web...
Have you noticed a new addition to the top navigation of our xTuple.com homepage? This is an area we reserve (as do most companies) for the most important, most sought after information on our website. With the New Year, we've decided that alongside the very things that define us — our products and solutions — belongs a direct link to information about xTuple Partners .
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My distribution compadre, Tom Atkins — a sales engineer at xTuple, and I know very well that our customers are always saying “it is all about the item.” In fact, one very smartly delayed their ERP implementation to ensure data synchronization throughout their existing systems first.
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xTuple is a company with a mission — to help companies of all sizes successfully implement powerful and easy-to-use open source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to grow their business profitably.
Why such bullish prognostication?
Bottom line: commercial open source is simply a better model and is at its inflection point for growth. Open source is good for the global marketplace, innovation and the companies who back the projects. This is a winning "trifecta" — one now broadly recognized in education, business and governments worldwide.
Global Marketplace and FOSS...
The world famous extreme obstacle race, the Tough Mudder , is coming to Virginia Beach, Virginia (USA) — nearby to xTuple HQ — on June 1st! xTuple has formed xTuple X-men, a team of brave souls willing to make their way through miles of mud, ice-cold water, fire and electricity (just a little) for the sake of teamwork and to raise money for a great charity, the Wounded Warrior Project ....
Software is a commodity. There. I said it plainly. Microsoft and Sage won't like it. Wah! Sound of world's smallest violin playing sad music, fading into the land of a fairly sarcastic, but unfortunately this is a common tale...
You bought QuickBooks or Peachtree at OfficeDepot or BestBuy — wherever you buy office supplies —...
By Lydia Wheeler
A panel of three judges narrowed the pool of entrepreneurial hopefuls down to 10 on Friday. Each was awarded office space in one of the five sponsoring area incubators, free telephone and Internet service, and xTuple, a business management software program that's produced locally in Norfolk.
By PJ Jakovljevic
In the final days of 2012, xTuple , a commercial open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) company that works with a global community of tens of thousands of professional users, reported its second consecutive record quarter of sales for 2012. Due to a surge of new customers in manufacturing and distribution, revenue was reportedly up 74 percent over the third...
Local investors xTuple, Kaufman & Canoles, Dominion Enterprises and JR Researching each invested $10,000, along with the city of Norfolk, which provided the space.
By Jay Layman
Open source ERP and CRM vendor xTuple is growing its business and building on its Mobile Web application that provides faster performance and mobility, but is also fully compatible with xTuple's desktop business management and accounting software. Reporting year-over-year revenue growth of almost 60% for 2012, xTuple recently updated its desktop version to xTuple Desktop...
Last summer Jeremy Alessi's home air conditioning unit died and he and his family found themselves sweating in 90-degree heat.
But with hot air came a great idea — Handheld Handyman, a dedicated video chat application. It was picked as one of the three winners of Start! Peninsula held at Christopher Newport University in Newport News [Virginia (USA)] earlier this month.
The...
By Phil Walzer
Norfolk's job growth also has hinged on retail. But that doesn't mean the city isn't going after "higher-paying opportunities," Rigney said. He pointed to high-tech gains in downtown Norfolk, where the software development firm xTuple added about 20 jobs in 2012.
By Ryan Castillo, guest blogger
Coderetreat is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the fundamentals of software development and design. By providing developers the opportunity to take part in focused practice, away from the pressures of ‘getting things done’, the coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective means of skill...
The milestone 4.0 release of xTuple ERP is the product of a long release cycle in which over 400 enhancements were made — including the first ever Mobile Web client, optimized for a multi-tenant Cloud hosting environment. Many thanks to all in the community who have helped make this release possible.
See below for more information about new features and bug fixes now available in...
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xTuple, makers of the world’s #1 open source ERP software, today announced the immediate availability of version 4.0 of the xTuple accounting, CRM and ERP suite. The release marks a milestone for the commercial open source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) vendor. The classic...
Second annual Partner Conference for global leader in open source accounting, ERP and CRM
xTuple, the world’s #1 open source ERP, recognized its rapidly growing channel base at the annual xTuple Partner Conference (PartnerCon) with awards for exceptional growth and outstanding service.
xTuple’s mission is to help companies of all sizes successfully implement powerful and easy-...
Choosing the right software vendor is just as important to the success of your company as putting a solid marketing plan into place. After all, the software package your company uses will play a big factor in the efficiency of your staff, and it will have a direct impact on your ability to provide your customers with up-to-the-minute information and services.
If you invest in a...
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xTuple, the world’s #1 open source ERP, recognized its rapidly growing channel base at the annual xTuple Partner Conference (PartnerCon) with awards for exceptional growth and outstanding service.
xTuple’s mission is to help companies of all sizes...